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Selene Vigil

{{short description|American singer (born 1965)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Selene Vigil

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|07|16}}{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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| spouse = {{marriage|Brad Wilk
|2005|2013|end=divorced}}

| children = 2

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| genre = Grunge, punk rock

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1990–present

| label = C/Z, Atlantic, Tuck & Roll Music

| associated_acts = 7 Year Bitch, Solo

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Selene Here Vigil{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/333609395 |title=CATS MEOW |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 14, 2023}} (born July 16, 1965) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the band 7 Year Bitch.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |date=July 17, 1994 |title=POP MUSIC : Survival of the Rawest : Death has touched 7 Year Bitch several times in the last two years, but the group has turned its grief and anger into intense songs that have attracted a loyal following in alternative circles |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-17-ca-16703-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times}}

Career

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Vigil co-founded punk band 7 Year Bitch alongside Elizabeth Davis, Valerie Agnew and Stefanie Sargent in 1990; they released three studio albums before disbanding in 1997.

In 2000, Vigil formed a gothic rock band, Cistine.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

In 2009, Vigil was working as a Pilates instructor.{{Cite web |date=August 2009 |title=Int: Valerie Agnew, 7 Year Bitch |url=http://popular1.com/revista/articlesinterviews/articles-in-english/interview-with-valerie-agnew-of-7-year-bitch/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904073656/http://popular1.com/revista/articlesinterviews/articles-in-english/interview-with-valerie-agnew-of-7-year-bitch/ |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Popular 1 Magazine}}

In 2010, Vigil released her debut solo album, That Was Then.{{cite web| url = http://www.discogs.com/artist/7+Year+Bitch| title=7 Year Bitch {{!}} Discography {{!}} Discogs| website = Discogs| access-date = December 24, 2013| archive-date = February 9, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130209025951/http://www.discogs.com/artist/7+Year+Bitch| url-status = live}}{{Cite web|url=http://thesestreets.org/selene-vigil-wilk/|title=Selene Vigil-Wilk|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=December 24, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105650/http://thesestreets.org/selene-vigil-wilk/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/7-year-bitch-mn0000479632|title = 7 Year Bitch Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website = AllMusic|access-date = December 24, 2013|archive-date = April 2, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402181220/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/7-year-bitch-mn0000479632|url-status = live}} In 2017, she released her second solo album, Tough Dance.{{Cite web |last=Gaar |first=Gillian G. |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Review: Selene Vigil choreographs a "Tough Dance" |url=http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/review-selene-vigil-choreographs-a-tough-dance/ |website=The Northwest Music Scene |access-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408150414/http://www.northwestmusicscene.net/review-selene-vigil-choreographs-a-tough-dance/ |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Vigil briefly dated former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan in the 1990s. In 2005 Vigil married Rage Against the Machine's drummer, Brad Wilk, with whom she had two children. They separated in 2013 after eight years of marriage.{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Helen |url=https://people.com/music/bradley-wilk-divorce-affair-juliette-lewis/ |title=Affair with Juliette Lewis Allegedly Led to Bradley Wilk's Divorce |website=People |date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126082117/https://people.com/music/bradley-wilk-divorce-affair-juliette-lewis/ |url-status=live }}

Discography

7 Year Bitch

= Albums =

= Singles/EPs =

  • "Lorna" b/w "No Fucking War," "You Smell Lonely" (Rathouse/Face The Music Records), (1991; reissued by C/Z Records in 1992).
  • "Antidisestablishmentarianism EP" (Rugger Bugger Records, 1992)
  • "7 Year Bitch" / "Thatcher on Acid" "Can We Laugh Now?" / "No Fucking War" (Clawfist Records, 1992)
  • "7 Year Bitch EP" (C/Z Records, 1992)
  • "Rock-A-Bye Baby" b/w "Wide Open Trap" (C/Z Records, 1994)
  • "The History of My Future" b/w "24,900 Miles Per Hour" (promo only) (Atlantic Records, 1996)
  • "24,900 Miles Per Hour" (promo only) (Atlantic Records, 1996)
  • "Miss Understood" b/w "Go!" (Man's Ruin, 1996)

= Other contributions =

  • "8-Ball Deluxe" on Kill Rock Stars (Kill Rock Stars, Nov '12).
  • "Dead Men Don't Rape" on There's A Dyke in the Pit (Outpunk/Harp Records, 1992).
  • "The Scratch" on Power Flush: San Francisco, Seattle & You (Rathouse/Broken Rekids, 1993).
  • "In Lust You Trust" on Rawk Atlas (promo only) (C/Z Records, 1993).
  • "Dead Men Don't Rape" on Progression (Progression, 1994).
  • "The Scratch," "Icy Blue" on the Mad Love Motion Picture Soundtrack (Zoo Records, 1995).
  • "Kiss My Ass Goodbye" on Seattle Women in Rock: A Diverse Collection (Insight Records, 1995).
  • "Damn Good And Well" on Space Mountain (Rough Trade Publishing, 1995).
  • "The Scratch" on Take A Lick (promo only) (BMG, 1995).
  • "M.I.A." on Notes From The Underground, Vol. 2 (Priority Records, 1995).
  • "Mad Dash" on Home Alive: The Art Of Self-Defense (Epic Records, 1996).
  • "24,900 Miles Per Hour" on huH Music Sampler No. 23 (promo only, RayGun Press, 1996).
  • "Knot (Live)" on Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sub Pop Records, 1996).
  • "Damn Good And Well" on Rough Cuts: The Best Of Rough Trade Publishing, 1991–1995 (Rough Trade Publishing, 1997).
  • "Rock-A-Bye Baby" on She's A Rebel (Beloved/Shanachie Records, 1997).
  • "Shake Appeal" on We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute (Royalty Records, 1997).
  • "M.I.A." on Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box (Flying Rhino Records/WEA, 2005).
  • "The Scratch" on Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge (LiveWire Recordings, 2006).

= Music videos =

  • "In Lust You Trust" (1992)
  • "Hip Like Junk" (1994)
  • "24,900 Miles Per Hour" (1996)

Solo

= Albums =

  • That Was Then (Tuck & Roll Music, 2010){{cite web| url = http://www.discogs.com/artist/7+Year+Bitch| title = 7 Year Bitch {{!}} Discography {{!}} Discogs| website = Discogs| access-date = December 24, 2013| archive-date = February 9, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130209025951/http://www.discogs.com/artist/7+Year+Bitch| url-status = live}}
  • Tough Dance (2017)

Filmography

= Film =

  • The Gits Movie (2005)
  • Hype! (1996)
  • Mad Love (1995){{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=March 22, 2020 |title=Riot Grrrl Album Guide |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/riot-grrrl-album-guide-bikini-kill-sleater-kinney-972476/bratmobile-pottymouth-1993-972546/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=May 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517195502/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/riot-grrrl-album-guide-bikini-kill-sleater-kinney-972476/bratmobile-pottymouth-1993-972546/ |url-status=live }}

References

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{{7 Year Bitch}}

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Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:American punk rock singers

Category:American women punk rock singers

Category:American feminist musicians

Category:7 Year Bitch members

Category:20th-century American women musicians

Category:21st-century American women musicians

Category:Grunge musicians