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Janelle Monáe

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Janelle Monáe

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Also known as Janelle Monae

American singer and actress (born 1985)

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Janelle Monáe is a United States-based artist who began their professional work period in 2003. Their musical output is associated with genres including soul, rnb, alternative, funk, art pop, and contemporary r&b. Monáe is identified as non-binary. Their notable works include *#SayHerName*, *Memory Librarian*, and *Dirty Computer*.

The artist’s official website is jmonae.com. On Last.fm, Monáe has accumulated 1,263,441 listeners and 51,617,614 plays. Their social media presence includes 849,000 followers. Various databases record different counts of their works, with Open Library listing three, Crossref listing five, and Europeana Sparql listing one.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • #SayHerName
  • Memory Librarian
  • Dirty Computer

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Non-binary
Origin
United States
Active from
1985-12-01
art popbest female artistbest female singercontemporary r&bda braterica mason

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,263,441
Total plays
51,617,614

Tags

soulrnbfemale vocalistsalternativefunk

Janelle Monáe (born Janelle Monáe Robinson on December 1, 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actor and performer. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award; as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and the Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music. <a href="https://www.last

via Last.fm · Janelle Monáe

Key facts

Born
Janelle Monáe Robinson , ( 1985-12-01 ) December 1, 1985 (age 40) , Kansas City, Kansas , U.S.
Other name
Cindi Mayweather
Occupations
Singer songwriter rapper actress
Years active
2003–present
Organization
The Wondaland Arts Society
Works
Discography filmography
Awards
Full list
Origin
Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
Genres
R&B pop funk psychedelic soul hip-hop progressive soul
Labels
Wondaland Epic Bad Boy Atlantic
Formerly of
Purple Ribbon All-Stars
Website
jmonae .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Janelle Monáe, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

~34 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Janelle Monáe Robinson (/dʒəˈnɛl moʊˈneɪ/ jə-NEL moh-NAY; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award; as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and the Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music.

Monáe began her musical career in 2003 with the release of her demo album, The Audition. She signed with Bad Boy Records to release her debut extended play (EP), Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) (2007). It received critical acclaim and narrowly entered the Billboard 200. She signed a joint venture with Atlantic Records to release her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid (2010), which peaked at number 17 on the chart. The following year, she guest performed on fun.'s 2011 single "We Are Young," which received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Monáe's second studio album, The Electric Lady (2013), debuted at number five on the Billboard 200.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Janelle Monáe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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