Hailing from Jamaica, singer and actress Grace Jones got her start as a model, with her strikingly androgynous look and commanding presence immediately making her a standout. Releasing her first album in '77, the imposing star went onto become one of the most distinctive female pop artists of the following decade, gaining critical acclaim and commercial success with her '81 breakthrough, Nightclubbing, and '85's Slave to the Rhythm. With her unmistakable deep voice, Jones' club hits blurred the lines between disco, funk, new wave, synth-pop, and reggae in style.