Former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs who left the band in August 1993 to pursue a solo career. Throughout her career Merchant has had tremendous popular and critical success. She has earned a place among America’s most respected recording artists with a reputation for being a songwriter of quality and a captivating performer. Q has called her 'Among the most compelling and distinctive voices of the last decade', while Vogue has said she is 'One of the most successful and enduring alternative artists to emerge from the eighties - intact and uncompromised'.

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