Dana Dentata

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Dana Dentata
Born (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 33)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Trap metal, shock rock, horrorcore, industrial hip-hop
Occupation(s) Musician, model, stripper (former)
Formerly ofDentata

Dana Dentata (born 23 July 1990) is a Canadian musician and model. [1] A former stripper and frontwoman of a metal band, [2] [3] Dentata became known for fusing shock rock and horrorcore on her 2021 debut album Pantychrist. [4] [5] [6] With surviving sexual violence and women's empowerment as central themes of her rapping, [7] [8] Dentata was cosigned by Kanye West and Marilyn Manson in 2018, [9] and has toured with groups including Korn and Evanescence. [10]

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Early life

Dentata was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was raised in the nearby suburb of Etobicoke. [9]

Career

Dentata started her career as a stripper, and initially performed with a metal band called Dentata. Her stage name comes from the myth of the vagina dentata, which is Latin for "toothed vagina". [6] In 2020, Dentata became the first female artist signed to Roadrunner Records. [11] Her debut solo album, Pantychrist, was released in 2021 to positive critical reviews. [12] [13] [14]

In January 2022, Dentata's legal team sent a cease and desist notice to Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, for allegedly violating copyrighted material found in the music video for pantychrist. [15] Dentata subsequently announced she was suing Hill for the Montero promotion. [16]

Discography

Albums

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