Linda Hopper
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Hopper sings with Magnapop at Het Depot in Leuven, Belgium on April 21, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Linda Elizabeth Hopper |
| Born |
March 14, 1959 United States |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Power pop, pop punk, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Caroline, Collector's Choice Music, DB Records, Daemon, King, Mt. Fuji, Never, PIAS, Priority, Safety Net, Solid |
| Associated acts | Magnapop, Oh-OK |
| Website | magnapop.com |
Linda Elizabeth Hopper is the vocalist for the Atlanta, Georgia-based rock group Magnapop. Her pop punk/power pop vocal style helped to define the band's sound and she has co-written their minor hit singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door". Prior to the formation of Magnapop, Hopper was a member of the Athens, Georgia music scene in the early 1980s, which included R.E.M., The B-52s, and her own band Oh-OK.
Hopper is a native of Marietta, Georgia who moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia to study art in the late 1970s. There, she befriendedMichael Stipe in an art design class and she introduced him to her friends. The two became involved in the early local music scene and formed the short-lived experimental music group Tanzplagen along with Stipe's sister Lynda and other local musicians. After a matter of months, the band split up and Michael Stipe formed R.E.M., while Hopper made Oh-OK with Lynda Stipe on bass guitar and drummer David McNair (a later line-up would also include Matthew Sweet.) Oh-OK opened for Stipe's noise music project 1066 Gaggle O'Sound and would go on to record two mini albums before disbanding in 1984, including 1983's Furthermore What, which was produced by Michael Stipe with a cover that he made. She then briefly belonged to a band named Holiday, who released their only EP in 1987.
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