Jill Sobule, singer of iconic ’90s anthems ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and ‘Supermodel,’ dead at 66 in house fire

CNN Jill Sobule singer of hit tracks I Kissed a Girl and Supermodel has died at the age of Sobule died early Thursday morning in a house fire according to a declaration from her publicity firm The Denver-born singer s song I Kissed a Girl off of her self-titled album became the first openly LGBTQ-themed song to chart on the Billboard Top She is perhaps best known for her single Supermodel also off her self-titled album which was her second Supermodel was prominently featured in the popular movie Clueless helping Sobule break through to the mainstream John Porter Jill s manager disclosed in a report that Sobule was a force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our tradition and that he hopes her music memory legacy continue to live on and inspire others Sobule s musical career spanned over three decades starting in the s with her debut album Things Here are Different which was produced by rock legend and record producer Todd Rundgren The record was known for its track Too Cool to Fall in Love Her musical oeuvre includes albums that take on issues including the death penalty disordered eating and LGBTQ issues among other topics She performed with Neil Young Cyndi Lauper and Tom Morello among multiple others Sobule issued her seventh studio album California Years in and then went on an extended break from releasing music In she disclosed what is now her final album Nostalgia Kills I was my own procrastinatrix is what I call it she notified Billboard in a interview about her long break between albums I started loving music again loving listening loving writing and the original spirit of why I did this in the first place I suppose Sobule added that she loved to perform and I love telling the stories of the songs According to her website Sobule was set to perform this weekend in Colorado with further dates planned throughout the US into the summer and fall Her PR firm s comment commented there will be a formal memorial celebrating the singer s life and legacy later this year Sobule is survived by her brother and sister-in-law her nephews cousins and friends