Model, painter, disco diva, TV personality and the absolute fiercest of the pioneering transsexuals (along with Candy Darling), Amanda Lear was born Alain Maurice Louis René Tap in Saigon, 1939. Or it could have been Paris. Or Hong Kong. The year might have been 1941, 1945 or as she now claims 1950. There is
this is a great compilation for anyone interested in her music:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sphinx_–_Das_Beste_aus_den_Jahren_1976–1983