Fronting Bow Wow Wow at only 14 years of age, Annabella Lwin was, to many, the first wild child of pop. With her feral ‘banshee squeals’ making an irresistible calling card, the controversially-sleeved 1981 debut album (an homage to Manet, featuring Annabella naked) See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Crazy Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! soon scored them their first big hit in the barely contained Go Wild In The Country (a UK No.7). Soon after, their take on The Strangeloves’ I Want Candy returned them to the Top 10.
It was a turbulent story from the start, and it’s been a helluva ride ever since…