Grace Beverly Jones is a Jamaican model, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Grace started her career in the early 70s as a model. She worked with photographers such as Jean-Paul Goude, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer, for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo, and appeared on the covers of Elle and Vogue. She became known for her distinctive androgynous appearance and bold features.
In 1977 Jones embarked on a music career, securing a record deal with Island Records and initially becoming a star of New York City’s Studio 54-centered disco scene. Her first album, Portfolio was released in September of that year, containing one of her greatest successes, her version of Edith Piaf’s “La vie en Rose”. In the 80s Grace reached the height of her career being, as pointed by Pitchfork, one of the early convergences of “fashion, art, and music”, influencing on the 1980s pop culture with albums like her iconic Nightclubbing (1981) and Slave to the Rhythm (1985), and her visual work with Jean-Paul Goude.
Grace’s latest album is Hurricane was released in 2008. And her latest musical recording is “Charger” with the Damon Albarn’s virutal band Gorillaz. In September 2019 through her Instagram. Grace appeared recording in a studio and said that “something wicked” is coming.
Grace Jones's first album Portfolio released on Tue Sep 06 1977.
The most popular album by Grace Jones's is The Universal Masters Collection
The most popular song by Grace Jones's is Pull Up to the Bumper
Grace Jones's first song She’s Lost Control (long version) released on Thu Jan 01 1970.