Wendy Melvoin

ABOUT WENDY MELVOIN

R&B singer and composer who released multiple albums as half of the duo Wendy & Lisa. They composed music for the first season of 'Heroes' and worked on 'Touch,' starring Kiefer Sutherland .

She made her singing debut as a member of The Revolution in 1980.

Her theme to the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title in 2010.

Her father was late jazz pianist and former NARAS president Mike Melvoin . Her brother Jonathan was the touring keyboardist for the Smashing Pumpkins, while her twin sister Susannah was a singer and composer. She entered a relationship with Lisa Cholodenko after a split with longtime partner and collaborator Lisa Coleman .

She performed with Prince in The Revolution from 1980 until 1985.