Cristina Monet Zilkha -- who was born Christina Monet-Palaci, and recorded under the mononym Cristina -- died on Wednesday (Apr.
1). Her death was confirmed by Michel Esteban, co-founder of her label ZE Records, who wrote on Facebook, "Wake up this morning with this devastated news, dearest Cristina past away.
So sad.." She was 61.The daughter of a French psychoanalyst and an American novelist, playwright and illustrator, Cristina dabbled in theater (both as a writer and a critic) before turning to pop music at the behest of her eventual husband -- Michael Zilkha, co-founder with Michel of ZE, an influential New York post-punk label.
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