Paula Cole is a renowned American singer-songwriter, born on April 5, 1968, whose remarkable vocal performances on Peter Gabriel's 1993-1994 Secret World Tour served as the catalyst for her successful music career. Following her debut album, Harbinger, which unfortunately suffered from a lack of promotion due to the sudden collapse of her record label, Imago Records, shortly after its release, Cole persevered and rebounded with her sophomore album, This Fire, which catapulted her to international acclaim, reaching a remarkable number 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
The album spawned two chart-topping singles, the triple-Grammy nominated "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?", which ascended to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and "I Don't Want to Wait", which became the iconic theme song of the popular television show Dawson's Creek. Cole's remarkable success culminated in her winning the coveted Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1998, solidifying her status as a talented and accomplished singer-songwriter.