Debora Kay Iyall (/ˈaɪ.ɑːl/; Salishan pronunciation: [ˈʌɪalwahawa];[citation needed] born 29 April 1954), is a Cowlitz Native American artist and was lead singer for the new wave band Romeo Void.
[3] While attending the San Francisco Art Institute, she joined Frank Zincavage and Peter Woods to create Romeo Void in 1979.
Their song "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)" landed them in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in 1984.
Romeo Void parted ways in 1985, and the following year Iyall released her debut solo album Strange Language on Columbia Records.
Since late 2009, Iyall has been performing new material written with Peter Dunne at a variety of local venues in Northern California.