Melissa Auf Der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician, who is currently based in New York City.
She was born in Montreal, Quebec to famous journalist and politician Nick Auf der Maur and Linda Gaboriau. Her primary language throughout childhood was English; she later learned French.
Previously with Hole, she joined the Smashing Pumpkins in 1999, acting as the group's bassist after the departure of D'Arcy Wretzky until it disbanded in December 2000. She released her self-titled solo album debut in 2004.
Hole albums: Pretty On The Inside (1990); Live Through This (1994); Ask For It (1995); My Body, the Hand Grenade (1997); and Celebrity Skin (1998). Auf der Maur, having joined in 1994 to replace the deceased Kristen Pfaff, only recorded one album with Hole, Celebrity Skin.
She collaborated with the French group Indochine on the song Le grand secret, jointly singing vocals and appearing in the video with Nicola Sirkis.
Auf der Maur fronted a short-lived Black Sabbath cover band called Hand of Doom in order to practice being a lead singer.
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