Prima Donna
Biography
Not to be confused with an Austin, TX-based outfit called the Prima Donnas (whose album Drugs, Sex & Discotheques was released on Peek-a-Boo Records in 2001) or the Los Angeles-based punk band Prima Donna, the Prima Donna profiled in this bio is a female-fronted alternative pop/rock group from Philadelphia. Not everyone who has played with Philly's Prima Donna is a woman; the group has used various male drummers and bassists along the way. But the core of the group is female, and that includes lead singer Debbie Kernan as well as twin sisters Gina and Tina Cieri. Gina Cieri has worn different hats with Prima Donna; in addition to playing lead guitar, rhythm guitar and keyboards, she has provided background vocals. Tina Cieri, meanwhile, also provides rhythm guitar and background vocals for Prima Donna. Although people on the Philly rock scene identified Kernan with Prima Donna in the late '90s and early- to mid- 2000s, she was not part of the group's original lineup. Formed by the Cieri sisters (who have done most of the writing), Prima Donna went through various incarnations before the arrival of Kernan in 1998 -- and from that point on, Kernan's lead vocals were an integral part of Prima Donna's sound.
Selected Discography
After Hours
2008
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