Jill Sobule dead at 66: Singer-songwriter famous for ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and Clueless movie hit killed in house fire

Jill Sobule at a Gay Pride event in New York City.

LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Jill Sobule has been killed in a house fire aged 66.

The pioneering artist wrote the 1995 hit I Kissed a Girl which is which and the movie soundtrack Clueless.

3

Jill Sobule has tragically died in a house fireCredit: Getty
Jill Sobule at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

3

The singer-songwriter is known for her iconic song I Kissed a Girl and the 1955 Clueless soundtrackCredit: Getty

She featured on the chick-flick favourite soundtrack in 1995 with the song Supermodel.

Jill was preparing for a show in Denver on May 1, her home town, at Swallow Hill Music’s Tuft Theater.

John Porter, her manager, shared an emotional tribute: “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.”

Ken Hertz, her longtime attorney, said: “Jill wasn’t just a client.

“She was family to us. She showed up for every birth, every birthday, and every holiday.

“She performed at our daughter’s wedding, and I was her ‘tech’ when she performed by Zoom from our living room (while living with us) during the pandemic.”

Content shared from www.the-sun.com.

Share This Article