Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule dies in Minneapolis house fire
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, whose hits included the satirical anthem Supermodel from the Clueless movie soundtrack and the groundbreaking single I Kissed A Girl, died early on Thursday (May 1) in a Minneapolis-area house fire, media outlets reported. She was 66.
Her manager John Porter confirmed her death in a statement to Minnesota Star Tribute.
According to her website, Sobule had been due to perform on Friday in her native Denver to showcase songs from her autobiographical stage musical F*** 7th Grade, which was nominated in 2023 for a Drama Desk Award.
Sobule was remembered for a diverse body of music that ranged from deeply intimate to socially conscious themes in a recording career that spanned a dozen albums starting in 1990 with her Todd Rungren-produced debut collection Things Here Are Different.
Her eponymous 1995 album included two of her biggest hits, Supermodel from the Hollywood coming-of-age comedy film Clueless, and I Kissed A Girl, widely regarded as the first openly LGBTQ-themed song to crack the Billboard Top 20 singles chart. It peaked at No 20 that year.
The song drew renewed attention in 2008 when Katy Perry released a different single of her own with the same title.
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