- Lead vocalist and guitar player for Babes In Toyland (1987-2001, 2014-present).
- Close on-and-off friend of Courtney Love.
- She was a popular student and cheerleader in high school.
- Lead vocalist and guitar player of Katastrophy Wife (1998-present(on hiatus)).
- Has one son named Henry with second husband Glen Mattson.
- Co-wrote the song "I Think That I Would Die" on Hole's 1994 breakthrough album "Live Through This" with Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson.
- Fell into a schizophrenic episode and received treatment. (2007)
- Co-wrote the song "Best Sunday Dress" released as a b-side on Hole's 1998 single for their song "Celebrity Skin" with Courtney Love.
- Produced the album "The Seven Year Itch" for punk rock band, Angelica.
- Natural brunette.
- The young girl on her band's, Babes In Toyland, EP "To Mother" is her biological mother, Lynne Irene Higginbotham.
- Her biological mother, Lynne Irene Higginbotham, was a pianist.
- Has one child, Henry Mattson, born in 1999.
- Formed band Crunt with her then-husband, Stu Spasm, in 1993. The band released one album before breaking up in 1995 as Bjelland filed for divorce from Spasm.
- Has been in several bands. The first band she joined was a band called The Neurotics. Then Bjelland went on to form The Venarays with an old high school friend. Afterwards, she formed Sugar Babydoll with Courtney Love of Hole and Jennifer Finch of L7. After that band dissolved, she would again form a new band called Pagan Babies with Courtney Love, but this time with musicians Janis Tanaka and Deidre Schletter. Love left the band, so the band Pagan Babies went on to be called Italian Whorenuns, however the band was short-lived as Bjelland moved to Minnesota. It was then in 1987 that she formed Babes In Toyland with friend, Lori Barbero. Also formed bands Crunt and Katastrophy Wife in the 1990s.
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