Vega, Suzanne (1959–)
Vega, Suzanne (1959–)
American singer. Name variations: Vega. Born Suzanne Nadine Vega, Aug 12, 1959, in New York, NY; studied literature at Barnard College; m. Mitchell Froom (music producer and musician), Mar 17, 1995 (div. 2000); children: Ruby (b. 1994).
At 16, began performing her songs in Greenwich Village coffeehouses; released eponymous debut album (1985), which hit #11 on British pop charts; recorded "Left of Center" for film Pretty in Pink (1986); released Solitude Standing (1987), which went to #11 in US and #2 in UK, and included song, "Luka," which was nominated for 3 Grammys; other albums include 99.9° (1992), Nine Objects of Desire (1996) and Songs in Red and Gray (2001); published The Passionate Eye: The Collected Writings of Suzanne Vega (1999).
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