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Amanda Palmer
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American musician and songwriter (born 1976)
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Amanda Palmer is an American singer, composer, pianist, and street artist born in New York City in 1976. She performs in the genres of alternative rock, dark cabaret, and punk cabaret, playing instruments including the piano, voice, and ukulele. Her professional career began in 1999, and she has been affiliated with record labels such as Cooking Vinyl and Roadrunner Records. She is a member of the groups The Dresden Dolls and Evelyn Evelyn.
Palmer is married to Neil Gaiman and has one child. She resides in Boston and Woodstock and was educated at Wesleyan University. As an author, she has produced works including *Who Killed Amanda Palmer*, *Live Through This*, and *The Art of Asking*. She also has credits in acting.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 Apr 1976
- Works
- 10
Top works
- El arte de pedir
- Who Killed Amanda Palmer
- Live Through This
- The Art of Asking
- The Art of Asking
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New York, New York, USA
Amanda Palmer is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist, and was also one-half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra.
Known for
- The Road to Ruane — Self2024
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song — Self2022
- The Dresden Dolls: Return to Paradise — Herself2020
- Swans: Where Does a Body End? — Self2019
- The Mushroom Hunters — Narrator2019
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures — Self2019
- My Life Is Murder — Lee2019
- Temple of Art — Self2018
- Sometimes, Up On The Box — herself2018
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin — Self2017
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1976
Discography
- Amanda Palmer1998
- Amanda Is Busting Out All Over1999
- Creep2008
- Leeds United2008
- Who Killed Amanda Palmer2008
- 2008‐11‐15: Lincoln Theater, Raleigh, NC, USA2009
- Oasis2009
- Amanda Fucking Palmer’s Webcastacular NYC Extravaganzaca!2010
- Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele2010
- Behavior2010
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 411,745
- Total plays
- 11,879,741
Tags
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American vocalist, pianist and performance artist, best known for her work as one half of The Dresden Dolls. Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She attended Lexington High School, where she was very involved in the drama department. Amanda sometimes has Lexington High School students perform drama pieces at her shows. Before she was in the Dresden Dolls, she was in a band called "Amanda Palmer
Key facts
- Also known as
- Amanda Fucking Palmer AFP
- Born
- Amanda MacKinnon Palmer , ( 1976-04-30 ) April 30, 1976 (age 50) , New York City , U.S.
- Origin
- Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Genres
- Alternative rock dark cabaret folk
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter musician performance artist author
- Instruments
- Vocals keyboards ukulele harmonica drums
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Labels
- Roadrunner Cooking Vinyl 8ft. Records
- Spouse
- Neil Gaiman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2022 )
- Website
- AmandaPalmer.net
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Palmer
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Spouse
- Neil Gaiman
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- ukulele
- Record label
- Roadrunner Records
- Official website
- amandapalmer.net
- Image
- Amanda Palmer Open Piano for Refugees Vienna 2019 36.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Boston
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- Commons category
- Amanda Palmer
- date of birth
- 1976-04-30
- birth name
- Amanda MacKinnon Palmer
- member of
- Evelyn Evelyn
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- married name
- Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer
- name in native language
- Amanda Palmer
- social media followers
- 155000
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. She has gained a cult fanbase and was one of the first musical artists to popularize the use of crowdfunding websites.
Beginning in 2024, sexual assault accusations by numerous women were publicized against Palmer's ex-husband Neil Gaiman. One accuser alleged abuse happened after Palmer befriended her and sued Palmer for negligence in human trafficking and "procuring and presenting the Plaintiff to Gaiman for such abuse." Palmer has denied these allegations. The case was dismissed in February 2026 on the grounds of jurisdiction, with the judge ruling the case should be filed in New Zealand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amanda Palmer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.