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Neneh Cherry

Acting · Born 1964-03-10 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Biography

Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk and post-punk bands in her youth, including the Slits and Rip Rig + Panic. Cherry has released five studio albums under her own name, has won two Brit Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award (with Youssou N'Dour) and has also been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Known for

Filmography

2025Together for PalestineSelf
2023First Ladies of Hip-HopNarrator
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéSelf
2021Carina BergfeldtSelf - Guest
2020Between the CoversSelf
2019Det svenska popundretSelf
2019Neneh Cherry en concert au Trianon, ParisSelf
2018Here to be Heard: The Story of The SlitsSelf
2017Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk RockersSelf
2016Stockholm, My LoveAlva
2016SoundbreakingSelf
2016FonkoNarrator
2010Så mycket bättreSelf
2010Hitlåtens historiaSelf
2007Fredag hela veckanSelf - Music guest
2007Neneh and Andi Dish it Up
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo TheaterSelf
2006Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera HouseSelf - "Kids With Guns"
2006Moki, Sanna & Tonie
20021 Giant LeapSelf
1998The Righteous BabesSelf (archive footage)
1996TFI Friday
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf
1995Help! War ChildSelf
1994MTV Europe Music AwardsSelf - Presenter
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf
1990The Word
1988Smash Hits Poll Winners PartySelf
1987Sacrée soiréeSelf
1978It Is Not My Music
1977The BRIT AwardsSelf
1964Top of the Pops

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