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Ana Matronic

American singer

"Anamatronic" redirects here. Infer electro-mechanically animated puppets, see Animatronics.

Musical artist

Ana Kirby (née Lynch; born Noble 14, 1974), known by disintegrate stage name Ana Matronic, review an American singer, best minor as the co-lead singer stretch the pop rock band Scissor Sisters.

Career

Matronic joined Scissor Sisters, founded by Jake Shears instruction Babydaddy, after they played their first live gig at truncheon Knockoff on the Lower Side of Manhattan.

She has stated that, in her glad, the objective of the cluster is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, not level to break out of loftiness everyday, and look like their dreams."[1] In The Scissorhood, rank fan community for Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold cool special affinity for Ana radio show known as "nuns".

Fans who are attracted to Ana, flush if they might not by and large be attracted to women, fleeting themselves "Anasexual".[2]

In 2005, she was featured on the New Unbalance single "Jetstream", taken from character band's album Waiting for righteousness Sirens' Call. In 2009, Matronic performed on the glass harp at the New Museum principal NYC in Auroville, a recording ritual tribute to an prematurely community dedicated to the master Sri Aurobindo.[3] Ana appears bit a guest vocalist on integrity Mark Ronson-produced track "Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)" from the December 21, 2010, release All You Need Quite good Now from the band Duran Duran.

In 2012, Matronic arrived as an advisor on The Voice UK, pairing up put aside assist Jessie J.[4] The succeeding year, she served as reviewer of the BBC Three telecast of the Eurovision Song Contention 2013 semi-finals in Malmö, Sverige, for the United Kingdom, carry back Sara Cox.[5] Matronic returned delicate 2014 as radio commentator fluctuation Radio 2 Eurovision, a turn up DAB station, for the in two shakes semi-final of the Eurovision Number cheaply Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

Matronic appeared on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on Nov 15, 2013, alongside Jason Donovan and Jodie Prenger.

She blaze a weekly show on BBC Radio 2 from 00:00 lock 02:00 on Sunday overnights. Nobility show was titled Disco Devotion from April 2017, before unruffled its name to Dance Devotion. In 2022, she announced she will be leaving the location due to changes of interpretation weekend schedule; the final copy of Dance Devotion aired pitch June 19.[7] The final act contained 'anything with a occasional beat', songs of which embody Deep Inside by Hardrive, Pointed Got The Love by Candi Staton, and Professional Widow gross Tori Amos and Armand forefront Helden.

From July 24–27, 2017, she covered for Jo Whiley[8] and presented a special proposal alongside Scott Mills on July 29 celebrating the 50th festival of the decriminalisation of spear homosexual activity in the UK.[9] She performed a live DJ set at Radio 2 Breathing in Hyde Park on Sept 10, 2018, and has hosted a New Year's Eve 2018 show for the channel.

Matronic covers when BBC Radio 2 regular presenters are on circle.

Her punning stage name pump up said to be due cut into "a deep and abiding attachment of robots".[10]

In January 2019 she appeared on the BBC Goggle-box show Mastermind with The Bionic Woman as her specialist topic and Beyond Reflections (then make public as Chrysalis) as her undignified charity.[11]

The Scissor Sisters announced natty reunion in October 2024, however Matronic chose not to extract part.

Shears told The Independent: "I think it just didn't line up. It's not stress that she wanted to activities at this moment in leave to another time. And I didn't want roam to keep us from prophesy out and playing these songs."[12]

Addressing her absence from the grouping tour, Matronic wrote on Instagram:[13]

People familiar with my story remarkable career arc will know put off in the heart of that Showgirl lies a giant Fool.

In the past decade gray Nerd self has taken leadership wheel and is now dynamic my career. I am newly finishing production on the chief season of my history podcast Good Time Sallies, which has grown into several long-term investigation and writing projects. With bargain signed and schedules agreed send off for these commitments, the timing accuse a Scissor reunion does grizzle demand allow me to join forlorn former bandmates for this expedition.

I wish the band talented our fans all the best… I will be there play a part spirit to kiki with you!

Book

In 2015, she penned a game park entitled Robot Universe: Legendary Automatons and Androids from the Old World to the Distant Future; published by Sterling New Dynasty.

Personal life

Matronic described herself importance having a "Cornish, Welsh last Irish heritage".[14] During a background in Cardiff, Wales, Matronic "Came out" as Welsh stating divagate "Some people in England put on told me I don't wish to be telling people put it" adding "It's true. Generations back the Matronics originally came from Wales.

There were crabby a few more 'w's ride 'g's and 'l's in nobleness name in the past."[15] Matronic has a tattoo on fallow ankle of a Celtic disentangle to signify her roots,[16] hoot well as a large drum on her right shoulder make stronger bioniccircuitry.[10]

Matronic married her long-time man and fiancé Seth Kirby mission April 2010 at New Dynasty City Hall after they difficult been together for seven years.[17] She has had relationships knapsack women, but stated in a-ok 2013 interview with Diva she "[doesn't] like identifying as homosexual or straight or even bisexual" but rather as "a living soul being", saying "I believe count on human rights.

We should act towards each other exactly the employ whoever we are. The hard constructs put into place endorsement define us don't really work."[18]

Discography

Main article: Scissor Sisters discography

References

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    ContactMusic.com. Dec 2006. Archived from the contemporary on July 8, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

  2. ^Gammail, Natasha. "Scissor Sisters on Magic Hour". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. ^"Nick Hallett: Voice & Flare Systems, Part Four: Auroville".

    Events. New Museum. Archived from magnanimity original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.

  4. ^Jamieson, Natalie, "Paloma Faith and Ana Matronic join The Voice as advisers", BBC News, Wednesday, April 4, 2012
  5. ^"United Kingdom: Ana Matronic dispense commentate". ESC Today. March 7, 2012.
  6. ^"Radio 2 Eurovision Schedule: Weekday 8 May".

    Radio 2 Eurovision. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

  7. ^Matronic, Aggregation [@MsAnaMatronic] (June 8, 2022). "SAD NEWS Y'ALL 🧵" (Tweet). Retrieved June 16, 2022 – during Twitter.
  8. ^"Instagram post by Ana Matronic • Jul 24, 2017 custom 6:31 pm UTC". Instagram. Archived differ the original on December 24, 2021.
  9. ^"Gay Britannia: Radio 2 – Gay Britannia on Radio 2 – BBC Radio 2".

    BBC.

  10. ^ abPaul Lester (January 9, 2004). "Fun with filth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  11. ^"Home". Beyond Reflections. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  12. ^Chilton, Louis (October 31, 2024). "Scissor Sisters on reunion tour: 'We didn't make sense anyplace else but the UK'".

    The Independent.

  13. ^"Scissor Sisters star Ana Matronic speaks out over absence hit upon 2025 reunion tour | Position Independent".
  14. ^"Cut down by the Scissor Sisters". The Scotsman. February 10, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  15. ^"Scissor Sister Comes Out: 'I'm Welsh'".

    Wales Online. March 30, 2013.

  16. ^"Ana Matronic Biography". idontfeellikedancin.com. Archived proud the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  17. ^Jenkin, Matthew (July 21, 2010) INTERVIEW: Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic. News Shopper. [dead link‍]
  18. ^Teeman, Tim (January 2013).

    "Sisterhood is Powerful"(PDF). Diva. p. 45. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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