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Suzanne Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer. She was born in Santa Monica, California, but, at the age of one, moved with her mother and her stepfather to New York City, where she grew up in a socially problematic area. At the age of nine she began to write poems; she wrote her first song at 14. Later she attended the New York High School of Performing Arts (the school seen in the film and musical Fame), where she studied modern dance. Music, however, was her first love. While she was an English literatureLiterature is literally "an acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary; the term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. The word "literature" spelled with a lower-case "l" can refer to major at Columbia UniversityColumbia University officially known as Columbia University in the City of New York is a private institution of higher education. It is one of the world's foremost research universities and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1754 under a royal charter's Barnard CollegeBarnard College founded in 1889, is an independent college of liberal arts and sciences for women, located in the borough of Manhattan, in New York, New York, United States. Though affiliated with Columbia University, Barnard has its own campus, faculty,, she performed in small venues in Greenwich VillageGreenwich Village is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Broadway on the east, the Hudson River on the west, Houston Street on the south, and 14th Street on. In 1984See also 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 28 singer Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. February 14 Elton John marries studio engin she received a major label record contract.

Suzanne's eponymous debut albumAn album is a packaged collection of related things. The most common types of albums are record albums and photo albums''. Photo albums collect a series of photographs in a book. Some albums have compartments which the photos may be slipped in to; older s was released in 1985See also 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 28 Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smok and was well received by critics. The songs are straightforward and oppose the 'bigger is better' sloganA slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. A political slogan generally expresses a goal or aim (" Workers of the world, unite!"), whereas an advertising slogan is most often in of the mid- 1980s. They are not typical protest songs, but are introspective, in the manner of the singer-songwriters of the 1970s.

Her sophomore effort, Solitude Standing ( 1987), contained two successful singles: "Tom's Diner" (a hit later remixed by two British dance producers under the name DNA, not to be confused with the no wave band DNA) and "Luka". "Luka" is written from the point of view of an abused child—uncommon for a pop hit. The music is more strongly pop-oriented compared with her first album.

Vega's third album, Days of Open Hand ( 1990) signified a change in style: the music became more experimental and the lyrics expressed greater emotion. The album lacked hit single material and is best considered as a whole.

1992 saw the release of the album 99.9F° ("ninety-nine point nine Fahrenheit degrees"). It consists of an eclectic mixture of folk music, dance beats and industrial music. This gives a sunny quality to the work in contrast to the previous album. The songs are short and the lyric style compressed.

The fifth album, Nine Objects of Desire , was released in 1996. The music varies between a frugal, simple style and the industrial production of 99.9F°. This album contains "Caramel", featured in the movie The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and "Dead Man Walking", a song from the soundtrack of a movie of the same name.

September 2001 saw the release of a new album, Songs In Red and Grey . The subject matter deals with Vega's divorce from her ex- husband, record producer Mitchell Froom.

In 2003, the twenty-one-song greatest hits compilation Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega was released. (The UK version of Retrospective included an eight-song bonus CD.)

Vega has a daughter, Ruby Froom.



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