Jill Sobule

Person · Female

Jill Sobule

From
Denver, United States
Active
1959–2025
Rating
★ 4 (1 votes)
Releases
23
  • rock
  • christmas music
  • folk pop
  • folk rock
  • indie rock
  • pop rock
  • singer-songwriter

About

Jill Susan Sobule ( SOH-byool; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing.

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In 2009, Sobule released California Years, an album funded entirely by fan donations, making her an early pioneer of crowdfunding.

From Jill Sobule on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 11
EPs 4
Singles 2
Live 3
Compilations 1
Other 2

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Also known as

Jill Susan Sobule

Tags

  • 2008 universal fire victim
  • singer/songwriter

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000055148716
IPI
00143395866
IPI
00344740761

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.