Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and songwriter. Raised in Corscombe, Dorset, Harvey formed an eponymous band as a teenager with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Ian Olliver. The trio released their first album Dry in 1992. Ellis and Olliver left the band after the release of Rid of Me (1993), and Harvey continued as a solo artist.

Among the accolades she has received have been the 2001 Mercury Music Prize, six BRIT Award nominations, five Grammy Award nominations and two further Mercury Music Prize nominations. Rolling Stone named her 1992's Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995's Artist of the Year, and placed two of her albums on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. She was also rated the number one female rock artist by Q magazine in a 2002 poll.

Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is a British singer-songwriter. She has recorded as a solo artist under the name PJ Harvey, but she began her career as part of a trio (with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Steve Vaughan ) also named PJ Harvey. Early material released by the trio on “Dry,” “4 Track Demos,” and “Rid of Me” was praised by critics for its raw blues and punk influenced lo-fi rock sound and dark, witty lyrics. After t