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Fiona Eileen Flanagan (born September 13, 1961), known by the stage name Fiona, is an American rock music singer-songwriter and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, ''Hearts of Fire''. ==Career== Of Irish origin, Fiona was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey after her parents moved from Dublin to the United States.〔Gehman, Geoff. ("FIONA: P'BURG NATIVE'S BIG VOICE FINDS A HOT SPOT ON ROCK CHARTS" ), ''The Morning Call'', April 5, 1985. Accessed March 14, 2011. "All this is heady stuff for a bouncy spry 23-year-old from Phillipsburg N.J."〕 At the age of 18, she moved to New York City where she began her career as a singer in several bands. In the mid-1980s, she was signed to Atlantic Records. Her self titled debut album was released in 1985. The album peaked at #71 on that year's ''Billboard'' 200 chart and remained charted for a week.〔("Fiona - Fiona" ). ''Billboard''. Retrieved 2012-12-11.〕 The album's sole single, "Talk to Me", reached #12〔("Fiona - Fiona : Awards" ). ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-11.〕 and #64〔("Talk to Me - Fiona" ). ''Billboard''. Retrieved 2012-12-11.〕 on ''Billboards Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot 100 charts respectively. That same year, she also guested on Aldo Nova's ''Twitch'' Her second album, ''Beyond the Pale'', was released in 1986. That album spawned two singles: "Hopelessly Love You" and "Living In a Boy's World". Around that time, Fiona made her acting debut in the ''Miami Vice'' second season episode "Little Miss Dangerous". In 1987, Fiona starred opposite Bob Dylan in the musical drama ''Hearts of Fire''. Fiona sings the film's title track which appears on the film's soundtrack, along with four previously unreleased song by Fiona. Her third 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 Kip Winger. She has since released two additional albums, 1992's ''Squeeze'' and 2011's ''Unbroken''. In addition to her own solo work, Fiona has also done backing vocals for other artists including Warrant (on the ''Cherry Pie'' album). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fiona (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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