
Sobule's satirical anthem Supermodel featured in the 1995 comedy Clueless Jill Sobule, a groundbreaking US songwriter whose hit I Kissed a Girl is widely considered the first song with openly-gay themes to crack the Billboard Top 20, has died in a house fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota, her publicist has said. Sobule, whose satirical anthem Supermodel featured in the 1995 coming-of-age film Clueless, was 66.
Main Idea: Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for “I Kissed a Girl” and “Supermodel,” died in a house fire in Minneapolis at age 66.
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Jill Sobule’s death removes a voice that helped normalize LGBTQ+ stories and other hard topics in US music, which may leave some listeners and communities feeling a cultural loss.
Tributes and a free gathering in Denver may bring people together and keep Sobule’s work in public memory.
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