Julee Cruise (born in Creston, Iowa, on 1 December 1956; died 9 June 2022) was an American pop singer and actress. She was a frequent collaborator with composer
Angelo Badalamenti and director David Lynch, who produced and wrote the lyrics for most of her songs. Cruise studied French horn at Drake University and performed as a singer and actress in New York, where she also worked as a talent scout for Angelo Badalamenti. In 1985, Badalamenti was composing the score for David Lynch's Blue Velvet, as well as serving as the vocal coach for the film's star, Isabella Rossellini…
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