Jade Starling (born January 19, c. 1964)Nash, Suzi
"Jade Starling: Pretty Poison, pageants and Pride"
Philadelphia Gay News, April 12, 2012. Accessed March 20, 2025. is an American singer-songwriter, and the lead vocalist for 1980s band Pretty Poison. She lives in

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. Starling is a gay-rights activist and a supporter of same-sex marriage. She also sings songs in Spanish.

Early life

Starling was born in

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and raised in

Merchantville, New Jersey Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,820, a decrease of one person from the 2010 census count of 3,821, which in turn reflected an in ...

. She decided to become a performer at 5 years old after winning a singing contest. Her parents were both musicians, with her father being a jazz guitarist and her mother being a pianist. Her first name is her real name while the last name Starling is her stage name.

Philanthropy

Starling has worked as a gay-rights activist, performing on behalf of many gay-rights benefits including gay-rights parades and LGBT benefits. In 1997, her song " Let Freedom Ring" was used to help further the concept of legalizing

gay marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% ...

. She has also been active in the "Ball Community" through her work with Jay Blahnik.

Musical career

Pretty Poison

Starling has appeared on various

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Charts 9 times since 1984. Topping the Dance/Club chart 3 times with 2 of those club hits crossing over to both the Pop and R&B Chart. *1984 – " Nightime" – No. 13 Dance Svengali Records *1987 – " Catch Me (I'm Falling)" – No. 1 Dance, No. 8 Pop, No. 13 R&B – Svengali/Virgin *1988 – " Nightime" – No. 1 Dance, No. 36 Pop, No. 64 R&B *1997 – " Let Freedom Ring" – No. 17 Dance *1998 – " Catch Me 98" – No. 43 Dance *1998 – "

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" – No. 37 Dance *1998 – "Honey Brown" – #41 Dance *2013 – " Insomniak" – No. 31 Dance *2014 – " Think About U" – No. 14 Dance *2015 – " Better & Better" – No. 3 Dance She has released 4 LPS since 1988. *1988 – '' Catch Me (I'm Falling)'' *1995 – '' Sex in Violets - Deflowered'' *1997 – '' Pretty Poison's Greatest Hits Vol. 1'' *1998 – ''

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'' – very rare as it was recalled shortly after its release. *2014 – ''

Captive Captive or Captives may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Captive'' (1980 film), a sci-fi film, starring Cameron Mitchell and David Ladd * ''Captive'' (1986 film), a British-French film starring Oliver Reed * ''Captive'' (1991 ...

'' – Jade Starling solo LP Starling has received numerous awards along with Pretty Poison founder and long time co-writer Whey Cooler.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Starling, Jade American women singer-songwriters Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American LGBTQ rights activists 21st-century American women Musicians from Camden, New Jersey People from Merchantville, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)