Perri Lister

Perri Lister (born 10 April 1959) is an English dancer, singer and actress. She was a dancer with the British dance troupe Hot Gossip which appeared regularly on The Kenny Everett Video Show in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United Kingdom. In the 1980s Lister was a backing vocalist for a number of pop music acts, including Billy Idol, with whom she had a nine-year relationship.

Early life Perri Lister was born on 10 April 1959 in London, England, the daughter of Bert Lister, a stage manager, dresser and chauffeur, by his third wife, stage actress Gail Kendall. Her paternal grandmother was an amateur opera singer.

Entertainment career In 1978, Lister was a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip, which performed on British television's The Kenny Everett Video Show. They were noted for their sexually suggestive costumes and risqué dance routines. Lister was one of the original Blitz Kids, She sang the French lyrical backing vocal chorus, "Les yeux sans visage" on his 1984 hit single "Eyes Without a Face"; Mademoiselle described Lister's sexy performance in the latter video as "sizzling".

Personal life Lister and Billy Idol together have a son, who was born in Los Angeles, California on 15 June 1988. When an American model held a press conference claiming to be Idol's girlfriend, Lister responded by holding one of her own, maintaining that she was "and always had been Idol's girlfriend". The couple broke up in 1989.

Filmography Can't Stop the Music (1980) as a dancer Eternity (1989) as Sean's secretary Freddy's Nightmares (1989), television series, as Lucy Bad Influence (1990) as Claire's friend Hunter (1990) as Cherry Michael Angel (1998) as Sylvia Masters 2 Dudes and a Dream (2009) as Mrs. Price

Discography The Anvil (1982), Polydor Tropical Gangsters (1982), Island Records Don't Take My Coconuts (1983), EMI America Doppelganger (1983), Island Records Rebel Yell (1983), Chrysalis Boomerang (1986), Atlantic Records "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (1986), Atlantic Records