2004Nominee
Best Performance
Kill Your Idols
Michael Gira
Actor · Director · Producer
Los Angeles, California, USA
February 19, 1954
Biography
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans and fronts Angels of Light. He is also the founder of Young God Records.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Winner
Best Performance
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
Career Highlights
1986Highlight
Best Performance
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Parallel Planes
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Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia