Shannon Rubicam
Shannon Rubicam | |
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| Born | October 11, 1951 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Shannon Rubicam (born October 11, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who is best known for being half of the mid-to-late-1980s pop duo Boy Meets Girl.
Her ex-husband, George Merrill, was the other half of Boy Meets Girl, best known for their 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall".[1][2] Merrill and Rubicam first met in 1975 when both were performing at a friend's wedding.[3] The couple also wrote two hit songs for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)",[3] both of which hit Number 1 in the United States, among other countries, during the second half of the 1980s, just before Boy Meets Girl shot to fame.
Merrill and Rubicam have one child, a daughter named Hilary,[3] who appeared in their "Waiting for a Star to Fall" video as the young blonde-haired girl. They divorced in 2000 but have continued working together for various music projects.[4][5]
In 2011, Rubicam published her first novel, titled The Wonderground.
References
[edit]- ^ Hunt, Dennis (February 21, 1989). "Album Pulls at the 'Reel Life' Heartstrings of Boy Meets Girl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Graham, Jefferson (December 28, 1988). "Boy Meets Girl: Now their 'Star' is rising". USA Today. Retrieved November 22, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Boy Meets Girl! Boy Loses Girl! But Now They're Back Together, and Singing in An Altared State". People. January 16, 1989. Retrieved November 22, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Mann, Brent (2003). 99 Red Balloons...and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders. pp. 71–73. ISBN 0806525169 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shannon biography". Boy Meets Girl. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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