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"Poly Styrene has died at the age of 53. The singer-songwriter, whose real name was Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, revealed earlier this year that she had undergone treatment for breast cancer. A post on her official Twitter feed read: &amp;quot;We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who has been a true fighter, won her battle on Monday evening to go to higher places.&amp;quot; An official statement continued: &amp;quot;We are sad to report that Marianne Elliot (aka Poly Styrene) lost her battle with cancer last night, 25th April 2011. &amp;quot;Poly Styrene was a punk amongst punks. A groundbreaking presence that left an unrepeatable mark on the musical landscape, she made history the moment she uttered,&amp;#039;Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard but I think oh bondage up yours!&amp;#039; &amp;quot;Poly Styrene never stopped exciting us with her incisive world-view, amazing wit, and her adventurous sound. It is impossible to imagine what modern music would be like without her incalculable contributions but it&amp;#039;s probably not worth imagining a world that never had Poly Styrene in it.&amp;quot; Tributes have come in from across the world of music. Boy George said: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s seems true that Poly Styrene has passed away, she was my punk hero, I&amp;#039;m so heartbroken! (sic)&amp;quot; Journalist Simon Price added: &amp;quot;Oh cancer, up yours... R.I.P. Poly Styrene, you absolute legend.&amp;quot; Born on July 3, 1957, Poly was the frontwoman of punk band X-Ray Spex, who were best known for their single &amp;#039;Oh Bondage Up Yours!&amp;#039; and debut album Germ Free Adolescents. She released the solo album Generation Indigo this year. Poly had one daughter, Celeste Bell-Dos Santos, who works as a teacher and musician in Spain. Watch a live X-Ray Spex &amp;#039;Oh Bondage Up Yours!&amp;#039; video below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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