Melissa Etheridge
Claim to fame: Her hit single Similar Features in album titled Melissa Etheridge (1989)
| Name: | Melissa Etheridge |
| Birth Name: | Melissa Lou Etheridge |
| Height: | 5′ 3″ |
| S.: | F |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | May 29, 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Leavenworth, Kansas, USA |
| Profession: | Musician |
| Education: | Leavenworth High School in Leavenworth, Kansas (graduated in 1979) |
| Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts (left after one year to pursue music career) | |
| Relationship: | Tammy Lynn Michaels (actress; born Nov 26, 1974; dating summer 2001; exchange vow Sep 22, 2003), Julie Cypher (filmmaker; b. in 1962; met Aug 23, 1988; have two children via artificial insemination; separated Sept 19, 2000; share custody of the children) |
| Sister: | Jennifer Etheridge (estranged from Melissa Etheridge) |
| Son: | Miller Steven (born October 17, 2006), Beckett (born November 18, 1998; partner Julie Cypher gave birth through artificial insemination; biological father: David Crosby) |
| Daughter: | Johnnie Rose (Steven’s twin), Bailey Jean Cypher (born February 10, 1997; partner Julie Cypher gave birth through artificial insemination; biological father: David Crosby) |
| Claim to fame: | Her hit single Similar Features in album titled Melissa Etheridge (1989) |
