American female singer, songwriter, producer and actress.
Born August 31, 1970, Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Merrick, NY on Long Island.

A child prodigy, she started writing songs when she was 5 years old, and learned record production at the age of 12. She studied classical piano at New York's Juliard School of Music and has appeared in several Broadway stage productions, most notably, "Les Miserables" and in the London theatre production of "Grease".