Ana Matronic

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Ana Matronic
Ana Matronic in concert in Portland, on October 4, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Ana Lynch
Born	(1974-08-14) August 14, 1974 (age 37) Portland, Oregon
Genres	Glam rock, alternative, pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Years active	2000–present
Associated acts	Scissor Sisters

Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, August 14, 1974) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters.

Her stage name is said to be due to "a deep and abiding love of robots".^[1] She has a large tattoo on her right shoulder of bionic circuitry.^[1] She has a second tattoo on her ankle of a celtic knot to mark her Irish heritage.^[2]

Early life and education

Born in Portland, Oregon, Matronic studied Pop Culture and Anthropology in college.^[3]

Career

Prior to moving to New York, Lynch lived in San Francisco, California, where she performed at the drag club Trannyshack and reached the finals of the Miss Trannyshack pageant. It was her experience at Trannyshack that inspired her to start the club Knockoff on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, intended as a "knockoff" version of Trannyshack. She joined Scissor Sisters, founded by Jake Shears and Babydaddy, after they played their first live gig at the club.

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."^[4] In the fan community for the Scissor Sisters, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns". A unique following of both heterosexual men and homosexual women who are attracted to Ana term themselves "Anasexual".

In 2005, she was featured on the New Order single, "Jetstream". The single was taken from the band's album, Waiting for the Sirens' Call.

In May, 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.^[5]

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.

It was announced on 4th April 2012 by the BBC that Ana would appear as an Advisor on the new UK version of The Voice, pairing up to assist Jessie J. ^[6]

Personal life

In 2004, she revealed to British magazine Glamour that her parents' marriage broke up when she was a toddler due to her father's homosexuality, and that her father died of an AIDS related illness when she was 15. She also stated in this interview that her immersion in gay culture is probably an attempt to feel closer to him, and understand who her father was as a person.

Matronic married her long-time boyfriend Seth Kirby in April, 2010, at New York City Hall after having been together for seven years.^[7][8]

References

Further reading

• "Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic is a slimmer sister after losing two stone", The Daily Mail (London), 23 June 2010

Sources

• Ana Matronic at the Internet Movie Database