Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist. Mann began her career as the bassist and a vocalist for the band \'Til Tuesday during the 1980s, and since then, she has primarily released albums and performed as a solo musician. She has won two Grammy Awards, and was called a "lyric genius" by KCRW. She was named one of the world\'s top 10 greatest living songwriters by NPR in 2006.\n', '

Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, attended Midlothian High School in Chesterfield County, and graduated from Open High School in Richmond, Virginia. In 1978, Mann enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She dropped out of Berklee and joined the Boston punk band the Young Snakes. In 1983, the band released the EP Bark Along with the Young Snakes.\n', '

In 1983, Mann co-founded the new wave band \'Til Tuesday in Boston with Berklee classmate and boyfriend Michael Hausman (who later managed Mann\'s solo career).[citation needed] In 1985, the band released Voices Carry, the debut album with the title track inspired by the band\'s guitarist, Robert Holmes\', relationship with his wife.[citation needed] The song\'s iconic video led to \'Til Tuesday winning that year\'s MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. The following year, the band released Welcome Home, their second album.\n', '

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