Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega in 2010
Background information
Birth nameSuzanne Nadine Peck
Born (1959-07-11) July 11, 1959 (age 67)
Santa Monica, California, United States
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresAlternative rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1982–present
LabelsA&M
Blue Note
Amanuensis Productions
Websitewww.suzannevega.com

Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer, recording artist and songwriter. She is best known for her songs "Luka" and "Tom's Diner".

At the age of nine she began to write poetry. She wrote her first song at age fourteen. She attended New York's High School of Performing Arts. There she studied modern dance and graduated in 1977.

Personal life

On March 17, 1995, Vega married Mitchell Froom, a musician and a record producer. They have a daughter, Ruby Froom (born July 8, 1994). The band Soul Coughing's Ruby Vroom album was named after her. Recently Ruby sang with her mother. Vega and Froom separated in 1998.

On February 11, 2006, Vega married Paul Mills, a lawyer and poet.

Studio albums

Year Album UK U.S. AUS NZ GER FR SUI
1985 Suzanne Vega 11 91 23 9 54 - -
1987 Solitude Standing 2 11 7 1 6 - 8
1990 Days of Open Hand1 7 50 74 24 16 - 19
1992 99.9F° 20 86 56 38 27 - 24
1996 Nine Objects of Desire2 43 92 - - 43 25 23
2001 Songs in Red and Gray 100 178 - - 53 36 47
2007 Beauty & Crime3 127 129 - - 81 52 79
2010 Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs - - - - - - -
2010 Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places - - - - - - -
2011 Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being - - - - - - -
2012 Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family - - - - - - -
2014
2016 Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
2025 Flying with Angels

References

  1. ↑ Curtis, Kim (September 28, 2001), "Softer, earthier Vega releases new album", Reading Eagle, Reading Eagle Company, retrieved April 30, 2010
  2. ↑ "Suzanne Vega: A Life in Music". Official Community of Suzanne Vega. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Fun Facts Music". Official Community of Suzanne Vega. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Suzanne Vega and Ruby Froom at the City Winery 06-May-2010". YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Mother & Daughter Vega". YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Ruby singing with me tonight". 2011-01-08.
  7. ↑ "The Official Suzanne Vega website". Suzanne Vega. 2006-05-06. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  8. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Other websites

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