Leoncie

Leoncia Maria Martin, known professionally as Leoncie,[1] is an Indian–Icelandic musician. Her other stage names are Icy Spicy Leoncie and Indian Princess Leoncie.[2][3][4]

Life

Leoncie was born in Goa in India. She is of Indian and Portuguese descent (Goa was a Portuguese Colony until 1961).[5] She studied music at Trinity College Of Music London.[6] In 1982 she moved to Kópavogur, Iceland after marrying an Icelander, where she worked as an entertainer.[7][8]

A singer-songwriter, she has been compared to Madonna and the Peruvian entertainer Tigresa del Oriente.[2][9] In 2003, Morgunblaðið called her "one of the most unusual and controversial artists in the country."[6] Icelandic musician Dr. Gunni said in 2015 "It is difficult to explain or describe Leoncie, or her cultural significance to foreigners. Perhaps she could be described as an un-ironic Icelandic/Indian version of Ru Paul?"[10] In 2016, journalist Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen called her "the enfant terrible of Icelandic outsider music."[4] She has appeared on the British shows The X Factor and Eurotrash.[1][11]

Discography
  • My Icelandic Man (1985)
  • Story from Brooklyn (1992)
  • Love Message from Overseas (2001 or 2003)
  • Sexy Loverboy (2002)
  • Invisible Girl (2005)
  • Radio Rapist-Wrestler (2005)
  • Pukki Bollywood Baby (2008)
  • Wild American Sheriff (2009)
  • Dansaðu við Leoncie (2011)
  • Gay World (2012)
  • Mr. Lusty (2017)

References
  1. Hafsteinsson, Sigurjón Baldur (2014). Phallological Museum. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-643-90470-6.
  2. "Leoncie, Iceland's Madonna, Makes Own Dirty Videos". Vulture.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. Bish, Joe (6 May 2016). "An Interview with Icy Spicy Leoncie, the World's Most Sexual Musician". Vice. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. Sardinha, João; Campos, Ricardo (20 October 2016). Transglobal Sounds: Music, Youth and Migration. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-5013-1197-0.
  5. "Prinsessan opnar sig". DV (in Icelandic). 28 September 2002. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. "Icy Spicy Leoncie gefur út sína fimmtu plötu". MBL.IS. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. "Indversk-portúgölsk söngkona í Glæsibæ: MYNDARLEGUSTU KARLMENN SEM ÉG HEF HITT". Tíminn via mannlif.is (in Icelandic). 15 October 1982. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. Árnadóttir, Nanna (16 October 2009). "Musician/Wrestler/Soul Toucher". Iceland Review. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. "Tigresa quiere meter arañazo a su clon". ElPopular.pe (in Spanish). 5 February 2010.
  10. Helgason, Magnus Sveinn (10 November 2015). "A few suggestions for all-Icelandic emoji to express those unique Icelandic experiences". Iceland Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. "Leoncie reynir fyrir sér í X-factor". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 August 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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