Diamanda Galás, born in San Diego, California on 29 August 1955, is an American
musician and singer-songwriter known for her extended soprano technique. She
began performing in the early 1970s with the jazz ensemble Black Music Infinity,
and released her first solo record, The Litanies of Satan (1982), followed by
Diamanda Galás (1982). In 1986, she launched the AIDS trilogy Masque of the Red
Death, comprising The Divine Punishment (1986), Saint of the Pit (1986), and You
Must Be Certain of the Devil (1988), which established her as a vocal
avant‑garde figure. She also notably co...