Lizzy Mercier Descloux
The French singer/songwriter Lizzy Mercier Descloux released a half-dozen albums
during the late-1970s and 1980s, combining elements of new wave, no wave, and
post-punk into a critically-acclaimed sound. She was born as "Martine-Elisabeth
Mercier Descloux" in Paris, France, on December 16, 1956. Descloux struck up a
romantic relationship with record producer Michael Esteban during her teenage
years, and the two became central figures in France's punk community. They later
relocated to New York City, where Esteban teamed up with Michael Zilkha to form
the label ZE Records. Desclou...
