Leoncie

Leoncia Maria Martin, known professionally as Leoncie,[1] is an Indian–Icelandic musician. Her other stage names are Icy Spicy Leoncie and Indian Princess Leoncie.[2][3][4]

Life

Leoncie was born in Goa in India. She is of Indian and Portuguese descent (Goa was a Portuguese Colony until 1961).[5] She studied music at Trinity College Of Music London.[6] In 1982 she moved to Kópavogur, Iceland after marrying an Icelander, where she worked as an entertainer.[7][8]

A singer-songwriter, she has been compared to Madonna and the Peruvian entertainer Tigresa del Oriente.[2][9] In 2003, Morgunblaðið called her "one of the most unusual and controversial artists in the country."[6] Icelandic musician Dr. Gunni [is] said in 2015 "It is difficult to explain or describe Leoncie, or her cultural significance to foreigners. Perhaps she could be described as an un-ironic Icelandic/Indian version of Ru Paul?"[10] In 2016, journalist Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen [is] called her "the enfant terrible of Icelandic outsider music."[4] She has appeared on the British shows The X Factor and Eurotrash.[1][11]

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. ^ a b Hafsteinsson, Sigurjón Baldur (2014). Phallological Museum. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-643-90470-6.
  2. ^ a b "Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos". Vulture.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ^ Bish, Joe (6 May 2016). "An Interview with Icy Spicy Leoncie, the World's Most Sexual Musician". Vice. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sardinha, João; Campos, Ricardo (20 October 2016). Transglobal Sounds: Music, Youth and Migration. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-5013-1197-0.
  5. ^ "Prinsessan opnar sig". DV (in Icelandic). 28 September 2002. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu". MBL.IS. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Indversk-portúgölsk söngkona í Glæsibæ: MYNDARLEGUSTU KARLMENN SEM ÉG HEF HITT". Tíminn via mannlif.is (in Icelandic). 15 October 1982. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ Árnadóttir, Nanna (16 October 2009). "Musician/Wrestler/Soul Toucher". Iceland Review. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon". ElPopular.pe (in Spanish). 5 February 2010.
  10. ^ Helgason, Magnus Sveinn (10 November 2015). "A few suggestions for all-Icelandic emoji to express those unique Icelandic experiences". Iceland Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Leoncie reynir fyrir sér í X-factor". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 August 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2022.