Maria Azevedo

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Maria Azevedo
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Genres Electro-industrial
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1992present

Maria Azevedo is an American musician based in San Francisco, best recognized as the lead vocalist of the 1990s electro-industrial outfits Battery and Ivoux. [1] She also collaborated with Deathline Int'l., Razor Skyline and Vampire Rodents. [2]

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Biography

Azevedo was raised in Santa Rosa, California in a family of Italian descent. [3] While studying abroad in London, she became college roommates with the sister of future bandmate Evan Sornstein. When she moved to San Francisco in 1992 she joined Sornstein's band Battery as a vocalist. [4] In 1997 Azevedo collaborated with other members of Battery on the side project Ivoux and released the album Frozen. [5]

Discography

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References

  1. "Maria Azevedo > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. Alexander, Kim Ann (May 1, 1997). "An Evening With Maria Azevedo & Shawn Brice of Battery". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2020.{{cite journal}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  3. Baumgartner, Geoff (May 4, 1999). "Battery". Ink19. Ink19.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. Johnson, Aaron (1995). "Interview With Battery". Industrialnation (12). Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. Alexander, Kim Ann (March 13, 1999). "Ivoux: Frozen". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2020.