Rubicam, Shannon

Shannon Rubicam is an American singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, among others. She co-wrote "How Will I Know" which was a hit for Whitney Houston in 1986, as well as Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". From the mid 1980s to the present day, Rubicam and her writing partner, George Merrill, have been the vocal duo Boy Meets Girl, who are best remembered for their 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall". They wrote the song and had initially offered it to Houston and Belinda Carlisle but both rejected it (though Carlisle did do a demo recording) and Boy Meets Girl decided to feature it on the next Boy Meets Girl album titled Reel Life. Rubicam and Merrill were married in the mid 1980s until they divorced in 2000. Despite the divorce they have continued working together as Boy Meets Girl, and other music endeavors. Rubicam has a daughter, Hilary Rubicam Merrill (with George Merrill). Hilary can be seen as the girl chasing the bubble in her parents' video for "Waiting for a Star to Fall".