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Michelle Phillips
Singer + Actress
Female
Born
Jun 4, 1944
Age
69
Hometown
U.S.
Genres
Traditional folk ...
Instruments
Vocals
Performed With
The Mamas & the P...
Other Names
Gilliam, Holly Mi...
Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.
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CHILDHOOD
1944
Birth
Born on June 4, 1944.
TEENAGE
1962
18 Years Old
He divorced his then-wife and married Michelle on December 31, 1962, when she was 18.
TWENTIES
1968
24 Years Old
In 1968, she gave birth to their daughter, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990s pop trio Wilson Phillips. The couple divorced in 1970. While a member of The Mamas & the Papas, Phillips co-wrote some of the band's hits, including "Creeque Alley" and "California Dreamin'". The band broke up in 1968.

1973
29 Years Old
In 1973, Phillips recorded vocals as a cheerleader along with Darlene Love, for the Cheech & Chong single "Basketball Jones" which peaked at No.15 on the Billboard singles chart.
THIRTIES
1975
31 Years Old
In 1975 Phillips signed a solo recording contract with A&M Records and released a promo single, "Aloha Louie", that she wrote with ex-husband John Phillips.
Phillips released her first solo single in 1976, "No Love Today", on the Mother, Jugs & Speed movie soundtrack.

1977
33 Years Old
In 1977, Phillips released her debut solo album, Victim of Romance, produced by Jack Nitzsche for A&M Records.
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1979
35 Years Old
In 1979, she recorded the song "Forever" for the movie soundtrack of California Dreaming, a surf film that had nothing to do with her old band.
FORTIES

1987
43 Years Old
In late 1987, Phillips sang backup vocals on Belinda Carlisle's number one hit, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", as well as on the Carlisle LP, Heaven on Earth.
FIFTIES

1998
54 Years Old
On January 12, 1998, Phillips was inducted in New York City to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with her bandmates.
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2001
57 Years Old
On March 29, 2001, Phillips was among the performers at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California, for a John Phillips memorial tribute.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

2009
65 Years Old
She appeared at the TV Land awards in April 2009 for the 30th year celebration of Knots Landing.
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