Leoncie (born Leoncia María Martin; 1953)[1] is an Indian-Icelandic musician known for her style of music ("oriental disco-pop played on a digital piano")[1] and inflammatory statements in Icelandic media.[1] Her other stage names are Icy Spicy Leoncie and Indian Princess Leoncie.[2][3]
Her songs are often in English or 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 Peruvian entertainer Tigresa del Oriente.[4]
Her song "Man! Lets Have Fun" from the album Invisible Girl was featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2019.[5]
Background
Leoncie was born in Goa in India. She is of Indian and Portuguese descent (Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1961).[6] She studied music at Trinity College Of Music London[7] and moved to Iceland in 1982 where she worked as an entertainer.[8]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Leoncie. Helgi J, Glatkistan, 2015. Archived 2018.
- ↑ Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos. Vulture. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie. Dlisted.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon. ElPopular.pe(2010-02-05).
- ↑ Do Not Play: Leoncie's "Man! Lets Have Fun," Teddy's "The Cotton Candy Song"(2019-04-17).
- ↑ Prinsessan opnar sig. DV, 28 September 2002.
- ↑ Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu. MBL.IS. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Myndarlegustu karlmenn sem ég hef hitt. Tíminn, 15 October 1982