American songwriter and singer Suzanne Vega will perform on June 14 in the intimate atmosphere of the Archa Theatre. The vocalist, producer, teller of stories from the streets of New York and "mother of the MP3" is one of the most important figures in the neo-folk movement at the start of the 1980s. Her successful 1985 debut album Suzanne Vega followed by Solitude Standing catapulted her to folk-rock stardom.
Thanks to her charming unaffectedness and extraordinary feeling for big city stories and the poetry of the street, Vega has gained the admiration of fans on both sides of the ocean. Her concerts are emotionally charged and urgent, as Czech audiences have come to know many times. Vega regularly returns to the Czech Republic, with her most recent performance here being in 2014. In June she will present in the Archa Theatre songs from her new album Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers.
Suzanne Vega was born on July 11, 1959 in Santa Monica, California. She studied dance and in the mid 1970s performed as a singer and guitarist in New York clubs. The New York music scene and a Lou Reed concert that she attended in 1979 shaped her subsequent career. In 1985 she released her successful debut album Suzanne Vega. This was followed by Solitude Standing (1987) which featured the hits Tom's Diner and Luka, which were successful around the world and inspired many cover versions. Vega tirelessly supports charitable causes, among others Amnesty International.
