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Suzanne Vega
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The next Suzanne Vega concert is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Infinity Hall in Hartford, CT, United States. See all 32 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Left of Center (feat. Joe Jackson) [From "Pretty In Pink" Soundtrack] by Suzanne Vega, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music114/v4/a1/0e/88/a10e88bb-d96f-bb59-e041-e0b2587d5739/00602567821878.rgb.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Left of Center (feat. Joe Jackson) [From \"Pretty In Pink\" Soundtrack] by Suzanne Vega, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About Suzanne Vega
Hometown
Santa Monica, CA, United States
Born
July 11, 1959
Genre
Pop
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega (born in 1959 in Santa Monica, CA) broke through in the ’80s with “Luka,” an acutely told tale of child abuse that struck a chord with listeners all over the globe. While studying at Manhattan’s Barnard College, Vega began playing around Greenwich Village; she released her self-titled debut in 1985, and the longing “Marlene On the Wall” became a cult hit. Solitude Standing, which followed two years later, was Vega’s breakthrough; in 1990, the British electro duo DNA remixed her a cappella New York snapshot “Tom’s Diner,” adding drums and grooves to her clipped vocals, and it became a massive hit. Vega expanded her own sound in the years that followed, particularly on 1992’s forward-thinking 99.9 F, which combined industrial clamor with melodic folk-pop, and 1996's Nine Objects of Desire, which brought in elements of jazz, funk, and bossa nova. In the 21st century, Vega has continued performing and recording, remaking her earlier work in the Close-Up series and writing the play Carson McCullers Talks About Love (a biography of the spiritually minded writer) and an attendant album.
Musical InfluencesSuzanne Vega's musical influences include Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon, Talking Heads and more.
Influenced by Suzanne VegaSuzanne Vega has influenced the music of Edie Brickell, Kings of Convenience, Tori Amos and more.
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