Janelle Monae Biography
Janelle Monae is a singer, rapper, and actress from the United States. Monáe has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, as well as an MTV Video Music Award and the ASCAP Vanguard Award in 2010. Monáe received the Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award in 2015, as well as the Trailblazer of the Year Award in 2018. The Boston City Council designated October 16, 2013 as “Janelle Monáe Day” in honor of her artistic and activist efforts.
Janelle Monae Age
Monae was born Janelle Monáe Robinson on December 1, 1985, in Kansas City, USA. She is 37 years old as of December 2022.
Janelle Monae Height
Janelle stands at a height of 5’0″ (152 cm), tall.
What Nationality is Janelle Monáe?- Ethnicity
She is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born in Kansas City, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of African-American.
Janelle Monae Family- Parents
Robinson was born on December 1, 1985, in Kansas City, Kansas, and grew up in Quindaro, a working-class neighborhood. Janet, her mother, worked as a janitor and a hotel maid. Michael Robinson Summers, her father, was a truck driver. Monáe’s parents divorced when she was a toddler, and her mother later married a postman. Monáe’s younger sister, Kimmy, is the result of her mother’s remarriage.
Janelle Monae Husband-Partner
Monáe has stated that she identifies as bisexual and pansexual. On January 10, 2020, she used the hashtag #IAmNonbinary in a tweet that trended on Twitter that day. She is a supporter of the LGBTQ community and claims to only date androids with whom she can identify. In April 2022, she came out as non-binary on the American talk show ‘Red Table Talk.’
Janelle Monae Career
Monae’s first big break came in 2006 when she collaborated with OutKast on their album Idlewild, appearing in the songs “Call the Law” and “In Your Dreams.”She first released a solo album in 2007 called “Metropolis,” which was then re-released in 2008 under the name “Metropolis: The Chase Suit” with a few extra tracks. She was nominated for a Grammy for Best Urban / Alternate Performance because of the EP. Her song “Open Happiness” was included in the 2009 American Idol season, and her single “Many Moons” peaked at number one on the charts. Her single “Tightrope,” which was included in the 2011 American Idols LIVE! Tour, came after that.
Jazz enthusiasts loved her studio album “The Electric Lady,” which was performed in 2012 at the Toronto Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Over 31,000 digital copies of her single “Q.U.E.E.N.” from the album were sold after it debuted on SoundCloud and iTunes. She performed at the festival in support of former US President Obama after being chosen as a spokesperson for the cosmetics company “Cover Girl” in America. She has appeared in several advertisements, such as the one for Sonos Wireless HiFi home audio systems. Janelle has performed live on numerous occasions, most notably at the Global Citizens Festival in Central Park alongside musicians like Stevie Wonder. She additionally appeared as a guest on Saturday Night Live.
She founded the independent label Wondaland Records in 2015. She began attending various fashion events, including the 2015 London Fashion Week, as her celebrity status grew. She made her acting debut alongside Andre Holland and Naomie Harris in the film “Moonlight.” This was followed the same year by a part with Octavia Spencer in the movie “Hidden Figures.” A box office success, “Hidden Figures,” won the 89th Academy Award for Best Picture, which went to “Moonlight.” With the release of the song “Venus Fly” and the soundtrack for the Netflix series “The Get Down,” she continued to be active in the music industry during this time. She contributed to the music for her movie “Hidden Figures.” Additionally, she was in “The Women of Marwen.”
Janelle Monae Net Worth
Monae has an estimated net worth of 12 million dollars as of 2022.
Janelle Monae Movies and TV Shows
MOVIES:
- 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- 2020 The Glorias
- 2020 Antebellum
- 2019 UglyDolls
- 2019 Harriet Marie Buchanon
- 2019 Lady and the Tramp
- 2018 Dirty Computer
- 2018 Welcome to Marwen
- 2016 Moonlight
- 2016 Hidden Figures
- 2014 Rio 2
TV SHOWS:
- 2023 RuPaul’s Drag Race
- 2023 RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- 2022 Human Resources
- 2021 We the People Song performer
- 2020 Sex, Explained
- 2020 Homecoming
- 2018 Dirty Computer
- 2017 Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
- 2014 In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul
- 2014 Sesame Street[152][153]
- 2013 American Dad! Announcer
- 2013 Saturday Night Live
- 2010 Dancing with the Stars
- 2009 Stargate Universe