Isla McBride | |
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Born/Died |
17 November, 1980/29 January, 2015 |
Origin |
Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Genres |
Synthpop, Pop Punk, Post-Punk Revival |
Instruments |
Vocals, drums, keyboards |
Years active |
1995-2015 |
Isla Malvina Catriona Brodie McBride (1980-2015) was a Scottish/American singer, drummer, and songwriter. She was the second lead singer of alternative rock group Narcissus.
Early Life[]
Isla Malvina Catriona Brodie McBride was born on the 17th of November, 1980, to her parents Alastair McBride and Eilidh Dryden.
She lived in Glasgow until the age of fifteen, before moving to Birmingham, England in 1995.
In 1995 she joined her first band, as the drummer, and honed her talent in several other bands.
Adult life[]
Isla stayed in Birmingham until the age of eighteen, when she moved to London, meeting several people and starting a pirate radio station.
She decided after the radio station was closed to move to Los Santos, and at the age of nineteen she packed her bags moving to LS.
She was briefly engaged to Francesco Mangano (Brother of Luca Mangano of TLOLS), having one child with him.
Death.[]
Isla passed away on the 29th of January, 2015, of a brain tumour that had chnaged her personality drastically, she is survived by one birth child and two adopted children.