Amanda Lear originally Tapp born 18 November 1939 or 1946 in British Hong Kong is a French singer lyricist composer painter TV presenter actress and novelist Lear began her career as a fashion model in the mid1960s and was also the muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí She first came to the public attention as the model on the cover of Roxy Musics album For Your Pleasure in 1973 She was a multimillion selling Disco Queen in the mid1970s to the early 1980s mainly in Continental Europe and Scandinavia with hits such as Queen of Chinatown Follow Me Enigma Give a Bit of Mmh to Me and Fashion Pack Lear has sold 15 million albums and over 25 million singles worldwide In the mid1980s she positioned herself as one of the leading media personalities in mainland Europe especially in Italy and in France where she hosted many longrunning TV shows Since the 1990s her time has been divided between music television writing and movies as well as pursuing her career as a painter Currently she lives in SaintÉtienneduGrès near Avignon in the south of France Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Lear licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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