Patty Smyth | |
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Smyth in April 2011 during the Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party | |
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Birth name | Patricia Smyth |
Born | New York City, U.S. | June 26, 1957
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Website | pattysmythandscandal |
Patricia Smyth (born June 26, 1957)[1] is an American singer and songwriter. She first came into national attention with the rock band Scandal and went on to record and perform as a solo artist. Her distinctive voice and new wave image gained broad exposure through video recordings aired on cable music video channels such as MTV. Her debut solo album Never Enough was well received, and generated a pair of Top 100 hits. In the early 1990s she reached the top 10 with the hit single "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough," a duet with Don Henley of Eagles. She performed and co-wrote with James Ingram the song "Look What Love Has Done" for the 1994 motion picture Junior. The work earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.