Britta Phillips

Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress, and voice actress. Phillips' music career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the singing voice of the title character of the animated television series Jem. She has also been a member of the bands Luna and as one half of the duo Dean & Britta, both with her husband Dean Wareham, and has had a solo career which has included one studio album: Luck or Magic. Phillips has also been an actor, with roles in films, including the 1988 comedy-drama film Satisfaction. 2Early life Britta Phillips was born in Boyne City, Michigan, but grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Peter Phillips, was a musician, songwriter, jingle composer, and a former music teacher of Paul Simon, who also worked on several Broadway plays. At the age of 19, Britta Phillips moved to Brooklyn, New York, to pursue a career in music. In 1985 Phillips' father, through his musical contacts, secured an audition for her for the role of "Jem". Phillips was hired on the strength of her demo for the show's theme song and that version was the one used in the opening credit