Skin (musician)
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Deborah Dyer
| Img = Deborah Anne Dyer aka Skin.jpg
| Img_capt = Skin performing live
| Img_size = 220
| Landscape = yes
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Deborah Anne Dyer
| Alias = Skin
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|3|df=y}}
| Died =
| Origin = {{flagicon|England}} [[Brixton]], [[London]], [[England]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]]
| Genre = [[Indie music|Indie]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]]
| Years_active = [[1995]] - Present
| Label = [[One Little Indian]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[EMI]], [[V2 Records|V2]]
| Associated_acts = [[Skunk Anansie]]
| URL = [http://www.skinmusic.net SkinMusic.net]
| Notable_instruments =
}}
'''Deborah Anne Dyer''' (aka "'''Skin'''") (born [[3 August]] [[1967]], [[Brixton]], [[London]]) is a singer and occasional model. She is the former lead [[vocalist]] of [[England|English]] band [[Skunk Anansie]].
==Skunk Anansie==
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Skin's career in music began in [[Skunk Anansie]] who were a band often grouped as part of the [[britrock]] movement in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. They were noted for being a multi-racial band, and having Skin, a black, skinhead, female as their lead singer. Joining Skin in the line up for the band were Ace on guitar, Cass on bass guitar, and Mark on drums.
After forming in 1994, the band released three albums. ''[[Paranoid & Sunburnt]]'', ''[[Stoosh]]'' and ''[[Post Orgasmic Chill]]'' sold over 4 million copies worldwide. They are best known for their single "Weak", but have had a series of other hits including "Charity", "Hedonism" and "Charlie Big Potato".
In [[2001]] the band decided to split. Ace released a solo album entitled ''Still Hungry'', Mark became a replacement drummer for the band [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] and Skin went on to pursue a solo career.
==Solo career==
[[Image:FakeChemicalState.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Fake Chemical State]]After Skunk Anansie split, Skin released her debut solo album ''[[Fleshwounds]]''. The album was toned down from her Skunk Anansie days and did not gain the same acclaim from Skunk Anansie fans. She even ditched her trademark bald look and grew her hair into a boyish crop. The album was not a massive success in the UK, two singles were released from it: "Trashed" and "Faithfulness". "Lost", a double A-Side with "[[Getting Away With It]]", was a planned third single but was pulled shortly before release; promo CDs were sent out to radio stations but it received no airplay. Elsewhere in Europe the album's success was greater. For example, in Italy it peaked at #6 in the album chart, and in Germany it peaked at #18.
After releasing ''Fleshwounds'', Skin went on to perform various solo gigs around [[Europe]]. She was also support for the European leg of [[Robbie Williams|Robbie Williams']] and [[Placebo (band)|Placebo's]] world tours.
Soon after touring she began to record her second album, ''[[Fake Chemical State]]'', which was released for sale on [[20 March]] [[2006]], preceded by new single ''[[Just Let the Sun]]'' two weeks earlier. The first single actually issued from this album was ''[[Alone in My Room (Skin song)|Alone in My Room]]'', a download-only track released on [[7 November]] [[2005]]. 'Alone In My Room' was also the name given to Skin's first UK solo tour in two years, which commenced in [[Berlin]] in November 2005. For this album she shaved her head bald again, returning to the look she had in her Skunk Anansie days.
Skin's next solo outing was a small promotional 'Fake Chemical State' tour. It kicked off in Glasgow on [[17 March]] [[2006]]. She went onto perform many large festivals around Europe including [[Rock Werchter]] in [[Belgium]] and the [[Southside Festival|Southside]]/[[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]] festivals in [[Germany]]. She performed on the main stage at most of these festivals.
As of April 2007 Skin has been recording her third solo album, working again with [[Gordon Raphael]].
In February 2008 she announced that she was working with [[Timo Maas]] and Martin Buttrich on a side project called "Format-3"
Her 2008 song "Tear down these houses" was released as a part of the soundtrack to ''Parlami d'Amore'', directed by [[Silvio Muccino]].
==Discography==
''For Skin's full discography, including tracklistings, see [[Skin discography]].<br> For Skunk Anansie's full discography see [[Skunk Anansie discography]].''
===Albums===
====With Skunk Anansie====
*"[[Paranoid and Sunburnt|Paranoid & Sunburnt]]" '''as part of [[Skunk Anansie]]''' - UK Chart #8
*"[[Stoosh]]" '''as part of [[Skunk Anansie]]''' - UK Chart #9
*"[[Post Orgasmic Chill]] '''as part of [[Skunk Anansie]]''' - UK Chart #16
*"[[Paranoid and Sunburnt|Paranoid & Sunburnt]]" 2005 Re-release with DVD '''as part of [[Skunk Anansie]]'''
*"[[Stoosh]]" 2005 Re-release with DVD '''as part of [[Skunk Anansie]]'''
====As a Solo Artist====
*"[[Fleshwounds]]" (Initial release) - UK Chart #43
*"[[Fleshwounds]]" (Re-release)
*"[[Fake Chemical State]]"
===Singles===
====With Skunk Anansie====
*Little Baby Swastikkka (1995) (Limited to 2000 copies released)
*[[Selling Jesus (single)|Selling Jesus]] (March 1995) - UK Chart #46
*[[I Can Dream (single)|I Can Dream]]( July 1995) - UK Chart #41
*[[Charity (single)|Charity]] (September 1995) - UK Chart #40
*[[Weak (single)|Weak]] (January 1996) - UK Chart #20
*[[Charity (single)|Charity re-release]] (April 1996) - UK Chart #20
*[[All I Want (single)|All I Want]] (September 1996) - UK Chart #14
*[[Twisted (single)|Twisted (Everyday Hurts)]] (November 1996) - UK Chart #26
*[[Hedonism (single)|Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)]] (February 1997) - UK Chart #14
*[[Brazen (single)|Brazen (Weep)]] (June 1997) - UK Chart #11
*[[Charlie Big Potato (single)|Charlie Big Potato]] (March 1999) - UK Chart #17
*[[Secretly (single)|Secretly]] (May 1999) - UK Chart #16
*[[Lately (Skunk Anansie song)|Lately]] (August 1999) - UK Chart #33
*[[You'll Follow Me Down (single)|You'll Follow Me Down]] (October 1999) - Ineligible to chart
====As a solo artist====
*[[Trashed (single)|Trashed]] (June 2003) - UK Chart #30
*[[Faithfulness (single)|Faithfulness]] (September 2003) - UK Chart #64
*[[Lost (single)|Lost & Getting Away With It]] (2003) <small>Double A-side</small>
*[[Alone In My Room (single)|Alone In My Room]] (November 2005) <small>(Download only)</small>
*[[Just Let The Sun (single)|Just Let The Sun]] (March 2006) UK Indie Chart #27
*[[Purple (single)|Purple]] <small>(Limited release in [[The Netherlands]] and download)</small>
*[[Nothing But (single)|Nothing But]] <small>(Promotional release in Italy only)</small>
*[[Tear Down These Houses]] (January 2008) <small>(Italian release only)</small>
===Appearances===
*Vocals on "Carmen Queasy" from [[Maxim Reality|Maxim's]] (of [[The Prodigy]]) 2000 solo album, "Hell's Kitchen" - UK Chart #33
*Vocals on "Licking Cream" from [[Sevendust|Sevendust's]] second album, "Home"
*Vocals on "you can't find peace", by Pale3, which was made for the [[Tom Tykwer]] film "[[Der Krieger und die Kaiserin]]" (the Princess and the Warrior)
*Vocals on "Good Times", by Ed Case. UK Chart #49
*Contributes vocals to "Still Standing" from "Unity – The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album"
*Performs on "Kill Everything" from [[L'Empire des loups|L'Empire des Loups]] OST.
*Contributes vocals to "La Canzone Che Scrivo Per Te" on the album Che Cosa Vedi by Marlene Kuntz.
*Contributes vocals on "Stagioni D'Amore" (Seasons of Love) from the sound track to the Italian film "Rent".
*Vocals on "Meat" from Tony Iommi's album "Iommi".
*Vocals on "Comfort of Strangers" on the OST to [[Time Code]]
*Contributes to charity single "It's Only Rock and Roll"
*Not an addict (with K's Choice)
*Army of me (with [[Björk]]) - Live version
*Anti love song (with [[Lenny Kravitz]])
==External links==
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*[http://www.skinmusic.net Official Skin Website]
*[http://gb.v2music.com/site/act.asp?ID=489 Skin at V2 MUSIC UK] - Her record label
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