Susan Janet Ballion, the stunning lead singer of the well-known gothic music group Siouxsie and the Banshees, who gained notoriety in the 1980s, was born on May 27, 1957, in London, England.
The Ballions resided in a Chislehurst, Kent, suburban neighborhood. Being unable to have guests at her home due to her drunken, unemployed father, Siouxsie grew up alone. Despite his problems, Siouxsie thought he was educated and well-read and understood his struggle to integrate into a “strict, middle-class culture.”
At the age of 19, Siouxsie Sioux performed at the 100 Club Punk Festival, performing “Young Love” by the Bay City Rollers and an extended rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” (with bassist Steve Severin, future Ant guitarist Marco Pirroni, and Sid Vicious on drums).
She rose to prominence in the London club scene thanks to her glam, fetish, and bondage-inspired outfits, which eventually influenced punk style. With her distinctive cat-eye makeup, deep crimson lipstick, spikey dyed-black hair, and all-black attire, she would also have a significant impact on the eventual development of gothic fashion.
Parents and Siblings
She has two siblings that are ten years older than she is. While living in the Belgian Congo, she gave birth to her sister and brother. In that colony, where her parents first met, they both spent a short time working. French- and English-speaking secretary Betty, who was of Scottish and English ancestry, was the mother of the young girl. Her father, who was from Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, was a bacteriologist who collected snake venom.
Spouse and Children
Siouxsie got married in May 1991 to her bandmate, Budgie but they got divorced in 2007. The couple do not have any children together.
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