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Eva O
Eva Ortiz (born January 11, 1961), known professionally as Eva O, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and video artist. A pioneer of the Los Angeles deathrock scene, she founded the all-female punk band Speed Queens in the late 1970s and the seminal deathrock trio Super Heroines in 1981. She provided backing vocals on Christian Death's influential 1982 debut Only Theatre of Pain and later contributed to reunion lineups. In 1987, she co-founded Shadow Project with her then-husband Rozz Williams of Christian Death.
Emerging from the L.A. punk underground, Eva O's theatrical performances, heavy guitar style, and macabre, introspective lyrics helped define deathrock alongside bands like Christian Death, 45 Grave, and Voodoo Church. Press and fans dubbed her the "Queen of Darkness" for her commanding presence and dark aesthetic. She has released a number of solo albums since the 1990s, including her latest, The Rise of Eva O (2018).
Eva Ortiz was born on January 11, 1961, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to a Catholic military family. Of Mexican descent, with grandparents from Mexico, she grew up in modest circumstances with limited exposure to Spanish at home.
She began playing acoustic guitar as a child, becoming serious about the instrument at age 16, influenced by folk artist Cat Stevens.
At 18, in 1979, she relocated to Hollywood, Los Angeles, aspiring to form an all-girl band inspired by The Runaways' musicianship and defiance of "cutesy" stereotypes.
Her rock-guitar influences include Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Paul Stanley and Tony Iommi and she counts among her other influences David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Kiss.
In Los Angeles, Eva O formed The Anemics (1979–1980), soon renamed the Speed Queens—an all-female hard punk band whose name was inspired by the American appliance maker. They played locally but disbanded before recording, though bassist Sandra Ross (Sandra Lynn Rosendin) carried over to her next project.
In 1981, she founded the Super Heroines with Ross and drummer Del Mar Richardson. The trio supplied two tracks to the 1981 Bemisbrain compilation Hell Comes to Your House.
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Eva O
Eva Ortiz (born January 11, 1961), known professionally as Eva O, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and video artist. A pioneer of the Los Angeles deathrock scene, she founded the all-female punk band Speed Queens in the late 1970s and the seminal deathrock trio Super Heroines in 1981. She provided backing vocals on Christian Death's influential 1982 debut Only Theatre of Pain and later contributed to reunion lineups. In 1987, she co-founded Shadow Project with her then-husband Rozz Williams of Christian Death.
Emerging from the L.A. punk underground, Eva O's theatrical performances, heavy guitar style, and macabre, introspective lyrics helped define deathrock alongside bands like Christian Death, 45 Grave, and Voodoo Church. Press and fans dubbed her the "Queen of Darkness" for her commanding presence and dark aesthetic. She has released a number of solo albums since the 1990s, including her latest, The Rise of Eva O (2018).
Eva Ortiz was born on January 11, 1961, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to a Catholic military family. Of Mexican descent, with grandparents from Mexico, she grew up in modest circumstances with limited exposure to Spanish at home.
She began playing acoustic guitar as a child, becoming serious about the instrument at age 16, influenced by folk artist Cat Stevens.
At 18, in 1979, she relocated to Hollywood, Los Angeles, aspiring to form an all-girl band inspired by The Runaways' musicianship and defiance of "cutesy" stereotypes.
Her rock-guitar influences include Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Paul Stanley and Tony Iommi and she counts among her other influences David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Kiss.
In Los Angeles, Eva O formed The Anemics (1979–1980), soon renamed the Speed Queens—an all-female hard punk band whose name was inspired by the American appliance maker. They played locally but disbanded before recording, though bassist Sandra Ross (Sandra Lynn Rosendin) carried over to her next project.
In 1981, she founded the Super Heroines with Ross and drummer Del Mar Richardson. The trio supplied two tracks to the 1981 Bemisbrain compilation Hell Comes to Your House.