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Daphne Rubin-Vega (born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American dancer, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical Rent and Lucy in the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating.
In 2012, Daphne also appeared as Bombshell publicist Agnes in the second season of the NBC TV series Smash.
Music career
She began her musical career as the lead singer for the Latin freestyle group Pajama Party, placing three songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989 and 1990. As a solo artist her biggest success is on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where in 1996 she hit #1 with the song 'I Found It.'
She returned to the top of the dance/club play charts in 2003 with a dance version of Elton John's 'Rocketman'. In 2001, she recorded her debut full-length rock album of original songs, Souvenirs. The album was never officially released after Mercury Records was purchased by Seagram. After being dropped from her label, Rubin-Vega began gifting copies out to fans, encouraging them to leak it online. The record later saw limited release for the charity Broadway Cares.
Rubin-Vega also released her second full-length album of original songs titled Redemption Songs released on October 2006 on Sh-K Boom Records. Her rock band DRV is currently performing live shows in New York City.
Discography
With Pajama Party:
1989 - Up All Night
1991 - Can't Live Without It
Solo-work:
1994 - When You Love Someone (Single)
1995 - Change (Single)
1995 - I Found It (Single) Produced and co-written by David Anthony
2001 - Souvenirs
2003 - Rocket Man (EP)
2006 - Redemption Songs
Rubin-Vega also appears on the original cast recording of Rent and the revival recording of The Rocky Horror Show.
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