Background
Andreone was born and raised in San Diego and attended Helix High School in Louisiana Mesa.
Andreone was born and raised in San Diego and attended Helix High School in Louisiana Mesa.
After high school she spent time in Los Angeles, working during the day and singing at night. Her first album, Veiled, produced by Rick Neigher, was released by Radio Corporation of America in 1996. lieutenant included the hit single "lieutenant"s Alright, lieutenant"s Okay" which charted in both the United States. and Europe.
Andreone"s lyrics are often treatises on psychology, reflecting her interest in the subject.
She has collaborated with other artists and writers, such as Billy Steinberg, Kevin Fisher, Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Marti Fredrikson, Charlie Clouser (Nine Inch Nails), John Shanks, David Lowery (Cracker), John Lowery (Marilyn Manson), Kasia Livingston, Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo), Michelle Lewis and Martha Davis (The Motels) and worked as a producer. She toured with Lilith Fair.
She contributed a cover version of Carole King"s, "I Feel the Earth Move" to the Speed 2: Cruise Control soundtrack. She also released the Veiled era song, "We"re Not Alone" to the Women Foreign Women 2 album, proceeds from which went to the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations.
In August 2008, she released a cover version of "You Are My Sunshine" on the compilation Civil Defense UndisCOVERed.
In 2006, Andreone released an European Parliament of new material entitled UNLABELED - The Demos, which contains a cover version of Beyoncé Knowles"s "Deja Vu". On September 1, 2009, she released a new full length Civil Defense entitled Avalanche (written and produced by Andreone and Kevin Fisher). Avalanche includes a co-written duet with Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Dixie Chicks, etc).
A video was released for the first single, "Never Stop Trying".
