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Suzanne Vega

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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 charts in the UK, "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 duo DNA with her vocals, and it became a Top 10 hit in five countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suzanne Vega is the 698th most popular musician (down from 514th in 2019), the 3,896th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,682nd in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Suzanne Vega ranks 698 out of 3,175. Before her are Rudolf Barshai, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Chaka Khan, Angélique Kidjo, Jelly Roll Morton, and Zino Francescatti. After her are Rufus Wainwright, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jeff Buckley, Xaver Scharwenka, Eddie Gómez, and Josef Suk.

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Among people born in 1959, Suzanne Vega ranks 138. Before her are Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, Peter Mensah, Allison Janney, Catherine Keener, Renny Harlin, and Saïd Aouita. After her are Anatoly Onoprienko, Nagarjuna, Christian Thielemann, Vanity, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Pietro Vierchowod.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Suzanne Vega ranks 3,896 out of 20,380. Before her are Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Sherilyn Fenn (1965), Philip Baker Hall (1931), Fergie (1975), Dan Gurney (1931), and Jean Bartik (1924). After her are Vince Vaughn (1970), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Allan Kaprow (1927), Jessica Biel (1982), Jean Smart (1951), and Augustine Washington (1694).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Suzanne Vega ranks 215. Before her are Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Captain Beefheart (1941), Kenny Loggins (1948), Jeff Porcaro (1954), Chaka Khan (1953), and Jelly Roll Morton (1890). After her are Rufus Wainwright (1973), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), Steve Lacy (1934), Victor Young (1900), and Dick Dale (1937).

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