- Born
- Birth nameShawna Lee Colvin
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Shawn Colvin was born on January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Armageddon (1998), Tin Cup (1996) and Heartbreakers (2001). She was previously married to Mario Erwin and Simon Tassano.
- SpousesMario Erwin(October 19, 1997 - November 2002) (divorced, 1 child)Simon Tassano(September 11, 1993 - December 28, 1995) (divorced)
- Won two Grammy Awards in 1998 for Record of the Year and Song of the Year ("Sunny Came Home")
- Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Started out playing with Austin-based Dixie Diesels. Moved to New York City in 1980. Big break came singing backup on a Suzanne Vega tour in 1997.
- Wrote song "Orion in the Sky" about then-boyfriend (and now-ex-husband) Simon Tassano.
- Daughter Caledonia Jean-Marie Erwin born in Austin, Texas.
- I think that the indefinable space between happy and sad is the most moving and compelling place for an artist to be. If there's anything I consistently strive for, it's a melancholy limbo.
- Men and women always have and always will make the choices they are driven to make concerning their own bodies. It is a basic right, and one we must protect.
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