Suzanne Vega

Born: Jul 11, 1959 in Santa Monica, CA
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, College Rock, Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Biography: Suzanne Vega was the first major figure in the bumper crop of female singer/songwriters who rose to prominence during the late '80s and '90s. Her hushed, restrained folk-pop and highly literate lyrics (inspired chiefly by Leonard Cohen, as well as Lou Reed and Bob Dylan) laid the initial musical groundwork ...Read full biography
Beauty & Crime
Released: 2007
Label: EMI
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Six years in the pop music world is a long time. In fact, for many artists, it's a lifetime or two. Suzanne Vega has been away from recording for a long time, but it isn't because she hasn't been working. ...Read full review
Solitude Standing
Released: 1987
Label: A&M
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The songs on Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega's second album, had years listed beside them on the lyric sheet, so you could see that some of them dated back to 1978. But that bold admission heralded the ...Read full review
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The first major female singer-songwriter who rose to prominence during the late '80s and '90s,...
Vega's left-field hit single "Luka" helped convince record companies that folk-styled...
Though Vega's early commercial success helped open doors for a wealth of talent, she couldn't...
Vega graduated from college in 1982 and held several low-level day jobs while playing at...
In 1979, Vega attended a Lou Reed concert and its effect was a revelation: Here was an artist...
After three years of rejections, Vega and her managers Ron Fierstein and Steve Addabbo finally...
Titled simply "Suzanne Vega," her debut was released in 1985 to much critical applause. Thanks in...
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