- Fiona (singer)
:"For other people with the name Fiona, see
Fiona (disambiguation) ."Infobox musical artist 2
Name =Fiona
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Fiona Flanagan
Born = birth date and age|1961|09|13
Origin =Phillipsburg, New Jersey ,United States
Genre =rock music
Associated_acts =Warrant, Winger,Kip Winger ,Reb Beach ,Rod Morgenstein ,Beau Hill
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter ,record producer
Years_active = 1985–present (singer)
Label =Wounded Bird Records
URL =Fiona (born Fiona Flanagan in
Phillipsburg, New Jersey ,September 13 ,1961 ) is an Americanrock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, "Hearts of Fire ".Biography
Of Irish origin, Fiona was born in Phillipsburg (New Jersey) after her parents moved from Dublin to the United States. Brought up in a family of Catholic traditions, right from childhood she felt drawn towards traditional Irish music and even learnt to play the clarinet at school. Even when she was awarded a grant for the University School of Drama in New York, she decided on a musical career.
There are videos for the songs "Talk To Me" from "Fiona", "Hopelessly Love You" and "Living In A Boy's World" from "Beyond The Pale", "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)" from "Heart Like A Gun", "Hearts Of Fire" from the Heart Of Fire soundtrack, and "Where the cowboys go" from "Heart like a gun". The
Hearts of Fire (soundtrack) features 4 exclusive otherwise unreleased songs from Fiona.She also guested on Warrant's "Cherry Pie" album, appeared in an episode of the US television show "
Miami Vice " (Season 2, "Little Miss Dangerous"), and acted in the movie "Hearts of Fire ". Winger membersKip Winger ,Reb Beach , andRod Morgenstein have played on Fiona's albums.Fiona was once married to producer
Beau Hill , who produced, played some instruments on, and sang backing vocals on, some of her albums. She was also in a relationship with guitaristReb Beach of Winger who likewise performed on her album "Beyond The Pale". [ [http://www.rebbeach.com/history_faq_opinions.htm http://www.rebbeach.com/history_faq_opinions.htm] "Rebbeach.com" Retrieved on 05-07-07 ]Discography
*"Fiona (1985)
*"Beyond the Pale" (1986)
*"Heart Like A Gun " (1989)
*"Squeeze" (1992)Partial Chart Success
*1990 "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)" The Billboard Hot 100 52
*1989 "Everything You Do" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
*1985 "Talk To Me" Mainstream Rock Tracks 12
*1985 "Talk To Me" The Billboard Hot 100 64References
External links
*http://www.fionafansite.com
*imdb name|id=0278403|name=Fiona
*http://www.rebbeach.com/history_faq_opinions.htm
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