1. Bilinda Jayne Butcher was born on 16 September 1961 and is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, who achieved international fame as a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine.
16 Facts About Bilinda Butcher
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Bilinda Butcher was born and raised in London and later relocated with her parents and older sister Jo-Anne to Golden Valley, Derbyshire, a small hamlet in the countryside.
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Bilinda Butcher's forename is an alternate spelling of Belinda and was chosen by her mother.
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Bilinda Butcher has said that growing up in Golden Valley she was considered "a weirdo" as she wore clothes based on 1920s fashion and listened to records on a portable gramophone.
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Bilinda Butcher was recruited as a vocalist for My Bloody Valentine in April 1987.
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Bilinda Butcher replaced original vocalist David Conway and shared vocal duties briefly with Joe Byfield.
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Bilinda Butcher was chosen as a vocalist ahead of a girl called Julie who was in a relationship with Douglas Hart from The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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Bilinda Butcher performed vocals and guitar on all further My Bloody Valentine releases, until the band's second studio album Loveless, on which her guitar duties were performed by co-vocalist and guitarist Kevin Shields.
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Bilinda Butcher contributed a third of the lyrics to Isn't Anything and Loveless, as well as other releases including You Made Me Realise, Glider and Tremolo.
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At Primavera Sound in 2013, Bilinda Butcher performed with The Jesus and Mary Chain, providing vocals on "Just Like Honey".
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Bilinda Butcher's vocals have been referred to as a trademark of My Bloody Valentine's sound, alongside Kevin Shields' guitar techniques.
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Bilinda Butcher's singing was originally influenced by Francoise Hardy and later by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth.
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Bilinda Butcher wrote a third of the lyrics on both Isn't Anything and Loveless.
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Bilinda Butcher uses a number of offset guitars, and her most notable instruments include the Fender electric guitars Jaguars, Jazzmasters and Mustangs.
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On occasion, Bilinda Butcher uses a Charvel Surfcaster, which she has referred to as her favourite guitar.
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When performing live, Bilinda Butcher uses a minimal number of effects pedals and processors.