Neneh Mariann Karlsson ; born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk and post-punk bands in her youth, including the Slits and Rip Rig + Panic.
Cherry in Stockholm, February 2013
Cherry performing in Vienna in 1996
Neneh Cherry at Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2014 in Katowice, Poland
Cherry performing in 2012
The Slits were a punk rock band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up and Palmolive, with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy. Their 1979 debut album, Cut, has been called one of the defining releases of the post-punk era.
A reformed lineup of the Slits performs in 2007
Ari Up playing with the Slits at the Beat the Blues Festival, Alexandra Palace, 15 June 1980