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Beverly Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, actress and model. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised by her grandparents. When she was thirteen she and her siblings moved to her parents in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York, then in Paris, working for Yves St. Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada, and appearing on the covers of ''Elle'', ''Vogue'', and ''Stern'' working with Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer. In 1977, Jones secured a record deal with Island Records. In 1980 Jones, with the aid of Compass Point All Stars moved into New Wave, scoring Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart, with "Pull Up to the Bumper", "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)", "Private Life", "Slave to the Rhythm" and "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)". Her albums include ''Warm Leatherette'' (1980), ''Nightclubbing'' (1981) and ''Slave to the Rhythm'' (1985). In America she appeared in some low-budget films in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her work as an actress in mainstream film began in the 1984 fantasy-action film ''Conan the Destroyer'' alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the 1985 James Bond movie ''A View to a Kill''. In 1986 she played a vampire in ''Vamp'', and acted in and contributed a song to the 1992 film ''Boomerang'' with Eddie Murphy. She appeared alongside Tim Curry in the 2001 film, ''Wolf Girl''. In 1983, Jones's ''One Man Show'' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Long-Form Music Video next year. For her work in ''Conan the Destroyer'', ''A View to a Kill'', and ''Vamp'', she was nominated Saturn Awards for Best Supporting Actress. In 1999, Jones ranked 82nd on VH1's ''100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll'', and in 2008, she was honoured with a Q Idol Award. Jones influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s and has been an inspiration for artists, including Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Róisín Murphy, Nile Rodgers, Santigold, and Basement Jaxx.

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Hurricane Dub Album 2011-09-05 itunes amazon
Williams' Blood Single 2008-12-07 itunes amazon
Starclub präsentiert: Grace Jones Compilation 2008-11-14 itunes amazon
Hurricane Album 2008-11-03 itunes amazon
The Grace Jones Story Compilation 2006-06-05 itunes amazon
The Ultimate Collection Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
I've Seen That Face Before (Hell… Remix 2005-05-25 itunes amazon
The Collection Compilation 2004-06-14 itunes amazon
Rare 12" Mixes Remix 2004 itunes amazon
20th Century Masters: The Millennium… Compilation 2003-10-21 itunes amazon
X-Treme Compilation 2003 itunes amazon
The Universal Masters Collection:… Compilation 2003 itunes amazon
Pull Up to the Bumper Single 2000 itunes amazon
Private Life: The Compass Point… Compilation 1998-06-16 itunes amazon
Love Bites Single 1996 itunes amazon
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