Ariane Daniele Forster (17 January 1962 – 20 October 2010), known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German vocalist best known as a member of the English punk rock band the Slits.

Oct 21, 2010 · Vocalist Ari Up, of British all-girl punk band The Slits, has died aged 48 following a "serious illness", her stepfather John Lydon has announced. The death of the singer, real name Arianna...

The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Romero, who played briefly with Spizzenergi and later left to join the Raincoats), with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy. [1]

Oct 21, 2010 · Ari Up (born Arianna Forster), lead singer of the Slits, passed away yesterday following “a serious illness,” her stepfather John Lydon announced online. She was only 48.

Oct 21, 2010 · While initial reports of Slits vocalist Ari Up 's death last Wednesday (October 20) indicated that she had died of a "serious illness," bandmate Tessa Pollitt has confirmed that her friend died...

Oct 22, 2010 · Arianna Forster, who gained acclaim in the late 1970s as Ari Up, the singer of the exuberant and influential all-female punk-rock band the Slits, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 48.

Ari Up was born on 17 January 1962 in Munich, West Germany [now Germany]. She was an actress, known for Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017), The Girl, the Mother and the Demons (2016) and Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007). She died on 20 October 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Oct 22, 2010 · The Slits‘ Ari Up died after battling with cancer, the band’s bassist Tessa Pollitt has told NME. Ari Up died on Thursday (October 20) aged 48 after what was described as a “serious illness”.

Jul 23, 2014 · Arianna Forster, better known to her fans as Ari Up of the influential punk band the Slits, died of an undisclosed illness Wednesday in Los Angeles, her stepfather, John Lydon — a.k.a. Johnny...

With her tumbling dreadlocks, mouthy righteousness and determined mission to mash down Babylon, Ari Up was the personification of 1977's Bob Marley song "Punky reggae party".