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Lisa Anne Loeb, born 11 March 1968 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States, is a singer-songwriter.

Loeb attended The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, one of the top rated private boarding schools in the United States. After graduating in 1986, she went on to Brown University where she graduated in 1990 with a degree in comparative literature. She is the first and only unsigned artist to have a number one hit on the American charts, with the song Stay (I Missed You), featured on the soundtrack to the movie Reality Bites and later released on her debut album Tails. Her band Nine Stories is named after the J. D. Salinger collection.

Loeb was discovered by actor and friend Ethan Hawke, who lived in an apartment next to her in New York City. Before contributing "Stay" to "Reality Bites," Loeb had developed a following from her acoustic performances in New York City Coffeehouss. Originally a duet act with another woman, the albums "Liz and Lisa" and "Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different" were released independantly, as was a solo project called "The Purple Tape."

Though "Stay" was her break-through song, Loeb has successful radio hits with other songs from "Tails" including "Do You Sleep?," "Taffy" and "Waiting For Wednesday". The song "Hurricane" was contributed to the soundtrack for the film "Twister". "Tails" was released in 1994 and achieved platinum status.

In 1997 a sophomore album called "Firecracker" was released. Though critically praised it did not have the commercial success of "Tails", though the single "I Do" was popular on radio and music television. At this point Lisa also dropped her support band "Nine Stories". The single "Let's Forget About It" was also released.

Loeb did not return to studio recording until 2002's "Cake and Pie". The album was a commercial failure and did not receive any major backing or promotion from her record label. She was eventually dropped, and she bought the rights to the masters of the songs from that album. It was re-released independantly in late 2002 with the songs rearranged and some deletions/additions. New packaging was also featured, and it was retitled "Hello Lisa". In 2003 a children's album, called "catch the Moon," was independently released.

Loeb also dabbles in the acting field. Her debut was in a guest appearance on the television show "The Nanny" in 1997. She played the voice of a newborn baby in "The Rugrats Movie" in 1998, and in 1999 was featured as a news reporter in the horror film "House on Haunted Hill". 2004 will see the release of the film "Serial Killing 4 Dummies" which featured Loeb in her largest acting role yet. On January 16, 2004, her television show Dweezil & Lisa first aired on Food Network, in which she shared title billing with her longtime boyfriend Dweezil Zappa, though recently she has stated that their relationship has ended.

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