Martina Topley-Bird

Martina Topley-Bird
Topley-Bird performing with Massive Attack at Conegliano in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Martina Gillian Topley
Born	(1975-05-07) 7 May 1975 (age 49) St Pancras, London, England
Origin	Bristol, England
Genres	Trip hop indie pop indie rock alternative hip hop
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards ukulele bass drums tambourine
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Independiente Honest Jon's

Martina Gillian Topley-Bird (née Topley; born 7 May 1975) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye (1995). She also worked with him on his subsequent albums, Nearly God and Pre-Millennium Tension (both in 1996). In 2003, Topley-Bird released her debut solo album, Quixotic, which was critically praised and earned her a Mercury Prize nomination.^[1]

This was followed by Anything (2004), The Blue God (2008), and Some Place Simple (2010). She has also collaborated with Gorillaz, appearing on their album Demon Days (2005), as well as with Mark Lanegan, Diplo, and Massive Attack on Heligoland (2010), which she followed by a world tour with the group. Her song "Sandpaper Kisses" was covered by Stephen Marley and sampled by artists such as Berry Weight and The Weeknd and used in the video game Fahrenheit.