Jill Sobule, the singer behind the 1995 hit “I Kissed A Girl,” has died. She was 66. She passed away following a fire at her Minneapolis home on Thursday, her rep told Variety.

Singer Jill Sobule, who made history with "I Kissed a Girl," which became the first openly gay song to break the Billboard chart's Top 20, died at 66.

Jill Sobule, "I Kissed a Girl" Singer, Dies in House Fire at 66 Singer Jill Sobule, known for her 1995 hit “I Kissed a Girl,” died in a house fire in Minneapolis May 1. She was 66.

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Jill Sobule, musician of same-sex anthem ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ dies at 66. Ms. Sobule was killed in a house fire outside Minneapolis a day before a planned performance in her hometown of Denver.

Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter behind “I Kissed a Girl,” the first openly gay track to break into the Billboard Top 20, has died. She was 66. Sobule died Thursday in a house fire while ...

Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl" broke new ground in the Nineties - Credit: Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Then Jill Sobule showed up. The Denver singer-songwriter, who died in a ...

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song “I Kissed a Girl,” died in a house fire Thursday.

Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for her 1995 song “I Kissed A Girl,” has died at 66. Sobule died in a house fire early Thursday morning in Minneapolis, Sobule’s representatives said ...

She became a household name with “I Kissed a Girl,” which is widely viewed as the first openly gay-themed tune to make it into the Billboard Top 20. 7. Jill Sobule passed away in a house fire. 7.