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Neneh Cherry

(1964) Singer Sweden

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Neneh Cherry is a singer from Sweden, best known for Thousand Threads.

Quick Facts About Neneh Cherry

Born: March 10, 1964
Nationality: Sweden
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Thousand Threads
Spouse: Cameron McVey

About Neneh Cherry

Neneh Mariann Karlsson, better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer. Her musical career started in the early 1980s, in London, England, where she performed in a number of punk and post-punk bands in her youth, including the Slits and Rip Rig + Panic.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song BRIT Award for International Breakthrough Act Brit Award for International Solo Artist

Quotes by Neneh Cherry

I like Kelela. I like Twigs. I love the more old school; I hate to say old school, but I love Peaches;…

Beautifully

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A lot of young musicians in Stockholm are about keeping tradition alive and moving it forward at the same time.

About

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I always found very strong images for my songwriting in New York.

Always

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I've always worked with my partner, my husband, Cameron, since 'Raw Like Sushi,' and in a way, I feel very free with…

About

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Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things...…

Grandmother

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I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I'm always just looking for that thing where you feel like there's…

Always

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My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us…

Committed

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Rhythm, that's an essential part of cooking. The sound of a lovely song and the smell of some dish in the oven…

Cooking

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To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me.

Activism

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When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Don't separate your life, the life that you're going to make with…

Child

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What's sometimes really overwhelming in Sweden is the uniformity. People kind of disappear by all looking the same and wearing the same…

Become

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When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with…

Children

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I try not to be superstitious, but, you know, we never put any shoes on the table. That's totally against the law…

Against

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I love Robyn, not just because we've worked together. I mean, that's why we've worked together - because I love her.

Because

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I'm allergic to doing the obvious thing.

Allergic

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Rip Rig & Panic was a milestone for me, and I've always been really thankful that I did that when I was…

Always

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When you lose a parent, you realize how vital they are to the foundation of your life. It's impossible to understand what…

Also

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I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases…

Always

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I've never really thought of my real life - you know, the one I wake up to and fall asleep to at…

Asleep

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I'm 50. And I'm not ever really worried about being trendy.

About

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I was on tour with Little Dragon with the Gorillaz. She's got an amazing voice and is a lovely girl. Her vibe…

Amazing

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To me, a song is a song when you can sit in a room and just sing it from end to end.

End

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I don't think I would have made 'Blank Project; if I hadn't made 'Cherry Thing.' I think that was a real rebirth…

Being

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The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black.

Am

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There's been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

Bed

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