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Happy Birthday to Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips! (Guilty Pleasure)

Posted in Features, Guilty Pleasures, Happy Birthday with tags , on 02/12/2026 by Kurt Orzeck
Wilson Philips (L-R) Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson

Beloved chanteuse Chynna Phillips, daughter of the Mamas & the Papas linchpins John and Michelle Phillips, turns 58 years young today. Chynna, along with Brian Wilson’s daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson, shattered nepo-baby stereotypes by delivering one of the best Top 40 tunes of 1990: “Hold On.”

You might be wondering why this website is paying homage to Wilson Phillips, a defiantly mainstream pop trio that some consider to be cringe-level saccharine. The Bad Penny‘s retort? We’re all entitled to a few guilty pleasures, and it’s a safe bet that this writer isn’t the only one who both adores extreme heavy metal and knows the lyrics to “Hold On” by heart.

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