Dita Von Teese

Along with her storied career as a burlesque dancer, model, designer, and writer, Dita Von Teese also occasionally works in the world of music. She has appeared in videos for acts such as Green Day, Marilyn Manson, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Monarchy, and Die Antwoord. Von Teese has also collaborated with the latter two acts, lending her whispery vocals to Die Antwoord’s “Gucci Coochie” and Monarchy’s “Disintegration” and cover of Blur’s “Girls Against Boys.” In 2016, she curated Soundtrack for Seduction, a compilation of sexy tracks that included Von Teese’s version of “A Guy What Takes His Time” and three other songs performed by her. Her biggest foray into music began when Sébastien Tellier saw her dance to one of his songs at Paris’ Crazy Horse cabaret; inspired by her ethereal beauty, he wrote an album of delicate electropop songs for her. Von Teese and Tellier recorded in Sydney, Los Angeles, and Paris with keyboardist John Kirby and drummer Daniel Stricker, who produced the album with Tellier under the name Mind Gamers. Dita Von Teese arrived in February 2018. ~ Heather Phares