Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs
Hoffs performing in 2006
Born	Susanna Lee Hoffs (1959-01-17) January 17, 1959 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, US
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupations	Singer musician songwriter actress author
Years active	1978–present
Known for	"Manic Monday" "Eternal Flame" "My Side of the Bed" "Walking Down Your Street" "In Your Room" "If She Knew What She Wants"
Spouse	Jay Roach ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2
Parents	Tamar Simon Hoffs Joshua Allen Hoffs
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Formerly of	The Bangles Ming Tea
Musical artist
Website	susannahoffs.com

Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She, Debbi Peterson, and Vicki Peterson founded the Bangles in 1981. Their debut album, All Over the Place, (1984) was acclaimed by critics but sold poorly. Their second album, Different Light, (1986) was also warmly received by critics and was certified double-platinum in 1987 and triple-platinum in 1994. It contained the US number two single "Manic Monday" written by Prince and the number one single "Walk Like an Egyptian". The group's third album, Everything (1988), included the US top ten charting "In Your Room" and number one "Eternal Flame", both written by Hoffs with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Hoffs was lead vocalist on five of the seven Columbia singles by the Bangles, which contributed to a public perception that she was a lead singer, even though all four members took lead vocals across their output. Following tensions including resentment at Hoffs's perceived leadership and the stress of touring, the band split in 1989. It reformed in 1999 and released the albums Doll Revolution (2003) and Sweetheart of the Sun (2011).

Hoff's first solo album, When You're a Boy (1991), was followed by Susanna Hoffs (1996). Neither of the releases proved to be as popular as the Bangles' albums, although they yielded two charting singles in the US, the top 40 hit "My Side of the Bed", and "All I Want". She recorded several songs for films and formed the faux-British 1960s band Ming Tea with Mike Myers and Matthew Sweet. Hoffs teamed with Sweet to produce Under the Covers, a series of cover song albums. Her 2012 album Someday was followed by two more cover albums Bright Lights (2021) and The Deep End (2023).

Hoffs's first novel, This Bird Has Flown, a romantic comedy about a struggling musician, was published by Little Brown in 2023. It received favorable reviews, and Universal Pictures purchased the rights to the novel for a screen adaptation.