Peter Vanessa "Troy" Davies (1960–2007), sometimes known as Ecco Homo or Vanessa, was an Australian artist, singer, and musician.

Career

Under the stage name Ecco Homo, he signed a record deal with RooArt. He released two singles, "Motorcycle Baby" and "New York, New York". The video clip of the former featured

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, and the latter featured

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and

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. Producers and musicians who worked on the singles include

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, Gus Till, Michael Sheridan, Bill McDonald (all from

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) and

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. In 2015 the film ''

Ecco Homo ''Ecco Homo'' is a 2015 documentary film about provocateur, artist & performer: Peter Vanessa "Troy" Davies directed by Lynn-Maree Milburn and Richard Lowenstein. Festivals and awards The world premiere of Ecco Homo was at the Melbourne Inter ...

'', directed by

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and

Lynn-Maree Milburn Lynn-Maree Milburn is an Australian writer, director, editor and film producer. Milburn directed the feature-length documentary ''In Bob We Trust'' and co-directed the feature-length documentary '' Autoluminescent'', In 1993 she wrote, animate ...

, was released. It documented Davies' life and career. The film features interviews with people who knew him including Bono, Hutchence and Kriv Stenders.

Discography

*"Motorcycle Baby" (1988) - RooArt Aus #66 *"New York, New York" (1990) - RooArt

References

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