Janis Ian is one of the celebrated singers and songwriters of the 20th century. A child prodigy, she was musically inclined since young and took to learning various musical instruments and song writing techniques. Even before entering her teens she had mastered the playing skills required for piano, organ, flute, harpsichord, French horn and guitar. She stepped into the world of music in the mid-1960s with her debut self-titled album which jumped to fame escalating her status in the music industry. However, she wasn’t able to replicate the success story of her first album for more than a decade. It was only later that she regained commercial success with the 1975 released album, ‘Between the Lines’. Its single ‘At Seventeen’ topped the charts at the Billboard Hot 100 and so did the album. The mass popularity of the song and the album led her to win a Grammy as well. Over the years, she has come up with various albums. In addition to music, Janis Ian has been a fan of science fiction books and has tried her hand at writing in the same genre as well. She has contributed as a columnist for various publications.