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Originally named Dead Lesbian and the Fibrillating Scissor Sisters, the final two words being derived from the lesbian sexual act of tribadism, [1] [2] [6] the band was founded in 2000 after friends Jason "Jake Shears" Sellards and Scott "Babydaddy" Hoffman (who had met in 1999 in Lexington, Kentucky) both moved to New York City, enjoying its open and gay-friendly ethos.
Scissor Sisters awards and nominations Scissor Sisters performing in 2007 Award Wins Nominations Bambi Prize 1 1 BRIT Awards 3 6 GLAAD Media Awards 3 4 Grammy Awards 0 1 International Dance Music Awards 1 4 Ivor Novello Awards 1 1 Meteor Music Awards 1 4 NME Awards 0 3 O Music Awards 0 1 Q Awards 0 5 UK Music Video Awards 1 3 Totals Awards won 17 Nominations 50 Scissor Sisters are an American ...
[citation needed] He was looking for a new project, and found Scissor Sisters. He was, and remains, a huge U2 fan, and his dream came true when Scissor Sisters were asked by Bono to open for them on U2's 2005 Vertigo tour. From the words of Paddy, when quoting the Beastie Boys, "I would have given up long ago if it weren't for the music."
Check out the Scissor Sisters' full tour dates below. May 16, 2025 – Nottingham, England - Motorpoint Arena Nottingham * May 17, 2025 – Glasgow, Scotland - OVO Hydro *
At the upcoming shows, Scissor Sisters will perform the debut album in its entirety for the first time. The project was particularly massive in the U.K., where it spawned five top 20 hits ...
INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Twelve years after breaking up, the Noughties pop sensations are marking the anniversary of their debut album with a new tour. Louis Chilton speaks to Jake Shears, Babydaddy ...
He had previously met Jake Shears—then still known as Jason Sellards—through a childhood friend, and Hoffman asked Shears to provide vocals for his tracks. When Hoffman moved to New York to study writing at Columbia, the duo officially joined forces in 2001 and took stage names to become the first two members of "Scissor Sisters", a lesbian euphemism, whose pop-rock music is deeply ...
"Filthy/Gorgeous" is a song by American pop-rock band Scissor Sisters. It is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. [2] Released as the album's fifth and final single in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2005, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first British top-five single. [3]