Janis Ian

Quick Facts

Full Name	Janis Ian
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 7, 1951(1951-04-07)
Age	73
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Janis Ian Biography

Janis Ian is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on April 7, 1951 in Bronx, New York, United States. Singer, songwriter and musician who sang “Society’s Child (Baby, I’ve Been Thinking)”

The movie Foxes, starring Jodie foster, featured her song “Fly Too High”.

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer- songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, “At Seventeen”, was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines, which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart.

As a child, Ian admired the work of folk pioneers such as Joan Baez and Odetta. Starting with piano lessons at the age of two (at her own insistence), Ian, by the time she entered her teens, was playing the organ, harmonica, French horn and guitar. At the age of 12, she wrote her first song, “Hair of Spun Gold”, which was subsequently published in the folk publication Broadside and was later recorded for her eponymous debut album. In 1964, she legally changed her name to Janis Ian, taking her brother Eric’s middle name as her new surname.

Tino Sargo was her husband in 1978. She divorced in 1987. Patricia Snyder was their second marriage.

Janis Ian Net Worth

Janis Ian is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Janis Ian 's net worth $1 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was twelve, her song “Hair of Spun Gold” was published in Broadside.

For her hit “At Seventeen,” she won a Grammy Award.

Born in 1951 in New York City, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for “At Seventeen” and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, Society’s Child, with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Janis Ian Dating?

According to our records, Janis Ian married to Patricia Snyder , Tino Sargo. As of December 1, 2023, Janis Ian’s is not dating anyone.

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“Society’s Child” stigmatized Ian as a one-hit wonder until her most successful US single, “At Seventeen”, was released in 1975. “At Seventeen” is a bittersweet commentary on adolescent cruelty, the illusion of popularity and teenage angst, from the perspective of a narrator looking back on her earlier experience. The song was a major hit as it charted at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and won the 1976 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female, beating out Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Newton-John and Helen Reddy. Ian appeared as the first musical guest on the series premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975, performing “At Seventeen” and “In the Winter”. The album Between the Lines was also a smash and reached number 1 on Billboard′s album chart. The album would be certified platinum for sales of over one million copies sold in the US. Another measure of her success is anecdotal: on Valentine’s Day 1977, Ian received 461 valentine cards, having indicated in the lyrics to “At Seventeen” that she never received one as a teenager.

Facts & Trivia

Janis Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Janis Ian celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

Ian took acting lessons from noted acting coach Stella Adler in the early 1980s to help her feel more comfortable on stage, and she and Adler remained close friends until Adler’s death in 1992. In December 2015, Ian appeared in the series finale of HBO comedy series Getting On playing a patient who refused to stop singing.

Top Facts about Janis Ian

1. Janis Ian is an American singer-songwriter born in 1951.
2. She won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2013.
3. Her hit song “At Seventeen” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
4. Ian has released over 20 albums throughout her career.
5. She began playing the guitar at age ten and wrote her first song at thirteen.
6. Ian’s music often addresses social and political issues, including LGBT rights.
7. In addition to music, she has also written several books and articles.
8. Ian was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.
9. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards throughout her career.
10. Ian’s songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Joan Baez and Cher.

When did Janis Ian come out?

Ian came out as a lesbian in 1993 with the worldwide release of her album Breaking Silence. Snyder and Ian married in Toronto on August 27, 2003. Ian has a stepdaughter and two grandchildren with Snyder.

Did Janis Ian wrote At Seventeen?

Janis Ian

Was Janis Ian at Woodstock?

Janis Ian – Ummmm. I wasn’t at Woodstock.

Is Janice Ian Black?

Ian had some tough going along the road of life, she grew-up African- American and Jewish and gay in the 1960s, it could not have been easy. When she was just 16-years-old, Ian met the charming Bill Cosby backstage after performing on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Where does Janis Ian live in Florida?

Grammy-Winning Musician Janis Ian Talks Writing, Her Legacy and Living on Anna Maria Island | Sarasota Magazine.