Skin

Deborah Anne Dyer (3 August 1967), known by the stage name Skin, is a British singer, songwriter, electronic music DJ and occasional model. As Deborah Dyer, Skin studied Interior Design at Teesside University in Middlesbrough, from which she later received an honorary degree. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the British rock band Skunk Anansie, a band often grouped with the Britrock movement in the United Kingdom, and she drew attention for her powerful, wide-ranging voice and her distinctive bald look. Mavis Bayton, author of Frock Rock, says that "women like Skin, Natacha Atlas, Yolanda Charles, Mary Genis and Debbie Smith are now acting as crucial role models for future generations of Black women".​

In 2015, she joined the judging panel of the Italian version of the talent show The X Factor for one series, and in 2016 she appeared on the cover of Diva, the British lesbian magazine. After releasing new music and touring with Skunk Anansie in 2018, Skin appeared as one of the cover stars of the special She Rocks edition of Classic Rock magazine and was honoured with the Inspirational Artist Award at the Music Week Awards, ahead of celebrating 25 years of Skunk Anansie. She also appeared on the cover of Kerrang! magazine in November 2018.