Lene Lovich – born Lili-Marlene Promilovich in Detroit, Michigan on March 30,
1949 – is an eccentric singer and songwriter best known for her new wave pop
hits “Lucky Number” (1979) and “New Toy” (1981) released on the Stiff Records
label. Born to an English mother and an American father of Serbian ancestry, her
family relocated from Detroit to Hull, England when she was 13. She met fellow
teenager Les Chappell, a guitarist and songwriter, who would eventually become
her musical collaborator and life partner. As an artistic teenager, she created
her own hairstyle that had her bra...