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- Born
- 1959-07-11
- Works
- 7
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- Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
- I Like People That Can't Sing
- The Authentic Guitar Style of Suzanne Vega with Tablature by Mark Phillips
- Solitude standing
- Solitude Standing
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Acting · Santa Monica, California, USA
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.
Known for
- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — Self2025
- Lover, Beloved2022
- Suzanne Vega Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart — Herself2022
- OnderOns — Self - Guest2022
- Pino — Narrator2020
- The Book of Conrad2016
- Soundbreaking — Self2016
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Suzanne Nadine Vega (née Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans 40 years. In the mid-1980s and 1990s, she released four singles that entered the Top 40 on the UK singles chart, "Marlene on the Wall", "Left of Center", "Luka" and "No Cheap Thrill".
"Tom's Diner", which was originally released as an a cappella recording on Vega's second studio album, Solitude Standing (1987), was remixed in 1990 as a dance track by English electronic music producers DNA with her vocals, and it became a Top 10 hit in five countries. The original a cappella recording of the song was used as a test during the creation of the MP3 format. The role of her song in the development of the MP3 compression prompted Vega to be given the title of "The Mother of the MP3".
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