Few artists can say that
Jonathan Richman and the television show Scrubs are both responsible for kicking off their careers, but the Gibson SG-carrying and stiletto-wearing
Keren Deberg can. The self-described cross between
Pat Benatar and
Gwen Stefani left her native Miami for New York City one day after high-school graduation. Numerous club gigs around New York earned her a strong and steady following and also brought her to the attention of producer and former
Cars frontman
Ric Ocasek, who hired her to sing on
Jonathan Richman's 1998 release
I'm So Confused. A year later
Keren was performing at the final Lilith Fair, and in 2001 she wrote an article for Seventeen magazine, documenting her audition for the open guitar spot in
Limp Bizkit. Her debut,
Gone, appeared in 2004 with tracks that had already been featured on MTV's Clone High and NBC's Miss Match and Scrubs.
Keren also had a cameo on Scrubs, playing a singing nurse. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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