Mary Hansen
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Mary Therese Hansen (1 November 1966 ā 9 December 2002) was an Australian-born guitarist and singer. She joined the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab in 1992. As a member, Hansen recorded six studio albums from Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (August 1993) to Sound-Dust (August 2001).
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Birth name | Mary Therese Hansen |
Born | (1966-11-01)1 November 1966 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
Died | 9 December 2002(2002-12-09) (aged 36) London, England |
Genres | Experimental pop, indie pop, experimental rock, psychedelic rock |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards[1] |
Years active | 1986ā2002 |
Formerly of | The Wolfhounds, Stereolab, Schema |
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As a side-project, in late 1999 she formed the space rock group Schema with members of Seattle-based band Hovercraft, and they issued their debut album, Schema, on 19 September 2000. On 9 December 2002, Hansen was killed after being struck by a truck while bicycling in London.