Vonda Shepard facts for kids
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Vonda Shepard
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 7, 1963 New York City, U.S. |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, pianist, songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Reprise/Warner Bros. Records 550 Music/Epic/SME Records VesperAlley Records |
Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for her role in the TV show Ally McBeal (1997–2002). On the show, she played a version of herself and recorded five soundtrack albums. She also sang the show's famous theme song, "Searchin' My Soul." This song became very popular around the world.
Vonda Shepard has released many other albums, including nine studio albums and three live albums. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999 for her work on Ally McBeal. She also received a Billboard award for selling the most TV soundtrack albums ever.
Early Life and Music Beginnings
Vonda Shepard was born in New York City in 1963. When she was a child, her family moved to California. She started playing the piano at a very young age. Her father, Richmond Shepard, was a mime and an actor who made up performances on the spot. Vonda has three sisters.
Before becoming a solo artist, Vonda sang as a backup singer for other musicians. In 1987, she got her own record deal. She had her first song on the music charts with "Can't We Try," a duet with Dan Hill. Her first album, Vonda Shepard, came out in 1989. A song from that album, "Don't Cry Ilene," was quite popular. It stayed on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart for 12 weeks.
Ally McBeal and Big Success
Vonda Shepard was performing at a club in Hollywood while promoting her third album, It's Good, Eve, in 1996. Actress Michelle Pfeiffer and her husband, David E. Kelley, came to watch her. David E. Kelley was creating a new TV show called Ally McBeal. He was looking for a singer whose voice could represent the main character's inner thoughts and feelings. After hearing Vonda perform, he decided she was perfect for the show's soundtrack.
Vonda's biggest hit from the show was the theme song, "Searchin' My Soul." This song was actually from her second album, The Radical Light (1992). She wrote it with Paul Howard Gordon. Another popular song she sang for the show was a Christmas classic, "(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag." It became a favorite holiday song after being featured on an episode of Ally McBeal.
Vonda Shepard recorded four soundtrack albums and one compilation album for Ally McBeal. She has also released many solo albums. In 2004, she married music producer Mitchell Froom. They had their first child in 2006.
Images for kids
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Vonda Shepard performing at the International Jazz Festival of San Javier in June 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Vonda Shepard para niños
