Fusing jazz, pop, dance grooves, and sexually explicit lyrics, Vanessa Daou may be one of the most daring new artists of the 20th century. Her first two solo singles -- "Give Myself to You" and "Are You Satisfied?" -- reached the Top Ten on the dance charts compiled by ~Billboard. Initially released on her own label, Lotus Records, Daou's debut solo album, Zipless, which featured groove-induced interpretations of %Erica Jong's poetry, was reissued by MCA/Universal in the summer of 1995.
A native of Saint Thomas, Daou moved to Massachusetts in 1984 to attend boarding school. She continued to study visual art and art history at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY and Barnard College in New York City.