- Naissance
- Nom de naissanceJanis Eddy Fink
- Janis Ian est née le 7 avril 1951 dans l'état de New York, États-Unis. Elle est compositrice et actrice. Elle est connue pour Méchantes ados (2004), Liens de sang (2013) et Virus (1980). Elle est mariée avec Patricia Snyder depuis le 27 août 2003. Elle a été mariée avec Tino Mendes Sargo et Eric J Sterling.
- Conjoints(es)Patricia Snyder(27 août 2003 - aujourd'hui)Tino Mendes Sargo(17 septembre 1978 - 1985) (divorcé)Eric J Sterling(July 9, 1972 - ?) (divorcé)
- Her 1965 song "Society's Child", about a black man dating a white woman, was turned down by 22 record labels because of its subject matter before Verve/Folkways took a chance on it. It eventually sold more than one million copies.
- First musical guest (with Billy Preston) to feature on the television premiere of Saturday Night Live (1975) (11 October 1975). George Carlin was host.
- Her real name is Janis Fink. "Ian" is her brother's first name.
- Recorded the song "My Tennessee Hills" with country legend Dolly Parton for her 2004 album "Billie's Bones".
- Her The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) appearance was censored in several US television markets, when she performed "Society's Child"--her song about the then-controversial issue of interracial dating.
- [after guesting on a Howard Stern pay-per-view New Year's Eve event] It was the most disgusting thing I ever saw . . . and I hope they invite me back.
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