{"id":5415325,"date":"2025-05-02T08:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5415325"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:25:54","slug":"who-is-jill-sobule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-jill-sobule-5415325\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Sobule: About the ‘I Kissed a Girl’ Artist Who Died"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jill Sobule has died at the age of 66. She was best known as a singer. Learn more about the late musician below.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entertainment world has lost one of its own \u2014 Jill Sobule has died at the age of 66. Per BBC<\/em><\/a>, Sobule\u2019s manager, John Porter<\/strong>, shared that the late artist was a\u00a0<\/span>“force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our culture.”\u00a0<\/span>He added,\u00a0<\/span>“I was having so much fun working with her. I lost a client & a friend today. I hope her music, memory, & legacy continue to live on and inspire others.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from her manager, many others are mourning her loss. Her agent, Craig Grossman<\/strong>, shared a statement with Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a><\/span>, saying, “I was fortunate enough to get to know Jill beyond a professional relationship. No one made me laugh more. Her spirit and energy shall be greatly missed within the music community and beyond.”<\/span><\/p>\n

As Jill now rests eternally, remember her for who she was \u2014 her background, career, and personal life \u2014 as Hollywood Life<\/strong> has rounded up some facts about her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jill Sobule Was From Colorado<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jill was born on January 16, 1959, in Denver, Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jill Sobule Was a Singer<\/span><\/h2>\n

She was known for being a singer-songwriter, creating hit songs like “I Kissed a Girl,” “Supermodel,” and the theme song for Nickelodeon\u2019s <\/span>Unfabulous<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

While her career has had its moments she recalled trying to find herself in a 2018 interview with Billboard<\/em><\/a> where she noted, “I went through an extended period of time of finding other things and avoiding doing a new album.” Sobule added, “There were things that happened in my life \u2014 the death of a parent, a breakup, a move. I was my own procrastinatrix, is what I call it. But I think those kind of jostle you back into the creative mode, and I started loving music again \u2014 loving listening, loving writing and the original spirit of why I did this in the first place, I suppose.”<\/p>\n

Jill Sobule’s Cause of Death<\/h2>\n

Jill lost her life in a fire at her home in Minneapolis. The cause of the fire has not been released at the time of publication.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jill Sobule Battled With Depression And Anorexia<\/h2>\n

The late musician was open about her struggles with depression and anorexia, especially through her music, where she sang about it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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