‘I Kissed a Girl’ Singer Jill Sobule
Dies In House Fire
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Jill Sobule, famous for her 1995 song “I Kissed a Girl,” is dead.
The singer/songwriter died Thursday in a house fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota … according to Variety.
Jill also performed “Supermodel” from the hit movie “Clueless” starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer and Stacey Dash.
She had a show scheduled for Friday night at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theater in Denver, her hometown.
Jill’s manager, John Porter, tells Variety … “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.”
She released 12 albums over a three-decade career in Hollywood … and she created a critically acclaimed autobiographical musical, “F*** 7th Grade.” Jill also did the theme song for the Nickelodeon show “Unfabulous.”
Jill was 66.
RIP
