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'Florence' has been voted the greatest woman in 'rock' even though she isn't

  • March 26, 2012
  • Mikey

Listeners of XFM have given Florence Welsh the accolade of Greatest Woman In 'Rock'.

The pop singer beat com­pet­i­tion from Alison Mosshart of The Kills, who finished in a com­mend­able second place, followed by Skin of Skunk Anansie fame, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O and Debbie Harry rounding off the Top 5.

With an apparent straight face, Florence said that being a woman in rock was all about "per­vert­ing the idea of fem­in­in­ity — managing to be vul­ner­able and powerful at the same time".

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