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{{short description|Indian-Icelandic musician (born 1953)}}

'''Leoncie''' (born '''Leoncia María Martin'''; 1953)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian-Icelandic musician known for her style of music ("[[Music of Goa|oriental]] [[disco]]-[[Dance-pop|pop]] played on a [[digital piano]]")<ref name=":0">''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180911/https://glatkistan.com/2015/01/19/leoncie/ Leoncie.]'' Helgi J, ''Glatkistan'', 2015. Archived 2018.</ref> and inflammatory statements in [[List of newspapers in Iceland|Icelandic media]].<ref name=":0"/> Her other stage names are '''Icy Spicy Leoncie''' and '''Indian Princess Leoncie'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2008/06/leoncie_icelands_madonna_makes_own_dirty_videos.html|title=Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos|publisher=Vulture|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlisted.com/node/38044|title=Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie|publisher=Dlisted.com|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref>

Her songs are often in [[English language|English]] or [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] and the lyrics tend to be sexually explicit. Her music and flamboyant persona have given her a [[cult status]] in [[Iceland]]. Reception for Leoncie's work has been negative to mixed. She has been compared to the [[Peru]]vian entertainer [[Tigresa del Oriente]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elpopular.pe/espectaculos/2010-02-05-tigresa-quiere-meter-aranazo-su-clon|title=Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon|date=2010-02-05|website=ElPopular.pe|language=es}}</ref>

Her song "Man! Lets Have Fun" from the album ''Invisible Girl'' was featured on [[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]] in 2019.<ref>{{Citation|last=[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]|title=Do Not Play: Leoncie's "Man! Lets Have Fun," Teddy's "The Cotton Candy Song"|date=2019-04-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhOry6hUZg|access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref>

== Background ==
Leoncie was born in [[Goa]] in India. She is of Indian and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] descent (Goa was a [[Portuguese Colony|Portuguese colony]] until 1961).<ref name=":1">[http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=201213&pageId=3036571&lang=is&q=Leoncie ''Prinsessan opnar sig'']. DV, 28 September 2002.</ref> She studied music at [[Trinity College Of Music]] London<ref name="MBL1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2003/11/01/icy_spicy_leoncie_gefur_ut_sina_fimmtu_plotu/|title=Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu|publisher=MBL.IS|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref> and moved to Iceland in 1982 where she worked as an entertainer.<ref>[https://drgunni.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/leoncie-1982/ ''Myndarlegustu karlmenn sem ég hef hitt.''] [[Tíminn]], 15 October 1982</ref>

== Discography ==

* ''My Icelandic Man'' (1985)
* ''Story from Brooklyn'' (1992)
* ''Love Message from Overseas'' (2001 or 2003)
* ''Sexy Loverboy'' (2002)
* ''Invisible Girl'' (2005)
* ''Radio Rapist-Wrestler'' (2005)
* ''Pukki Bollywood Baby'' (2008)
* ''Wild American Sheriff'' (2009)
* ''Dansaðu við Leoncie'' (2011)
* ''Gay World'' (2012)
* ''Mr. Lusty'' (2017)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/icyspicyleoncie Official YouTube channel]
* {{Discogs artist|3134571-Leoncie}}
* [http://icelandreview.com/stuff/views/2009/10/16/musicianwrestlersoul-toucher Review by Iceland Review]

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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Icelandic female singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Goa]]

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