Mia Zapata
Mia Katherine Zapata (born August 25, 1965 - July 7, 1993 ) was an American musician who became known as the lead singer of the punk band The Gits from Seattle .
After Zapata gained recognition in the emerging grunge scene, she was murdered on the way home by a music club. The crime was not solved until 2003 when her killer was caught on a DNA test and subsequently sentenced to 36 years in prison.
Life
Zapata was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky . She went to high school at Presentation Academy there. At the age of nine she already learned to play the guitar and play the piano . Mia let herself be influenced by punk rock - as well as jazz -, blues , and R&B singers like Bessie Smith , Jimmy Reed , Ray Charles , Hank Williams and Sam Cooke .
In 1984 she enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs , Ohio as a liberal arts student. The punk rock band The Gits formed Zapata with three friends in September 1986. In 1989 the band moved to Seattle, Washington.
Zapata found a job in a local bar and the band decided to move into an abandoned house together they called "The Rathouse".
From 1990 to 1991 they released a number of singles on various independent record companies that received a lot of positive feedback. The Gits quickly made a name for themselves in the music scene, often playing shows with their friends' band.
Web links
- Mia Zapata at Discogs (English)
- Mia Zapata in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Image in sister project
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Case 77: Mia Zapata. In: Casefile: True Crime Podcast. March 11, 2018, Retrieved November 26, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Mia Zapata's Killer Sentenced for Good, Finally. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
- ^ Gregg Davidson: The Tragic Murder of Mia Zapata (Part One of Five). June 21, 2016, accessed November 26, 2019 .
- ^ Mia Zapata | The Gits. April 6, 2013, accessed November 26, 2019 .
- ^ Mia Zapata | The Gits. April 6, 2013, accessed November 26, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Zapata, Mia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zapata, Mia Katherine (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1965 |
DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1993 |