Glossary to my previous post:
Natassia Zolot is the birth name of Kreayshawn, a white rapper from Oakland whose viral video for the song “Gucci Gucci” netted her a major-label record deal in 2011.
Lisa Eversman is the name of a character played by Carrie Brownstein, formerly of the indie-rock band Sleater-Kinney, on the television series Portlandia, which mocks Portland hipsters and artists.
Betty Jean Preske is the birth name of actress and sex symbol Lauren Bacall, most famous for her roles opposite Humphrey Bogart, her lover and eventual husband.
Helen Clare Schroeder was the birth name of Helen Kane, a recording and vaudeville star of the late 1920s and early 1930s, whose distinctive voice was the inspiration for cartoon star Betty Boop’s.
Everett Lester McKenzie was the birth name of Bert Savoy, a queer vaudevillian of the 1910s and 1920s most famous for his female-impersonation act which established many modern drag tropes.
Dolores Haze is the given name of a twelve-year-old girl in Vladimir Nabokov’s 1955 novel Lolita, called Lolita by the book’s unreliable narrator, and a symbol of American innocence corrupted.
Marina Hantzis is the birth name of adult film actress and model Sasha Grey, best known for her active profile outside the porn industry, particularly in art, fashion, and blogging.
Hatsune Miku is the name of a voice-synthesizer program developed by a Japanese software company which has had charting hits in Japan and performed in concerts as a hologram.
Onika Maraj is the birth name of Queens-based rapper, singer, and pop star Nicki Minaj, famous for her use of many different vocal registers within her songs.
Beth Gibbons is the singer of British trip-hop band Portishead, which became famous in the 1990s for their inventively sampled and looped music heavily influenced by film noir.
Annie Clark is an indie-rock composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader from Dallas who records under the name St. Vincent, and has been widely praised for her ambition and skill.
Stefani Germanotta is the birth name of Manhattan-based singer, composer, and pop star Lady Gaga, famous for her bizarre costuming, queer activism, and high-concept dance-pop songs.
Elizabeth Grant is the birth name of Brooklyn-based singer, composer, and pop star Lana Del Rey, still best known in certain circles for being argued about on the Internet.
