Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston, Iowa) is an American singer, and actress. With a distinctive, airy voice, Cruise has recorded three albums, but is probably best known for the lead vocal on "Falling," the theme song for the cult U.S. television series Twin Peaks. Until recently, she was a frequent collaborator with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch, who produced and wrote the lyrics for most of her songs. Biography Early life and career Cruise studied French horn at Drake University and performed as a singer and actress in Minneapolis (notably in the role of Jinjur in stage adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books) and New York, where she also worked as a talent scout for Badalamenti. Collaborations with Badalamenti and Lynch In 1985, Badalamenti was composing the score for David Lynch's Blue Velvet, as well as serving as the vocal coach

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