Julee Cruise (Twin Peaks): what did the singer die of at 65?

Aged 65, American actress and singer Julee Cruise passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022., leaving behind a unique body of work, including albums, soundtracks and appearances on the big and small screen. Sad news relayed on the artist’s Facebook account by her spouse, Edward Grinnan: ” She left this world on her own terms. No regrets. She’s at peace… I put her song on her room B-52s during its last breath. Now she will wander forever. Rest in peace, my love. » Julee Cruise, who suffered from generalized lupus, ended her life “as she saw fit”.

Talented. An adjective that suits Julee Cruise perfectly. Singer, musician, composer and actress, the artist born on December 1, 1956 in Iowa studied French horn at Drake University before practicing singing near Minneapolis as part of the Children’s Theater Company and working as a recruiting agent for a certain Angelo Badalamenti, composer of film music. An enriching experience that will serve her a lot to put her multiple talents at the service of another creator as ingenious as her.

Julee Cruise on the way to Twin Peaks

In 1985, Julee Cruise’s career took off. Composer Angelo Badalamenti offers his name to filmmaker David Lynch to sign the soundtrack for his next film, blue-velvet, with Isabella Rossellini. A feature film notably punctuated by the emblematic song Mysteries of Love. But also a meeting placed under the sign of fate, since Cruise and Lynch collaborate again for the series Twin Peaks (and its sequel, in 2017) in which she even has the right to a few appearances. The interpreter of Into the Night ” and ” The Nightingale has also collaborated with other renowned artists such as Moby, The B-52’s and Bobby McFerrin.