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Jill Sobule | |
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 Sobule performing in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 16, 1959 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk-pop[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | jillsobule |
Jill Sobule (/ˈsoʊbjuːl/ SOH-byool; born January 16, 1959)[2] is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing.
In 2009, she released California Years, an album funded entirely by fan donations, making her an early pioneer of crowdfunding.[3]
- ^ Jill Sobule at AllMusic
- ^ Rose, Mike (January 16, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 16, 2023 includes celebrities Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Moss". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Quan, Denise (March 24, 2009). "Sponsor Jill Sobule's album, get a spot on it". CNN. Retrieved July 21, 2015.