Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (2003 promo photo)

Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Bangles. She has also released three albums as a solo artist, one in collaboration with Matthew Sweet. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1130x1156, 740 KB) This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1130x1156, 740 KB) This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Rhythm guitar is a kind of guitar playing that provides accompaniment for a singer or other instruments. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... Matthew Sweet (born c. ...

Biography

Early life

Hoffs (birth name: Susanna Lee Hoffs) was born in Newport Beach, California to a Jewish family. Her mother was a fan of The Beatles and played their records for Hoffs when she was a child. She began playing the guitar in her teens and hooked up with Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson, who needed a singer for their band, which would later become The Bangles. Susanna attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In 1980, she graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Art. City Incorporation September 1, 1906 City Tree Coral Tree City flower Bougainvillea Mayor Steven Bromberg County Orange County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water 50. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... Vicki Peterson - Victoria Anne Theresa, (born 11 January 1958, Burbank, California) is a US pop musician (guitar, vocals). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as the University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Cal, California, or Berkeley) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... BA or Ba may stand for: // Abbreviations Bachelor of Arts, see Bachelors degree barium (Ba), the chemical symbol for the chemical element Bashkir language (ISO 639 alpha-2, ba) Boston and Albany Railroad (AAR reporting mark BA) Corporations & institutions Boeing Company (stock symbol) British Airways British Association for the... Venus de Milo exhibited in the Louvre museum, France. ...

The Bangles years

The Bangles released their first album All Over The Place in 1984, but their major breakthrough album was Different Light in 1986, with the hit singles "Manic Monday" and "Walk Like an Egyptian." Her fame rising, Susanna starred in the movie The Allnighter in 1987. It was directed by her mother Tamar Simon Hoffs and also featured Joan Cusack and Pam Grier. She also made the covers of many magazines, and the Rickenbacker guitar company issued a Susanna Hoffs model, which she still plays during gigs. Although the Bangles did not have a set lead vocalist, and the girls alternated on singing; Susanna was perceived by many casual fans to be the main vocalist. She also received by far the most media attention, which led to tensions within the band. The Bangles released their very successful third album Everything in 1988, with their biggest selling single "Eternal Flame." But the breakup was inevitable, and they disbanded in 1989. The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... All Over The Place was The Bangles first full length album for Columbia Records and is considered to be their best album. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Different Light is an album by The Bangles released in January 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manic Monday (1986) was the first hit single by pop group The Bangles. ... Walk Like an Egyptian is the name of a #1 hit in the US from the Different Light album released by The Bangles in 1986. ... Allnighter DVD cover The Allnighter is directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962 in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedienne. ... Foxy Brown DVD cover Pamela Suzette Grier (born 26 May 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American actress. ... Punk/new wave group The Jams Bruce Foxton (left) on a Rickenbacker bass and Paul Weller on a Rickenbacker guitar Rickenbacker is one of the oldest brand names in the manufacture of electric guitars. ... Everything is a 1988 album by the Bangles. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eternal Flame was a hit single for The Bangles in 1989. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Solo career and personal life

Susanna released a solo album "When You're a Boy" in 1991, which didn't sell very well. In 1993, she married Jay Roach, later the director of the Austin Powers movies and Meet the Parents and producer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They have two sons, born in 1995 and 1998. In 1996, Susanna released her second solo album "Susanna Hoffs", this time with more personal lyrics and a more mature sound. Although it received some praise in the press, it didn't sell well either. Susanna also recorded another album during 1993/1994, prior to leaving Columbia records. So far it remains unreleased, though substandard bootleg copies have been circulating for years. Susanna also records demos prolifically, and these also sometimes surface on the internet. The best known of these is probably the song "Pride," which can be legally downloaded at Bill Bonk's website (See link below.). 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jay Roach (born 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a film director and producer whose credits include the Austin Powers movies, and the hit comedy Meet the Parents starring Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. ... Meet the Parents (2000) is a comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a science-fiction comedy film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Hoffs appears in the first Austin Powers movie as a member of the fictitious 1960s rock group Ming Tea, fronted by the title character. In real-life, Ming Tea consisted of actor Mike Myers, Hoffs, Canadian musician/producer Christopher Ward, and singer Matthew Sweet. This group made a number of TV performances (with Myers in character as Powers) and had a minor hit with the song "BBC." Hoffs returned with the group in the second and third Austin Powers films. Ming Tea is a band formed and consisting of: Mike Myers Susanna Hoffs Matthew Sweet Stuart Johnson Chris Ward They are best known for their song BBC which appeared in the movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which appears on the movie soundtrack. ... Mike Myers as Austin Powers. ... Christopher Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, best known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canadas music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were the first two video jockeys in 1984. ... Matthew Sweet (born c. ...

Bangles reunion

In the late 1990s, Susanna started to contact the other members of the Bangles again. They recorded the single "Get the Girl" for the second Austin Powers movie in 1999. Playing together and enjoying themselves, they announced their decision to reunite in 2000. Their fourth album, called Doll Revolution, was released in 2003, followed by a tour. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me is the second film in the Austin Powers series started with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and continued in Austin Powers in Goldmember. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Doll Revolution is the first album of original material by The Bangles since 1988s Everything. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• Height: 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
• Studied to become a ballet dancer when she was a teenager
• She has two brothers John and Jesse and two sons: Jackson (born February 9, 1995) and Sam (born November 10, 1998). She lives in Santa Monica, California.
• Revealed in an interview that she was approached by several adult magazines in the 1980s but turned down the offers.^{[citation needed]}

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Discography

With the Bangles

• The Bangles (EP) (1982)
• All Over the Place (1984)
• Different Light (1986)
• Everything (1988)
• Greatest Hits (1990)
• Doll Revolution (2003)

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Solo

• When You're A Boy (1991)
• Susanna Hoffs (1996)

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Collaborations

• Under the Covers, Volume 1 (2006), with Matthew Sweet

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DVDs, films

• Stony Island (1978)
• The Haircut (1982)
• The Allnighter (1987)
• The Bangles - Greatest Hits: Videos (VHS) (1990)
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Doll Revolution Bonus DVD (2003)
• The Bangles - Greatest Hits: Videos (DVD) (2005)

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External links

• The Bangles official website
• Susanna Hoffs IMDB entry
• Susanna Hoffs All Music Guide entry
• Bill Bonk website - download of the rare Susanna Hoffs track "Pride" on the "songwriter page