Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs catapulted to stardom as part of the Bangles, the power poppers who rose from Los Angeles' Paisley Underground and into the Top 40 with "Manic Monday," a Prince song that Hoffs sang for the group. She sang the lion's share of the Bangles' big hits -- providing the closing verses on both "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Hazy Shade of Winter" and taking the lead on "Walking Down Your Street," "In Your Room," and "Eternal Flame" -- positioning herself nicely for the solo career she launched with the 1991 release of When You're a Boy. Neither When You're a Boy nor its ep...