Ari Up

German-born British singer and musician. Born 17 January 1962 in Munich, Germany and died of cancer, 20 October 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Best known as influential singer of British post-punk group The Slits. Became stepdaughter of John Lydon when he married her mother Nora Maier Forster, who had previously been married to Frank Foster. Ari-Up's biological father was a German Schlager singer in the 1950s and 1960s.