Jill Sobule
American singer-songwriter (1959–2025)
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- Jill Susan Sobule ( SOH -byool ; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless .
- Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing.
- Early life Sobule was born into a secular Jewish family in Denver, Colorado on January 16, 1959.
- She had a brother, James.
- Mary's Academy, while she was the only Jew there, she played the guitar during mass.
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WikipediaJill Susan Sobule ( SOH-byool; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was 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, Sobule released California Years, an album funded entirely by fan donations, making her an early pioneer of crowdfunding.
Sobule was born into a secular Jewish family in Denver, Colorado on January 16, 1959. Her father, Marvin Lee, was a veterinarian, and her mother, Elaine, was a musician. She had a brother, James.
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