Jill Sobule, singer of the ground-breaking 1995 hit “I Kissed a Girl,” has tragically died.
The musician and songwriter perished in a Minneapolis house fire early Thursday morning, her rep confirmed to Variety. Sobule was 66.
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She became a household name with “I Kissed a Girl,” which is widely viewed as the first openly gay-themed tune to make it into the Billboard Top 20.
Millennials will know Sobule for her song “Supermodel,” which was featured in the 1995 coming-of-age teen classic film “Clueless.”
The news of her death comes just one day before she was scheduled to perform.
Sobule was gearing up for “Jill Sobule presents: Songs From F*ck 7th Grade & More” at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theater in Denver, Colorado, on Friday, May 2.
The show has been canceled, per the theater’s website. An informal, free gathering will now take place in her honor.
“Jill Sobule was a force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our culture. I was having so much fun working with her. I lost a client and a friend today. I hope her music, memory, & legacy continue to live on and inspire others,” the singer’s manager, John Porter, said in a statement.
Her longtime attorney, Ken Hertz, added, “Jill wasn’t just a client. She was family to us. She showed up for every birth, every birthday, and every holiday. She performed at our daughter’s wedding, and I was her ‘tech’ when she performed by Zoom from our living room (while living with us) during the pandemic.”
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