Madame X

Madame X

Madame X is an 80s US R&B and funk group from Los Angeles. The line-up includes Iris Parker, and the group is associated with electro-funk and related dance music styles.

Electro-funk background

The group is described as an 80s female electro-funk trio led by Bernadette Cooper of Klymaxx. In that line-up, the members are Alisa Randolph, Iris Parker and Valerie Victoria. This places Madame X within the Los Angeles R&B and funk scene of the 1980s, with a sound linked to electro-funk.

Later name use

The name Madame X is also used for other acts in different contexts, including a short-lived lounge project that appears in 1998 releases on Estrus Records and an Italian electro-new wave group with releases in the 2000s. The group identified here is the Los Angeles R&B/funk act.