The group received critical acclaim from underground rock press for their 1991 debut album, produced by Kim Gordon, while their second release, Live Through This (1994), was met with critical accolades and multi-platinum sales. She appeared in supporting roles in the Alex Cox films Sid and Nancy (1986) and Straight to Hell (1987) before forming the band Hole in Los Angeles with guitarist Eric Erlandson. After briefly being in a juvenile hall, she spent a year living in Dublin and Liverpool before returning to the United States and pursuing an acting career. In 2020, NME named her one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years.īorn to countercultural parents in San Francisco, Love had an itinerant childhood, but was primarily raised in Portland, Oregon, where she played in a series of short-lived bands and was active in the local punk scene. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades.
Courtney Michelle Love ( née Harrison born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
