United Kingdom, April 6 -- Suzanne Vega didn't expect to be "discovered" until after her death.

The 65-year-old singer had "hoped and dreamed" of success in the music world but Suzanne figured she would be seen as an "underground" artist who wouldn't cross over into the mainstream, so she was "kinda thrilled" when she began having hit records.

Suzanne told Uncut magazine: "I'd always hoped and dreamed that I would be successful, but I did not expect chart success.

"I thought of myself as somebody more underground and maybe I'd be discovered after I was dead.

"So as a kid who listened to the top 40 every Sunday, I was kinda thrilled."

However, the 'Luka' hitmaker knew she'd never achieve Madonna levels of fame.

She added: "I had the ...