Kay Hanley
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Kay Hanley (born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on September 11, 1968) is an alternative rock musician. She is best known as the vocalist for the band Letters To Cleo.
Hanley was a member of Letters To Cleo from 1990 to 2000 (the length of the band's existence). She was not only the lead vocalist for the group, but also came up with the band's name (she had a pen pal named Cleo when she was younger). In 1997, she started to work on other projects than the band, starting with a role in the Boston Rock Opera's performance of Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene.
Towards the end of Letters to Cleo's career, she began performing with her husband and fellow Letters To Cleo member Michael Eisenstein outside of the band. Around the same time, she gave birth to their daughter, Zoe.
Starting her own solo career, Hanley started doing music for the cartoon Generation O. She also provided the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in the movie Josie and the Pussycats. In 2002, she released her first solo album, Cherry Marmalade. She also performed the song "Follow Me" for the video game Sonic Heroes in 2003. She is currently in the Los Angeles-based band the Dilettantes. In 2004, she and her husband USA Mike had their second child, Henry Aaron, the name given in honor of baseball player Hank Aaron and their love for baseball.
See also
References
- MacNeil, Jason. "Kay Hanley (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB020403281735342992&sql=B7u68mpbd9f8o)". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 9, 2004.
External links
- Kay Hanley's official web site (http://www.kayhanley.com/)
- IMDb entry for Kay Hanley (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360089/)