Bilinda Butcher

ABOUT BILINDA BUTCHER

English singer and guitarist best known as a member of the influential shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine . Her delicate vocal melodies are considered a key component of songs like "Only Shallow."

She was a dance student at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

She suffered from panic attacks in the late 80's, causing her to take up taekwondo and later earn a green belt. My Bloody Valentine's "When You Sleep" has garnered more than 100 million streams on Spotify.

She has sons named Toby, Billy, and Davy.

She is the long-time bandmate of My Bloody Valentine singer and frontman Kevin Shields , with whom she has also had a romantic relationship.