| Profile | |
| Born | April 17, 1967 (1967-04-17) (age 41) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, indie rock, lo-fi, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Label(s) | Matador, Capitol, ATO Records |
| Website | http://www.lizphair.com |
Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Phair began her career in the early 1990s by self-releasing lo-fi audio cassettes under the moniker Girly Sound, before signing with Matador Records and becoming one of the leading artists of the 1990s indie rock underground. In 2003, Phair's fourth album, Read more...
In 1995, Phair married Jim Staskauskas, a film editor who had worked on her videos; they had one child, James Nicholas Staskauskas, on December 21, 1996. The couple have since divorced.
More recently, Phair has been linked with her guitar player, Dino Meneghin, but the couple have since split, but remain good friends.
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