Annette Celia Genevieve Zilinskas (born November 6, 1962) is an American musician. She is a founding member of

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and returned to the band in 2018 after an absence of 35 years.

Biography

A native of

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, Zilinskas was born in

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and was recruited into The Bangs, which later became The Bangles, as bass guitarist. She played bass and harmonica on The Bangles' eponymously titled 5-track EP, but left the band to join

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as lead singer before The Bangles' first album. After her departure,

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became the bass player for the band. Zilinskas started joining the Bangles for live shows again in 2014, before she formally rejoined the band in 2018. Zilinskas has also been a member of Los Angeles bands Weather Bell, The Ringling Sisters, and

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