Brighton-born Stephens normally stood
stage left with The Pipettes. She is a self-described feminist and has a degree in
media studies and
film and
video production from
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College having written her dissertation on early Seventies hardcore pornography. She sang the verses of the single "Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me" and lead on album tracks "Tell Me What You Want" and "One Night Stand", which (along with "Feminist Complaints" and album track "A Winter's Sky") she also wrote. In April 2005, she contributed vocals to the hip-hop album
Flowers & Trees by fellow Brightonian
Y.Misdaq aka Yoshi, and has also provided vocals for The Blind Cowboys, a project by bandmate Jon Cassette and Thomas White of
The Electric Soft Parade and Brakes on their cover of "Sometimes Always". ==Solo work==