One of the most iconic female figures in alternative rock, Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison) rose to prominence on the Los Angeles independent scene as the frontwoman of Hole, a band formed in 1989 that received critical acclaim with its debut album, Pretty on the Inside (1991), and later achieved commercial success with the albums Live Through This (1994) and Celebrity Skin (1998).
Still in the 1980s, in 1987, while living in Minneapolis, Love had a brief stint with the band Babes in Toyland, from which she was kicked out. She also worked as a stripper in Alaska.
Courtney Love was born on July 9, 1964, in San Francisco, California. In addition to being a singer and songwriter, she also worked as an actress. In the 1980s, she starred in two films by British director Alex Cox: "Sid & Nancy" (1986) and "Straight To Hell" (1987). However, her film work is best remembered for the film by director Miloš Forman "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996).
With the announced end of the group Hole in 2002, she began her solo career. The first album from this phase, America's Sweetheart, arrived in 2004.
In 2009, Love reformed Hole with new members. Upon their return, the group released the album Nobody's Daughter (2010).
Courtney Love was married to Kurt Cobain, lead singer/guitarist of Nirvana, with whom she had a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
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