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Biography

Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971, Coventry, West Midlands) is an English rock singer-songwriter.

Billie Myers' mother is English, and her father is Jamaican.. Before her recording debut, Myers was a nurse and insurance agent . At first Myers believed Harris was joking, but she was quickly offered a recording contract with Universal Music. A short time later, Myers' songs were playing on radio stations across the world. Myers would perform at Lilith Fair in the summer of 1998 and headline her own tour.

Myers' first full-length album, Growing, Pains, was released in the United States on November 18, 1997. It achieved gold status, thanks in large part to the success of its first single . Myers wrote or co-wrote all songs featured on the record, and although she had not written songs prior to creating Growing, Pains, she regularly wrote in journals and diaries for years beforehand, which facilitated the songwriting process .

Her first single, "Kiss the Rain,"� entered the UK Singles Chart and eventually reached number 4 . In the United States, "Kiss the Rain"� reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 31 weeks on the chart . The American television series Dawson's Creek (episode #2-02, titled "Crossroads"�) featured "Kiss the Rain,"� and it was also used in promotions for Archer Daniels Midland. Additionally, it was often seen at the beginning of The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and during commercial breaks for Sunday morning talk shows.

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