Ebony Thomas

Ebony Thomas also known as Ebony Bones is a British actress,singer-songwriter and producerknown for playing the role of resident "glamour-puss" Yasmin McHugh on the five TV drama "Family Affairs" from 1998 until 2005. She was one of the programme's youngest, longest-serving and most popular cast members, known for both her own and her character's fashion sense.

In 2002, 2003 and 2004, Thomas was nominated for The British Soap Awards "Sexiest female". In 2004 and 2005, Thomas was nominated for The British Soap Awards "Best Comedy Actor".

Thomas has subsequently reinvented herself as a musician under the moniker Ebony Bones. She writes, produces, plays her own instruments and sings all her own material. She performed live at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007. Most recently Bones single "We Know All About U" was made both "Single Of The Week" and "The Hottest Record In The World Today" by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe becoming Radio 1's most played single by an unsigned artist. Her limited edition second single "Don't Fart On My Heart" also becoming "Single Of The Week" and "The Hottest Record In The World Today" on the Zane Lowe Show, with the award winning video named "Best Video" by The British Council for the Onedotzero festival. She has appeared in publications such as i-D, NME, "Q Magazine", "The Guardian", "The Observer" and "Entertainment Weekly". Having toured with The Slits and performing for Massive Attack's Meltdown (festival) at The Royal Festival Hall, Ebony Bones has again appeared at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival headlined by Jay-Z.

On the 24th of August 2008 Ebony Bones performed live in New York for the Barack Obama concert held at The McCarren Park Pool.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/ebonybones Ebony Bones] at MySpace