Jill Sobule, who was in between performing live shows, died in a Minnesota house fire May 1, according to her representatives.

Singer Jill Sobule, who made history with "I Kissed a Girl," which became the first openly gay song to break the Billboard chart's Top 20, died at 66.

Fire officials in Woodbury on Friday were still trying to determine how and why Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter and human rights activist, died in a house fire in Woodbury early Thursday. Firefighters were called to the 9200 block of Pinehurst Road, near Interlachen Parkway, around 5:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire.