10 Facts About Ari Up

Ariane Daniele Forster, known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German vocalist best known as a member of the English punk rock band the Slits.

The constant presence of punk music led to Ari Up experimenting with it herself, learning to play the guitar from the Clash's Joe Strummer.

Ari Up was the most flamboyant member of the group, becoming known for her wild hair and stage outfits.

Ari Up can be seen briefly in the film Rude Boy, associating with the Clash backstage.

Ari Up continued to make music, first with the New Age Steppers, then as a solo artist, using the stage names Baby Ari, Madussa, and Ari Up.

Ari Up's third son was born in 1994, although the boy's father had been shot dead by the time he was born.

One day Ari Up said she couldn't cope with them any more.

Ari Up appeared on Lee "Scratch" Perry's Repentance, and performed a duet on a cover version of Mike Hugg's song "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I" on Mark Stewart's Edit.

Ari Up thought she could cure herself with witch doctors.

On 20 October 2010, Ari Up died in Los Angeles, aged 48.