Grace Jones’ love affair with Italian TV in the late 70s.

A pioneer and icon in the international disco music culture scene, Grace Jones contributed to some of the most iconic moments in Italian TV.

It’s October 15, 1978, and, within a medieval tableau replete with Hieronymus Bosch-inspired set-design elements and clunky animatronics, Grace Jones appears clad in a leopard pelt, which she soon ditches to reveal an off-the-shoulder peach-colored tunic, paired with leopard-print opera gloves. As she makes her way to a gilded Chaise, she sings her hit “Fame,” from the 1978 album of the same name. This is the first episode of cult TV show Stryx, one of the first productions of the newly-minted second channel of Italy’s own RAI. On Stryx, Jones would appear alongside international divas such as Asha Puthli, Gal Costa, Amanda Lear, and Italian singers such as Patty Pravo, Anna Oxa, and Mia Martini.