Monica Behan is a singer / songwriter and entrepreneur. She is best known for her top ten hit "World Keeps Spinning" in 1997, on the album ''Behan Johnson''.
She began songwriting at age seven and performing live at sixteen, after high school she moved to New York city with her godparents,
Abbie Hoffman
Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponen ...
and Johanna Lawrenson,
who introduced her to the counter-culture movement and the venue
Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City, which became a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933–1983) in Decembe ...
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As an entrepreneur, Behan formed the music-themed fashion label Goretti with Desiree Kohan.
In 2014, Behan suffered a snowmobiling accident which included broken bones and facial lacerations, avoiding plastic-surgery, she developed a line of skincare nutrients which she currently markets as Modicum.
Discography
Singles
* "World Keeps Spinning"
Albums
* ''Behan Johnson'' (1997)
* ''Ruby'' (2010)
* ''Right Where I Need To Be'' (2015)
References
External links
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American women jazz singers
American jazz singers
American women singer-songwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American women