Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise, a singer best known for her work with David Lynch and her time in The B-52s, has reportedly died aged 65.

Now she will roam forever.” She left this realm on her own terms. Her death was announced on Facebook this morning (June 10) in a post apparently by her husband, the author Edward Grinnan. It read: “I said goodby to my wife, Julee Cruise, today.

Cruise contributed gorgeous, ethereal pop arias to the films and TV series of David Lynch, from "Twin Peaks" to "Blue Velvet."

Her album “The Voice of Love” in 1993 featured three songs from “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” and Cruise went on to release “The Art of Being a Girl” in 2002 and “My Secret Life” in 2011. She also covered Elvis Presley’s “Summer Kisses, Winter Tears” for the soundtrack to Wim Wenders’ “Until the End of the World.” He can have these tantrums sometimes.

Julee Cruise, who ethereal singing could conjure both nostalgic innocence and a menacing present, making her an ideal musical collaborator for David Lynch ...

Cruise made occasional appearances on the series as a local chanteuse, as she did in the 1992 feature film version Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Other Cruise songs would be used throughout the run of the series. Having had such a varied music career she often said that the time she spent as a B filling in for Cindy while she was having a family was the happiest time of her performing life. Her death was announced on Facebook by husband, the author and editor Edward Grinnan. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Grinnan wrote, “She left this realm on her own terms. When she first stepped up to the mic with Fred [Schneider] and Kate [Pierson] she said it was like joining the Beatles. She will love them always and never forget their travels together around the world. She will be forever grateful to them. She is at peace.” Cruise disclosed in 2018 that she suffered from systemic lupus.

Star was best known for her collaborations with David Lynch.

She also appeared in the 1992 spin-off movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and the 2017 revival on Showtime. “She is at peace. The news of Cruise’s death was confirmed by her husband, Edward Grinnan, in a Facebook post, per The Guardian. “She left this realm on her own terms.

The death has been announced of the American singer Julee Cruise, best known for her song Falling - the theme for the classic television series Twin Peaks.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Falling gave Cruise a 1990 chart hit when it was released on the back of Twin Peaks' success.

Cruise notably sang the Twin Peaks theme "Falling"

The cause of death has not be shared. When she first stepped up to the mic with Fred and Kate she said it was like joining the Beatles. She will love them always and never forget their travels together around the world. Having had such a varied music career she often said that the time she spent as a B filling in for Cindy while she was having a family was the happiest time of her performing life. Her husband, Edward Grinnant, shared the news of her death on B-52's Facebook page late last night. She will be forever grateful to them. Julee Cruise, the singer perhaps best known for her work with David Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has died.

Julee Cruise, the singer best known for her collaborations with director David Lynch and The B-52s, died Thursday. Her husband, author Edward Grinnan, ...

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Cruise's association with Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti defined her career, providing her with her breakthrough hit, 'Falling.'

She released “The Art of Being a Girl,” her first album of self-penned material, in 2002, then waited nearly a decade to issue “My Secret Life,” a 2011 album produced by DJ Dmitry from Deee-Lite. She would appear onstage and occasionally collaborate in the studio with a host of other musicians — most prominent of these was an appearance on “White People,” the 2004 album by Handsome Boy Modeling School — but new music from her was rare. “Falling,” the vocal variation of Badalamenti’s haunting theme song, became a charting hit in the U.K. and Europe, while “Floating into the Night” turned into a cult hit in the United States. Cruise often appeared on “Twin Peaks,” singing in its biker bar, the Roadhouse, her soft and gentle presence providing a compelling contrast to the roughneck setting. Badalamenti suggested Cruise as the singer for the resulting “Mysteries of Love,” which featured lyrics by Lynch. So it might be a good time to appreciate all the good music she made and remember her as a great musician, great singer, and great human being.” She is at peace.” Grinnan told NPR that Cruise died by suicide, and had struggled with “lupus, depression and alcohol and drug addiction” in the past.

In projects for the director David Lynch, she brought an eerie, otherworldly style to “Falling” and other songs.

In an interview with The Los Angeles Times in 2017, she reflected on her long “Twin Peaks” ride. After “Twin Peaks,” Ms. Cruise made another album with Mr. Lynch and Mr. Badalamenti, “The Voice of Love” (1993). She also continued acting. “It was so much fun to be part of something that just went ba-boom!” she said. “Only Julee Cruise invigorates the show with musical personality,” he wrote. She went to Minneapolis, a good city for theater, and spent several years performing with the Children’s Theater Company there before moving to New York in about 1983. Ms. Cruise appeared in the pilot and subsequent episodes as a roadhouse singer. She replaced Cindy Wilson, an original member, when Ms. Wilson took a break from the band. Mr. Lynch and Mr. Badalamenti had written a song for the film that needed a vocalist. Angelo was doing the music for the show, and we became friends.” Ms. Cruise was one of two acts summoned to replace her. One writer called her style “angel-on-Quaaludes vocals.” Her husband, Edward Grinnan, said the cause was suicide.