Alannah Currie (born 20 September 1957, Auckland, New Zealand[1]) is a musician and artist, best known as a former member of the UK pop group, Thompson Twins.
Born in New Zealand, Currie emigrated to the UK in 1977, as a rock journalist. Currie squatted in various places in South West London, ending up in Lillieshall Road, Clapham Old Town. This turned out to be a major step on the road to stardom with the Thompson Twins. In 1979, with her across-the-road neighbour, Trace Newton-Ingham (Traci Newton), she co-founded the dread-punk-improvising group, The Unfuckables. The Unfuckables performed one gig at an Anti-Psychiatry Conference in early 1980, held in the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London. For this particular gig the group comprised the two co-founders, plus an array of musicians from London's 'underground' music scene - Viv Albertine (The Slits), Gareth Sager (The Pop Group), Charles Bullen and Charles Hayward (This Heat), Tom Bailey (of Thompson Twins, with whom she would later marry), Jimmy Cauty (later of The KLF, and her current partner) and improviser Steve Beresford, amongst others.
Her songwriting credits include "I Want That Man", an international hit for Deborah Harry in 1989.