Suzanne Vega

Summary

Suzanne Vega is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Santa Monica^[2]. She was born on July 11, 1959^[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], guitarist^[6], playwright^[7], and writer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,557 views/month, #5,703 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Santa Monica^[2], Suzanne Vega…
• Suzanne Vega was born on July 11, 1959^[3].
• Suzanne Vega held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Suzanne Vega's professions included singer-songwriter^[4].
• Suzanne Vega worked as a singer^[5].
• Suzanne Vega's professions included guitarist^[6].
• Suzanne Vega's professions included playwright^[7].
• Suzanne Vega worked as a writer^[8].
• Suzanne Vega worked as a recording artist^[11].
• Suzanne Vega's field of work was music composing^[12].
• Suzanne Vega's field of work was chant^[13].
• Suzanne Vega's field of work was performing arts^[14].
• Suzanne Vega was educated at Barnard College^[15].
• Suzanne Vega's education included a stint at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16].
• Suzanne Vega is recorded as female^[17].
• Suzanne Vega's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Suzanne Vega's genre is alternative rock^[19].
• Suzanne Vega's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[20].
• Suzanne Vega's record label is recorded as A&M Records^[21].
• Suzanne Vega's record label is recorded as Fast Folk^[22].
• Suzanne Vega's record label is recorded as Cooking Vinyl^[23].
• Suzanne Vega's discography is recorded as Suzanne Vega discography^[24].
• Suzanne Vega's Commons category is recorded as Suzanne Vega^[25].
• Suzanne Vega's family name is recorded as Vega^[26].
• Suzanne Vega's given name is recorded as Suzanne^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-07-11^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative folk, art pop, chamber pop, contemporary folk, downtempo, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop, pop rock, singer-songwriter^[31]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, alternative folk, art pop, chamber pop, contemporary folk, downtempo, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop, pop rock, singer-songwriter, singer/songwriter^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: cf119120-7df5-47d7-9dec-49f8837a4e40^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Santa Monica^[2], Suzanne Vega… she was born on July 11, 1959^[3].

Education

Educated at Barnard College^[15], a liberal arts college^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1889^[36] and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1961^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], guitarist^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], and recording artist^[11]. Fields of work include music composing^[12], a type of arts^[40]; chant^[13], a music genre^[41]; and performing arts^[14], a type of arts^[42].

Why It Matters

Suzanne Vega ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,557 views/month, #5,703 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

She has been cited as an influence by Alanis Morissette^[45], a singer-songwriter^[46], b. 1974^[47], of Canada^[48], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance^[49], specialised in music composing^[50]; Sarah McLachlan^[51], a singer^[52], b. 1968^[53], of Canada^[54], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada^[55], specialised in music composing^[56]; Yael Naim^[57], a singer-songwriter^[58], b. 1978^[59], of France^[60], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[61]; Fernanda Takai^[62], a singer^[63], b. 1971^[64], of Brazil^[65], awarded the Prêmio Jabuti^[66]; and Polly Scattergood^[67], a singer^[68], b. 1986^[69], of United Kingdom^[70].

FAQs

Where was Suzanne Vega born?

Suzanne Vega was born in Santa Monica^[2].

What did Suzanne Vega do for work?

Suzanne Vega worked as singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], guitarist^[6], playwright^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did Suzanne Vega go to school?

Suzanne Vega was educated at Barnard College^[15] and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School^[16].

Who did Suzanne Vega influence?

Suzanne Vega has been cited as an influence by Alanis Morissette^[45], Sarah McLachlan^[51], Yael Naim^[57], and Fernanda Takai^[62].