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Lissy Trullie is quick to point out that she was not a model first and a musician second. But, if she had been, she would’ve been in some good company. These other singers were more than just another pretty face, too.
TWIGGY The waif embodiment of 1960s mod chic, Twiggy branched out in the mid-’70s with two albums on Mercury Records, “Twiggy’’ and “Please Get My Name Right,’’ the former giving her a Top 20 hit with “Here I Go Again.’’ Before that, she recorded some slight, swinging pop songs sung in a voice as thin as her waist.
GRACE SLICK Before the acid trips through “Somebody to Love,’’ the former Jefferson Airplane rocker modeled for I. Magnin, a luxury department store in San Francisco, in the early ’60s. A cursory
GRACE JONES Perhaps the most iconic of models turned singers, Jones relied on her imposing stature even in her music, churning out sleazy club music in the ’70s and ’80s with iconic album covers (“Island Life,’’ anyone?) that played up her exotic and angular features. Unlike other models, though, Jones made a career out of music.
MILLA JOVOVICH She was a professional model and budding actress at 13 and then a musician just a few years later. But here’s the best part: Jovovich’s debut, 1994’s “The Divine Comedy,’’ was really good, a heady rush of Kate Bush-like pop theatrics. And Jovovich still posts her recent demos as free MP3s on her website, www.millaj.com.
TYRESE The ladies don’t have a lock on the leap from catwalk to concert hall. Tyrese, he of the glistening 12-pack abs, made his name peddling Tommy Hilfiger’s clothes before turning to acting and eventually R&B stardom as a smooth operator with songs like “Signs of Love Makin’.’’
CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY She’s come a long way, baby, from her early days on the runway. First came the romances with rockers (Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger), then the wildly successful albums of hushed folk-pop, and voilà! By 2008 she was the first lady of France. This is how you work it, ladies.
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