Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)
Natasha Shneider (May 22, 1956 – July 2, 2008), born Natalia Mikhailovna Schneiderman (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Шнайдерман, [nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajɫɐvnə ˈʂnajdʲɪrmən]), was a Latvian-born Russian-American musician and actress. She was most notably the keyboardist and vocalist in the band Eleven, along with her partner, bandmate Alain Johannes. Shneider contributed to tracks for Chris Cornell and Queens of the Stone Age, and together with Johannes toured with Cornell on his Euphoria Morning tour in 1999 and with Queens in 2005 on their Lullabies to Paralyze tour. She died of cancer in 2008.
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