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Jill Sobule, groundbreaking folk-pop singer and activist, dead at 66
Jill Sobule, the acclaimed singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ trailblazer best known for 90s hits 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Supermodel', has died in a Minneapolis house fire. She was 66.
Born in Denver in 1959, Sobule released her first album in 1990, but found mainstream success with her self-titled second album, which featured 'I Kissed A Girl'.
The folk-pop track is often cited as a milestone for queer representation, as one of the first openly LGBT-themed songs to crack the US Billboard Top 20. It details two women connecting after they are fed up with their boyfriends — a ground-breaking but casual depiction of sexual fluidity presented as sweet, not salacious.
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By Daily SumUpJill Sobule, the acclaimed singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ trailblazer best known for 90s hits 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Supermodel', has died in a Minneapolis house fire. She was 66.
Born in Denver in 1959, Sobule released her first album in 1990, but found mainstream success with her self-titled second album, which featured 'I Kissed A Girl'.
The folk-pop track is often cited as a milestone for queer representation, as one of the first openly LGBT-themed songs to crack the US Billboard Top 20. It details two women connecting after they are fed up with their boyfriends — a ground-breaking but casual depiction of sexual fluidity presented as sweet, not salacious.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.