[2] As a child she danced in Spanish cultural shows and enjoyed holding public singing performances in her neighbourhood.
[6] Del Mar met bassist Mark Storm in 1984 in a Toronto alleyway outside of party, where the two had a heated discussion about music.
[7] The following year Del Mar and Storm formed National Velvet along with drummer Gary Flint, and guitarists Mark Crossley and Tim Welch.
[9][10][11] Del Mar's strong, deep, vocal style was compared to artists such as Patti Smith, Carole Pope, Siouxsie Sioux and Nina Hagen.
[20][21] Del Mar (the vocalist) also played a role in the 1991 film The Events Leading Up to My Death, furthering the confusion.