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Vocalist

The Resume

    (July 17, 1977- )
    Born in Sri Lanka
    Resides in Hounslow, London, England
    Birth name is Mathangi Arulpragasam
    Hip Hop vocalist
    Recorded 'Bad Girls,' 'Paper Planes,' 'Bird Flu,' 'Galang,' 'Bucky' and 'Xr2 Turbo'
    Father was the leader of the war rebel's Tamil Tigers

Why she might be annoying:

    She has a good luck T-shirt from the Bahamas that she always travels with.
    Her name is easily confused with Missing in Action or Miami International Airport.
    She has night terrors, with violent dreams.
    She said: 'I need a lot of drama.'
    Her pastime is watching documentaries.
    She generated headlines by 'flipping the bird' during the Super Bowl XLVI half-time show (February 5, 2012).

Why she might not be annoying:

    At age seven she found herself in the middle of a Sri Lankan civil war.
    She turned to music so she was not noticed as a refugee who spoke poor English.
    Her music is not frivolous and deals with serious issues.
    Jude Law purchased one of her paintings.
    She told Blender Magazine: 'I'm just sick of people staring at their shoes and wanting to slit their wrists.'

Credit: bruce


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 111 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 33 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 853 Votes: 64.01% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 621 Votes: 80.19% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 69 Votes: 46.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 85 Votes: 65.88% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 324 Votes: 72.53% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 185 Votes: 72.97% Annoying