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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) both moved to New York City, enjoying its open and gay-friendly ethos.
Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American musician.He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012.
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 ...
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 ...
The Scissor Sisters want to set the record straight on how they've been labeled.. Although the band was formed in the gay nightlife scene of New York and their name is derived from a lesbian sex ...
Scissor Sisters recently announced a reunion tour, their first since 2012’s Let’s Have a Kiki tour. The band will play dates across the U.K. next spring, albeit without Ana Matronic.
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 ...
Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah is the second DVD by the Scissor Sisters, released on November 12, 2007.It contains a live concert filmed at London's O2 Arena as part of the "Kiss You Off" tour in July 2007, as well as a 40-minute documentary, behind-the-scenes footage from the 2007 tour, a 25-minute acoustic gig at an intimate venue, and all four music videos from Ta-Dah.