Liz Phair
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Liz Phair is an American Indie feminist rocker. Her first album Exile In Guyville sold over 200,000 copies. Her songs were featured in Hollywood films like Higher Learning and Stealing Beauty.
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[edit] About
Liz Phair or (Elizabeth Clark Phair) was born on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, CT. She was raised in Chicago suburb Winnetka as a child by her adopted parents who were wealthy. In college she studied art at Oberlin College in Ohio. There, she developed an interest in indie rock and became friends with Chris Brokaw (guitarist of Come). After graduation, Phair together with Brokaw moved to San Francisco to pursue their music career. Brokaw moved out and she went back to Chicago and started composing her own songs.
Under the name of Girlysound, she released her own independent tapes while selling her charcoal drawings on the streets of Wicker Park. She made a lot of connections in Chicago's alternative music scene namely, Urge Overkill, a drummer named Brad Wood, and John Henderson, head of Chicago-based indie label Feel Good All Over. Brokaw who had already joined Come had a copy of Girlysound's tape and gave it to Gerard Cosley, Matador record label.
In 1993, she released her debut album, Exile In Guyville. Her single "Never Said" was aired on MTV. Th single made it to the charts and the album sold over 200,000 copies. Phair's follow-up album, Whip-Smart was released in 1994. The single "Supernova" entered the Top Ten modern rock hit. By 1995, the album had already disappeared from the charts. Later that year, she married Jim Staskausas, a Chicago-based film editor. In 1996, she released "Rocket Boy", it was included in the Stealing Beauty soundtrack. On December 21, 1996, the singer gave birth to James Nicholas Staskausas, her first child. In 1998, her long awaited third album, whitechocolatespaceegg, was finally realeased. She returned with her self-titled album, Liz Phair, in 2003. Jimmy Chamberlin, Wendy Melvoin, and Pete Yorn worked with Phair for this album. In 2005, Somebody's Miracle appeared.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Grammy Award | Nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance Female for "Supernova" |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance Female for "Don't Have Time" |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Exile In Guyville | Certified Gold in U.S. |
| 1994 | Whip-Smart | Certified Gold in U.S. |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Modern Rock Tracks | Billboard Hot 100 | Pop 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Supernova | 6 | 78 | Whip-Smart | |
| 1995 | Whip-Smart | 24 | Whip-Smart | ||
| 2003 | Why Can't I | 32 | Liz Phair (album) | ||
| 2005 | Everything To Me | 99 | Somebody's Miracle |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for Liz Phair.
[edit] Announcements
- You can get Liz Phair exclusively at iTUNES.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 June 22, 1993 Matador |
 September 20, 1994 Atlantic |
 August 11, 1998 Capitol |
 June 24, 2003 Capitol |
 October 04, 2005 Capitol |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Supernova | Matador | Whip-Smart |
| 2003 | Why Can't I | EMI | Liz Phair (album) |
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[edit] Trivia
- Her height is 5'2.
- Most of her songs were recorded in her bedroom that are now known as Girlysound.
- She worked as an intern in New York for political artists Nancy Spero and Leon Golub.
- She married Jim Staskauskas, a film editor who had worked on her videos and they got seperated after how many years.
