Lisa Loeb

Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singersongwriter and actress. She launched her career in 1994 with the song Stay , which was included in the film Reality Bites. She was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract. Her five studio CDs include her major label debut, the goldselling Tails and its followup, the Grammynominated, goldselling Firecracker.

Lisa Loeb was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 11, 1968. She was raised in Dallas, Texas with her three siblings, all of whom became involved with music conductor Benjamin Loeb, musician Debbie Loeb, and mix engineer Philip Loeb. As of 2012, her parents continue to live in Dallas. Her mother Gail was the president of the Dallas County Medical Society Alliance and Foundation and her father, Dr. Peter Loeb, is a gastroenterologist. She was raised in a Jewish family. As a child, she studied piano, but later switched to guitar. She attended The Hockaday School, an allgirls private school. For three years she had her own radio show on 88.5 KRSMFM, a 10watt station licensed to the nearby allboys St. Marks School of Texas. After graduating from high school in 1986, she went to Brown University, where she graduated in 1990 with a degree in comparative literature.

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