Leoncie

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

↑ ^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 (in español). 2010-02-05.
↑ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2019-04-17), Do Not Play: Leoncie's "Man! Lets Have Fun," Teddy's "The Cotton Candy Song", retrieved 2019-04-27
↑ 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

External links[edit]

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Leoncie. Helgi J, Glatkistan, 2015. Archived 2018.

[2] "Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos". Vulture. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[3] "Open Post: Hosted By Icy Spicy Leoncie". Dlisted.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[4] "Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon". ElPopular.pe (in español). 2010-02-05.

[5] The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2019-04-17), Do Not Play: Leoncie's "Man! Lets Have Fun," Teddy's "The Cotton Candy Song", retrieved 2019-04-27

[:1-6] Prinsessan opnar sig. DV, 28 September 2002.

[MBL1-7] "Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu". MBL.IS. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

[8] Myndarlegustu karlmenn sem ég hef hitt. Tíminn, 15 October 1982

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