Fiona Eileen Flanagan (born September 13, 1961), known professionally as Fiona, is an American

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singer and actress, best known as the love interest in the 1987

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vehicle ''

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''.

Career

Fiona was born on September 13, 1961 in

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after her parents moved from

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, Ireland to the U.S. At the age of 18, she moved to

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, where she began her career as a singer in several bands. In the mid-1980s, she was signed to

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. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 71 on that year's ''Billboard'' 200 chart and remained charted for a week. "Fiona – Fiona" ''

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''. Retrieved December 11, 2012. The album's sole single, "Talk to Me", reached No. 12"Fiona – Fiona : Awards"
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''. Retrieved December 11, 2012. on ''Billboard''s

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and

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charts respectively. That same year, she also guested on

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's third studio album, ''

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''. Around this time, Fiona made her acting debut in the ''

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'' second season episode " Little Miss Dangerous", first aired on January 31, 1986. Her second studio album, '' Beyond the Pale'', was released in 1986. That album spawned two singles: "Hopelessly Love You" and "Living in a Boy's World". In 1987, Fiona starred opposite

in the musical drama ''

''. Fiona sings the film's title-track which appears on the film's soundtrack, along with four previously unreleased songs by Fiona. Her third studio album, '' Heart Like a Gun'', was released in 1989. That album also yielded two singles, "Where the Cowboys Go" and "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)", a duet with

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. She has since released two subsequent studio albums, 1992's '' Squeeze'' and 2011's '' Unbroken''. In addition to her own solo work, Fiona has also performed backing vocals for other artists including Warrant (on the ''

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'' album).

Personal life

Fiona was once married to record producer

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, who produced, played some instruments on and sang backing vocals on some of her studio albums. She was also in a relationship with guitarist

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of Winger who likewise performed on her second studio album '' Beyond the Pale'' (1986). Since taking a break from music, Fiona has married for a second time and graduated from

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. She briefly worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers but resigned to have two children, daughter Owen and son Aidan.

Discography

Studio albums

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'' (1985) *'' Beyond the Pale'' (1986) *'' Heart Like a Gun'' (1989) *'' Squeeze'' (1992) *'' Unbroken'' (2011)

Compilation albums

*''Greatest Hits'' (2009)

Singles

References

External links

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