Janelle
Robinson (born 1985 in Kansas City), better
known by her stage name Janelle Monáe is an author and composer of the
soul and R&B music. She studied in American Musical and Dramatic Academy in
New York with in order to start a career in music-hall, but finally turned to
music. She has been nominated for Grammy Awards for her single
Many Moons in 2009. She released one EP (Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) in 2007) and 2 albums (The ArchAndroid in 2010, and The Electric Lady in 2013) yet
and they were all well reviewed by publications
devoted to music criticism. Her last album
“Electric Lady” features songs recorded with other artists, such as Prince, Erykah
Badu, Miguel and Solange.
