First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark
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Posting on Instagram, the Cellophane singer blamed members of her team for not getting the visa needed for US immigration sorted before she was due to travel.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
After a few years, Delph sold his share of Cellophane Square and started up the poster shop.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2020
This obsession had consequences: “They’re hating, they’re waiting / And hoping I’m not enough,” twigs gasps on comeback single Cellophane, a ballad so fragile and stark as to be a confrontation.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2019
Like, if you ever reach that point in your career as a performer where you have to be the third guy to play Mr. Cellophane in “Chicago” or something, you could pull that off!
From Salon • May 18, 2012
A compact affair not much bigger than a portable radio, it makes records on Cellophane tape.
From Time Magazine Archive
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