| Shannon Rubicam | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
| Associated Acts: | Boy Meets Girl, George Merrill |
Shannon Rubicam (born October 11, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who is best known for being half of the mid-to-late-1980s pop duo Boy Meets Girl.
Her ex-husband, George Merrill, was the other half of Boy Meets Girl, best known for their 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall".[1] [2] Merrill and Rubicam first met in 1975 when both were performing at a friend's wedding.[3] The couple also wrote two hit songs for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)",[3] both of which hit Number 1 in the United States, among other countries, during the second half of the 1980s, just before Boy Meets Girl shot to fame.
Merrill and Rubicam have one child, a daughter named Hilary,[3] who appeared in their "Waiting for a Star to Fall" video as the young blonde-haired girl. They divorced in 2000 but have continued working together for various music projects.[4] [5]
In 2011, Rubicam published her first novel, titled The Wonderground.