Real name: Lydia Anne Koch

Effective period / Period of releases: 1980 - 2021

Lydia Lunch, born 2 June 1959 in Rochester, New York, USA, began her activity in 1977 with Teenage Jesus And The Jerks as lead singer and guitar player, taking part in the No Wave Movement. She has been an actress in experimental movies by Richard Kern and by Beth B & Scott B, and she's also known for her spoken word performances. She's still producing music and collaborating on several projects as her latest one Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, beside leading her solo career too. She's also involved in writing and has edited books of poetry and fiction, including "Adulterers Anonymous" in collaboration with X's Exene Cervenka, and the novel "Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary".