Chloe Alper
British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Chloë Alper (born 13 September 1981) is a British singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and multi-instumentalist. She is a member of the English rock band James and has contributed vocal arrangements to several of the band's recordings, including their 2023 orchestral album Be Opened By the Wonderful, their 2024 studio album Yummy and two newly recorded tracks on their 2026 compilation album Nothing but Love - The Definitive Best Of. Be Opened By the Wonderful features orchestral and choral reworkings of songs throughout James' career, while Yummy reached number one on the UK's Official Albums Chart. She is also a founding member of British new prog rock group Pure Reason Revolution. Alper began her music career in 1996 when she cofounded Riot grrrl punk band Period Pains. Her solo release Juno featured on the original motion picture soundtrack to Maniac, while "True Love", is the title track of the American supernatural horror film Amityville: The Awakening.
Biography
Period Pains
Born 13 September 1981, from the age of 13, Alper fronted the cult Riot grrrl punk band Period Pains, based in Reading. The band formed in 1995 with Alper on vocals, Felicity Aldridge on guitar, Laura Warwick on bass and Laura Viney on drums. Viney was later replaced by Magdalena (Magda) Przybylski.
Their 1997 anti-Spice Girls single, "Spice Girls (Who Do YOU Think You Are?)", was released on Damaged Goods.
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