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She has stated that in her eyes, the objective of the band is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, trying to break out of the everyday, and look like their dreams."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/scissorsistersx19x12x06 | title=Scissor Sisters - Interview Video | date=December 2006 | work=ContactMusic.com | accessdate=2010-06-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100708175740/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/scissorsistersx19x12x06| archivedate= 8 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In The Scissorhood, the fan community for the Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". A unique following of both homosexual men and heterosexual women who are attracted to Ana term themselves "Anasexual".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gammail|first=Natasha|title=Scissor Sisters on Magic Hour|url=http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/music/features/1511/scissor-sisters-on-magic-hour|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref>
She has stated that in her eyes, the objective of the band is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, trying to break out of the everyday, and look like their dreams."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/scissorsistersx19x12x06 | title=Scissor Sisters - Interview Video | date=December 2006 | work=ContactMusic.com | accessdate=2010-06-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100708175740/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/scissorsistersx19x12x06| archivedate= 8 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In The Scissorhood, the fan community for the Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". A unique following of both homosexual men and heterosexual women who are attracted to Ana term themselves "Anasexual".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gammail|first=Natasha|title=Scissor Sisters on Magic Hour|url=http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/music/features/1511/scissor-sisters-on-magic-hour|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref>


In 2005, she was featured on the [[New Order (band)|New Order]] [[single (music)|single]], "[[Jetstream (single)|Jetstream]]". The single was taken from the [[band (music)|band]]'s [[album]], ''[[Waiting for the Sirens' Call]]''. In 2009, Matronic performed on the [[glass harmonica]] at the [[New Museum]] in NYC in ''Auroville'', a multimedia ritual tribute to an [[Auroville|experimental community]] dedicated to the guru [[Sri Aurobindo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newmuseum.org/events/333 |title=Nick Hallett: Voice & Light Systems, Part Four: Auroville |accessdate=2009-06-12 |work=Events |publisher=New Museum}}</ref> Ana appears as a guest vocalist on the [[Mark Ronson]] produced track 'Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)' from the December 21, 2010, release ''[[All You Need Is Now]]'' from the band [[Duran Duran]].
In 2005, she was featured on the [[New Order (band)|New Order]] [[single (music)|single]], "[[Jetstream (single)|Jetstream]]". The single was taken from the [[band (music)|band]]'s [[album]], ''[[Waiting for the Sirens' Call]]''. In 2009, Matronic performed on the [[glass harmonica]] at the [[New Museum]] in NYC in ''Auroville'', a multimedia ritual tribute to an [[Auroville|experimental community]] dedicated to the guru [[Sri Aurobindo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newmuseum.org/events/333 |title=Nick Hallett: Voice & Light Systems, Part Four: Auroville |accessdate=2009-06-12 |work=Events |publisher=New Museum |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704071132/http://www.newmuseum.org/events/333 |archivedate=2009-07-04 |df= }}</ref> Ana appears as a guest vocalist on the [[Mark Ronson]] produced track 'Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)' from the December 21, 2010, release ''[[All You Need Is Now]]'' from the band [[Duran Duran]].


In 2012, Matronic appeared as an advisor on ''[[The Voice UK]]'', pairing up to assist [[Jessie J]].<ref>Jamieson, Natalie, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17611365 "Paloma Faith and Ana Matronic join The Voice as advisers"], ''BBC News'', Wednesday, 4 April 2012</ref> The following year, she served as commentator of the [[BBC Three]] broadcast of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] semi-finals in [[Malmö]], Sweden for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|United Kingdom]], replacing [[Sara Cox]] who had commentated previously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/47670/united-kingdom-ana-matronic-to-commentate/ |title=United Kingdom: Ana Matronic to commentate |publisher=''ESC Today'' |date=2012-03-07}}</ref> Matronic returned in 2014 as radio commentator on Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, for the second semi-final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2zgyLQzf2t3HSspZThQF3hk/radio-2-eurovision-schedule-thursday-8-may |title=Radio 2 Eurovision Schedule: Thursday 8 May |publisher=Radio 2 Eurovision |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, Matronic appeared as an advisor on ''[[The Voice UK]]'', pairing up to assist [[Jessie J]].<ref>Jamieson, Natalie, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17611365 "Paloma Faith and Ana Matronic join The Voice as advisers"], ''BBC News'', Wednesday, 4 April 2012</ref> The following year, she served as commentator of the [[BBC Three]] broadcast of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] semi-finals in [[Malmö]], Sweden for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|United Kingdom]], replacing [[Sara Cox]] who had commentated previously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/47670/united-kingdom-ana-matronic-to-commentate/ |title=United Kingdom: Ana Matronic to commentate |publisher=''ESC Today'' |date=2012-03-07}}</ref> Matronic returned in 2014 as radio commentator on Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, for the second semi-final of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2zgyLQzf2t3HSspZThQF3hk/radio-2-eurovision-schedule-thursday-8-may |title=Radio 2 Eurovision Schedule: Thursday 8 May |publisher=Radio 2 Eurovision |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref>
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In 2004, she revealed to British magazine ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' that her parents' marriage broke up when she was a toddler due to her father's [[homosexuality]], and that her father died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness when she was 15. She also stated in this interview that her immersion in gay culture is probably an attempt to feel closer to him, and understand who her father was as a person. {{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
In 2004, she revealed to British magazine ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' that her parents' marriage broke up when she was a toddler due to her father's [[homosexuality]], and that her father died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness when she was 15. She also stated in this interview that her immersion in gay culture is probably an attempt to feel closer to him, and understand who her father was as a person. {{citation needed|date=October 2014}}


Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".<ref name=guardianInterview>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/jan/09/3 | title=Fun with filth | author=Paul Lester | date=9 January 2004 | work=The Guardian | accessdate=2010-06-28 | location=London}}</ref> She has a large [[tattoo]] on her right shoulder of [[bionic]] [[circuitry]].<ref name=guardianInterview /> She has a second tattoo on her ankle of a [[Celtic knot]] to signify her Irish roots.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idontfeellikedancin.com/v11/theband/anamatronic/ |title=Ana Matronic Biography |work=idontfeellikedancin.com |date= |accessdate=24 February 2011}}</ref>
Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".<ref name=guardianInterview>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2004/jan/09/3 | title=Fun with filth | author=Paul Lester | date=9 January 2004 | work=The Guardian | accessdate=2010-06-28 | location=London}}</ref> She has a large [[tattoo]] on her right shoulder of [[bionic]] [[circuitry]].<ref name=guardianInterview /> She has a second tattoo on her ankle of a [[Celtic knot]] to signify her Irish roots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idontfeellikedancin.com/v11/theband/anamatronic/ |title=Ana Matronic Biography |work=idontfeellikedancin.com |date= |accessdate=24 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901105603/http://www.idontfeellikedancin.com:80/v11/theband/anamatronic/ |archivedate=1 September 2010 |df= }}</ref>


Ana married her long-time boyfriend Seth Kirby in April 2010, at [[New York City Hall]] after having been together for seven years.<ref>Jenkin, Matthew (July 21, 2010) [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/leisure/8284767.INTERVIEW__Scissor_Sisters_singer_Ana_Matronic/ INTERVIEW: Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic.] News Shopper. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1288871/Scissor-Sisters-singer-Ana-Matronic-slimmer-sister-losing-stone.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic is a slimmer sister after losing two stone | date=23 June 2010}}</ref>
Ana married her long-time boyfriend Seth Kirby in April 2010, at [[New York City Hall]] after having been together for seven years.<ref>Jenkin, Matthew (July 21, 2010) [http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/leisure/8284767.INTERVIEW__Scissor_Sisters_singer_Ana_Matronic/ INTERVIEW: Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic.] News Shopper. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1288871/Scissor-Sisters-singer-Ana-Matronic-slimmer-sister-losing-stone.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic is a slimmer sister after losing two stone | date=23 June 2010}}</ref>

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Ana Matronic
Ana Matronic in concert in Portland, on October 4, 2005
Ana Matronic in concert in Portland, on October 4, 2005
Background information
Birth nameAna Lynch
Born (1974-08-14) August 14, 1974 (age 50)
Portland, Oregon, US
GenresGlam rock, alternative, pop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Years active2000–present
SpouseSeth Kirby {m 2010}

Ana Lynch (born August 14, 1974), known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the female lead singer for Scissor Sisters.

Career

Before moving to New York City, Lynch lived in San Francisco, California, where she performed in the drag show Trannyshack and reached the finals of the Miss Trannyshack pageant. It was her experience at Trannyshack that inspired her to start the club Knockoff on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, intended as a "knockoff" version of Trannyshack. She joined Scissor Sisters, founded by Jake Shears and Babydaddy, after they played their first live gig at the club.

She has stated that in her eyes, the objective of the band is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, trying to break out of the everyday, and look like their dreams."[1] In The Scissorhood, the fan community for the Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". A unique following of both homosexual men and heterosexual women who are attracted to Ana term themselves "Anasexual".[2]

In 2005, she was featured on the New Order single, "Jetstream". The single was taken from the band's album, Waiting for the Sirens' Call. In 2009, Matronic performed on the glass harmonica at the New Museum in NYC in Auroville, a multimedia ritual tribute to an experimental community dedicated to the guru Sri Aurobindo.[3] Ana appears as a guest vocalist on the Mark Ronson produced track 'Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)' from the December 21, 2010, release All You Need Is Now from the band Duran Duran.

In 2012, Matronic appeared as an advisor on The Voice UK, pairing up to assist Jessie J.[4] The following year, she served as commentator of the BBC Three broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 semi-finals in Malmö, Sweden for the United Kingdom, replacing Sara Cox who had commentated previously.[5] Matronic returned in 2014 as radio commentator on Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

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

She also presented a Disco-themed-show containing music from the 70s and 80s on BBC Radio 2 on New Year's Eve 2013.[citation needed] She regularly presents a mix of records from the disco era on BBC Radio Two on Saturday evenings, "Disco Revival".[7]

Personal life

In 2004, she revealed to British magazine Glamour that her parents' marriage broke up when she was a toddler due to her father's homosexuality, and that her father died of an AIDS-related illness when she was 15. She also stated in this interview that her immersion in gay culture is probably an attempt to feel closer to him, and understand who her father was as a person. [citation needed]

Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".[8] She has a large tattoo on her right shoulder of bionic circuitry.[8] She has a second tattoo on her ankle of a Celtic knot to signify her Irish roots.[9]

Ana married her long-time boyfriend Seth Kirby in April 2010, at New York City Hall after having been together for seven years.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Scissor Sisters - Interview Video". ContactMusic.com. December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Gammail, Natasha. "Scissor Sisters on Magic Hour". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Nick Hallett: Voice & Light Systems, Part Four: Auroville". Events. New Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Jamieson, Natalie, "Paloma Faith and Ana Matronic join The Voice as advisers", BBC News, Wednesday, 4 April 2012
  5. ^ "United Kingdom: Ana Matronic to commentate". ESC Today. 2012-03-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Radio 2 Eurovision Schedule: Thursday 8 May". Radio 2 Eurovision. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Ana Matronic". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  8. ^ a b Paul Lester (9 January 2004). "Fun with filth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  9. ^ "Ana Matronic Biography". idontfeellikedancin.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Jenkin, Matthew (July 21, 2010) INTERVIEW: Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic. News Shopper. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic is a slimmer sister after losing two stone". Daily Mail. London. 23 June 2010.
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