Scissor Sisters Biography

Scissor Sisters took the UK charts by storm in 2004 with their unique blend of glam-rock pop.

Hailing from the New York underground club scene, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Paddy Boom, Del Marquis and Babydaddy came to notice thanks to their cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’.

The core of the band had formed in 2000 when Shears met Babydaddy while visiting a friend. They began to play music together and were generally poorly received. After moving to New York City, the duo met Matronic at a Halloween party.

The group soon began playing gigs, and they met Del Marquis while Shears was still working as a stripper. After becoming a quartet, the band was signed to independent record label A Touch of Class.

Their cover of Comfortably Numb (2003) appeared on the radar in the UK when it was picked up by underground DJs in a number of electroclubs. The song later came to the attention of British label Polydor, who signed them to a contract.

The new deal proved to be a defining moment for the band, as they produced a string of hit tunes, including Take Your Mama, Laura, Mary and Filthy/ Gorgeous, which enabled them to firmly put their stamp on the music scene.

These radio friendly tracks, backed by outlandish stage antics, helped the band scoop Best International Group, International Album and International Breakthrough Act at the 2005 BRIT Awards. The band opened the show with a memorable performance that included 25 foot puppets made by the Jim Henderson studio.

The bands debut album sold by the truckload and by the end of 2004 it had become the top selling album of the year.

However, the foursome enjoyed moderate success in the U.S., with only Take Your Mama and Filthy/Gorgeous receiving popular radio airplay on U.S. pop stations.

In September 2006 they released their second album, Te-Dah, which went to number 1 in the UK album charts.