Hailing from Hull, North England, Cosey Fanni Tutti (real name, Christine Carol Newby) is an English musician and performance artist, primarily known for her work in avant-garde industrial noise outfit Throbbing Gristle. She first came to prominence when she founded the performance art collective COUM Transmissions in 1969 with Genesis P-Orridge. The project lasted until 1976 and enraged the British press due to the controversial and confrontational nature of their performance pieces. Tutti's contribution to the project took it to new heights, transforming it from a purely mus...