PJ Harvey

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PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey in concert, 2 September 2004
Background information
Birth name	Polly Jean Harvey
Born	9 October 1969 (1969-10-09) (age 40) Bridport,Dorset, England
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar,Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Harp, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Harmonica
Years active	1991 ? present
Labels	Island
Website	www.pjharvey.net

Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. Raised in Corscombe, Dorset, Harvey formed the band (calling it PJ Harvey) as a teenager with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Ian Olliver, who was replaced with Steve Vaughan. The trio released their first album Dry in 1992. Ellis and Vaughan left the band after the release of Rid of Me (1993), and Harvey continued as a solo artist.

Among the accolades she has received have been the 2001 Mercury Music Prize, seven BRIT Award nominations, five Grammy Award nominations and two further Mercury Music Prize nominations. Rolling Stone named her 1992's Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995's Artist of the Year, and placed two of her albums (Rid of Me, To Bring You My Love) on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. She was also rated the number one female rock artist by Q magazine in a 2002 reader poll. Harvey has said that she enjoys performing more than writing and recording because performing is when the music "makes more sense". ^[1]