married_name associated_acts years_active alias label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
sylvia jane hutton juice newton , janie fricke 1979 -- present sylvia rca , red pony sylvia -lrb- singer -rrb-
 sylvia solo_singer 9 december 1956 vocals country , pop , countrypolitan kokomo , indiana , united states sylvia jane kirby singer-songwriter
sylvia -lrb- singer -rrb-

sylvia jane kirby -lrb- born december 9 , 1956 , kokomo , indiana , united states -rrb- , known simply by her first name sylvia during the 1980s , is an american country music and country pop singer and songwriter .
some original source books have her birth name as sylvia kirby allen ; however , allen was her first husband 's last name .
she consequently used only her first name .
there was also a point in time that she used sylvia rutledge .
she is currently using her married name and is promoted as sylvia hutton .
she enjoyed crossover music success with the song `` nobody '' in 1982 .
it reached no. 15 pop and no. 1 country .
the song earned her a gold record certification and a grammy award nomination for `` best female country vocal performance '' -lrb- the grammy went to juice newton for her hit `` break it to me gently '' -rrb- .
although `` nobody '' was sylvia 's only single to reach the billboard pop charts , her other big country hits include `` drifter '' -lrb- # 1 country , 1981 -rrb- , `` fallin ' in love '' , `` tumbleweed '' and `` snapshot '' .
in 1982 , she was named female vocalist of the year by the academy of country music .
she is also credited with making the first `` concept '' music video clip to air on country music television -lrb- cmt -rrb- , with `` the matador '' .
