Ana Matronic

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Ana Matronic
Matronic performing with Scissor Sisters in 2010
Matronic performing with Scissor Sisters in 2010
Background information
Birth nameAna Lynch
Born (1974-08-14) August 14, 1974 (age 49)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
GenresGlam rock, alternative, pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Seth Kirby (2010–present)

Ana Kirby (née Lynch; born August 14, 1974), known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the female co-lead singer for the pop rock band Scissor Sisters.

Career

She joined Scissor Sisters, founded by

Lower East Side of Manhattan
.

She has stated that, in her eyes, the objective of the band is "about people displaying their fantasies on the outside, trying to break out of the everyday, and look like their dreams."[1] In The Scissorhood, the fan community for Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". Fans who are attracted to Ana, even if they might not usually be attracted to women, term themselves "Anasexual".[2]

Matronic in 2005

In 2005, she was featured on the

Jetstream", taken from the band's album Waiting for the Sirens' Call. In 2009, Matronic performed on the glass harmonica at the New Museum in NYC in Auroville, a multimedia ritual tribute to an experimental community dedicated to the guru Sri Aurobindo.[3] Ana appears as a guest vocalist on the Mark Ronson-produced track "Safe (In the Heat of the Moment)" from the December 21, 2010, release All You Need Is Now from the band Duran Duran
.

In 2012, Matronic appeared as an advisor on The Voice UK, pairing up to assist Jessie J.[4] The following year, she served as commentator of the BBC Three broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 semi-finals in Malmö, Sweden, for the United Kingdom, replacing Sara Cox.[5] Matronic returned in 2014 as radio commentator on Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[6]

Matronic appeared on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on November 15, 2013, alongside Jason Donovan and Jodie Prenger.

She presented a weekly show on

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park on September 10, 2018, and has hosted a New Year's Eve 2018 show for the channel. Matronic covers when BBC Radio 2
regular presenters are on holiday.

Her punning stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".[10]

In January 2019 she appeared on the BBC TV show

Mastermind with Beyond Reflections (then known as Chrysalis) as her chosen charity.[11]

Book

In 2015, she penned a book entitled Robot Universe: Legendary Automatons and Androids from the Ancient World to the Distant Future; published by Sterling New York.

Personal life

Matronic described herself as having a "

circuitry.[10]

Matronic married her long-time boyfriend and fiancé Seth Kirby in April 2010 at New York City Hall after they had been together for seven years.[15] She has had relationships with women, but stated in a 2013 interview with Diva she "[doesn't] like identifying as gay or straight or even bisexual" but rather as "a human being", saying "I believe in human rights. We should treat each other exactly the same whoever we are. The rigid constructs put into place to define us don't really work."[16]

Matronic is patron of UK charity Beyond Reflections, which supports transgender people.

Discography

Main article: Scissor Sisters discography

References

  1. ^ "Scissor Sisters – Interview Video". ContactMusic.com. December 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Gammail, Natasha. "Scissor Sisters on Magic Hour". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Nick Hallett: Voice & Light Systems, Part Four: Auroville". Events. New Museum. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Jamieson, Natalie, "Paloma Faith and Ana Matronic join The Voice as advisers", BBC News, Wednesday, April 4, 2012
  5. ^ "United Kingdom: Ana Matronic to commentate". ESC Today. March 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Radio 2 Eurovision Schedule: Thursday 8 May". Radio 2 Eurovision. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Matronic, Ana [@MsAnaMatronic] (June 8, 2022). "SAD NEWS Y'ALL 🧵" (Tweet). Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Instagram post by Ana Matronic • Jul 24, 2017 at 6:31 pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gay Britannia: Radio 2 – Gay Britannia on Radio 2 – BBC Radio 2". BBC.
  10. ^ a b Paul Lester (January 9, 2004). "Fun with filth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Home". Beyond Reflections. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Cut down by the Scissor Sisters". The Scotsman. February 10, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "Scissor Sister Comes Out: 'I'm Welsh'". Wales Online. March 30, 2013.
  14. ^ "Ana Matronic Biography". idontfeellikedancin.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  15. ^ Jenkin, Matthew (July 21, 2010) INTERVIEW: Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic. News Shopper. [dead link]
  16. ^ Teeman, Tim (January 2013). "Sisterhood is Powerful" (PDF). Diva. p. 45. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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