13 Facts About Ana Matronic

Ana Kirby, known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the co-lead singer for the pop rock band Scissor Sisters.

In 2009, Ana 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.

Ana Matronic appears as a guest vocalist on the Mark Ronson-produced track "Safe " 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 The following year, she served as commentator of the BBC Three broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 semi-finals in Malmo, Sweden, for the United Kingdom, replacing Sara Cox.

Ana 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.

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

Ana Matronic presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 2 from 00:00 to 02:00 on Sunday overnights.

Ana Matronic performed a live DJ set at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park on September 10,2018, and has hosted a New Year's Eve 2018 show for the channel.

Ana Matronic covers when BBC Radio 2 regular presenters are on holiday.

Ana Matronic's punning stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".

The Scissor Sisters announced a reunion in October 2024, but Ana Matronic chose not to take part.

Ana Matronic described herself as having a "Cornish, Welsh and Irish heritage".

Ana Matronic married her long-time boyfriend and fiance Seth Kirby in April 2010 at New York City Hall after they had been together for seven years.