SYLVIA
(*1956)
SYLVIA (b. S. Kirby, Kokomo, Ind., December 9, 1956) In the early 1980s CRYSTAL GAYLE had serious competition in the soulful-long-haired-beauty department from one-named wonder Sylvia . Sylvia was a minorleague vocalist whose good looks and canny pop productions hid her meager talents. Born and raised in suburban Indiana, Sylvia came to Nashville when she was nineteen years old, looking for a secretarial position. She found one with PiGem Music, where she was both a typist and a demo singer…