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| Birth Name(s) : Lisa Anne Loeb |
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Single
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Singer-songwriter,solo singer, guitarist, composer |
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Full Lisa Loeb Biography
Lisa Anne Loeb (born 11 March 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television actress. In 1994, she had her first hit with the song "Stay (I Missed You)". The song today still remains her biggest hit and most well-known song. Recently, she has moved into other endeavors, such as television. In 2006, she had her own reality TV show on the E! channel.
Loeb's big break came when she was discovered by actor and friend Ethan Hawke, who lived in an apartment across the street from her in New York City. She met Hawke through mutual friends in the NYC theatre community. Hawke gave a tape of Loeb's song "Stay (I Missed You)" to director Ben Stiller during the making of the 1994 film Reality Bites. Stiller subsequently agreed to use the song in the film and on the film's soundtrack. "Stay" ultimately went on to become a number one hit on the American charts. When her song hit number one, Loeb earned the distinction of being the only artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label.
In September 1995, Loeb's debut album, Tails, was released. The album was co-produced by Juan Patiño, her longtime then-boyfriend. Although none of the singles from Tails could quite match the breakthrough appeal of "Stay" (which was also included on this album), Loeb still managed a Top-Twenty hit with "Do You Sleep?" and two moderately successful radio hits with "Taffy," and "Waiting for Wednesday." Tails went on to achieve platinum status.
In 1997, a second major-label album, Firecracker, was released. Though critically praised, it did not have the commercial success of Tails, but the single "I Do" was popular on radio (it charted in the Top Twenty) and music television. The song "How" featured in the soundtracks for the films Twister and Jack Frost, and was featured in the Buffy episode "Homecoming". "Let's Forget About It" was released as a single. At this point Loeb dropped the name of her support band, Nine Stories, and performed under her own name. "Firecracker" went Gold. Loeb's band, "Nine Stories", is named after the J. D. Salinger collection.
In 2000, she participated on the Ozzy Osbourne tribute album Bat Head Soup performing Goodbye to Romance with Dweezil Zappa on guitar.
Loeb's next project was Cake and Pie the release of which was delayed until 2002. The album was a commercial failure (despite excellent reviews) and did not receive any major backing or promotion from her record label. She was eventually dropped, and she bought the rights to the masters of the songs from that album. It was re-released by Artemis Records in late 2002, with the songs rearranged and some deletions/additions. Featuring new packaging, it was retitled Hello Lisa. A children's album called Catch the Moon was independently released in 2003. Videos from this album have been featured on the Noggin TV network for children, alongside those of Laurie Berkner and Dan Zanes, rockers who have crossed over much further into the children's music field.
In May 2004, Loeb announced that her longtime relationship with Dweezil Zappa was over. In 2004, Loeb changed record labels once again, due to a lack of promotion from her former label, Artemis Records. She was signed to the independent label Zoe/Rounder, and The Way It Really Is was released August 2004. The album was Loeb's fifth studio-recorded album.
More recently, Loeb has contributed vocals to New Found Glory's cover of "Stay", which was featured on their 2007 LP From the Screen to Your Stereo Pt. 2. Loeb also guest performed on the song "Anti-Hero" on all-female Japanese musical group Rin''s album Inland Sea.
Loeb has had several guest appearances on television shows, such as The Nanny in 1997. In 1998, she played the voice of a newborn baby in The Rugrats Movie and played a musician in an episode of Cupid. In 1999, Loeb was featured as a news reporter in the horror film House on Haunted Hill. In 2004, she was featured in Serial Killing 101.
On January 16, 2004, her reality show Dweezil & Lisa first aired on Food Network, in which she shared title billing with her now ex-boyfriend Dweezil Zappa. The show featured the two musicians touring the country together, stopping at different restaurants and sampling unique and diverse dishes. In the opening for each episode of Dweezil & Lisa, she claimed to be a vegetarian who enjoyed eating the occasional serving of bacon. In 2005, she appeared on The Colbert Report as herself as part of a small gag in which the eponymous host could not remember all the lyrics of "Stay," and asked Loeb, who was standing by a camera with her guitar, how it went. She sang and strummed a little to jog Colbert's memory.
In the fall and winter of 2005, Loeb taped a reality show, #1 Single, for the E! Channel, in New York City. The show focused on her quest for love, success, career and family. It premiered on the E! Channel in January 2006 in an eight-part series, coinciding with the release of Loeb's new album, The Very Best of Lisa Loeb.
On August 2, 2007, Lisa Loeb co-hosted The View. In the episode, she defended a "woman's right to choose, a right to control her body, and have an alternative... something that's safe", clashing with regular co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on more than one exchange.
Albums:Liz and Lisa | Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different | Purple Tape | Tails | Firecracker | Cake and Pie | Hello Lisa | Catch the Moon | The Way It Really Is |
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