Karen Elson Biography
Karen Elson is an English model and singer-songwriter who has been on the covers of Vogue, Elle, and W magazines. She has authored numerous articles and appeared on CNN in support of child rights.
How old is Karen Elson? – Age
She is 44 years old as of 14 January 2023. She was born in 1979 in Oldham, United Kingdom. Her real name is Karen Jill Elson.
Karen Elson Family – Education
Elson grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended North Chadderton School. Kate Elson, a filmmaker, is her fraternal twin sister.
Karen Elson Husband
Elson has two children from her previous marriage to American artist Jack White. Elson married White in 2005 and divorced in 2013.
Karen Elson Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $145 million.
Karen Elson The Ghost Who Walks
Elson has released her debut album, The Ghost Who Walks. “The title was a nickname I had at school,” Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq. It was one of my kinder nicknames for being tall, pale, and little haunted.” The title track “The Ghost Who Walks” is the album’s lead single.
Karen Elson Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m).
Karen Elson Albums
In 2002, lson provided backing vocals on a remix of Robert Plant’s “Last Time I Saw Her” from Plant’s album Dreamland. A personal recording of Elson singing “Coming Down” was released in 2005 on a CD that accompanied the August 2005 edition of Uncut magazine. Michael Stipe, the lead singer of REM, chose the song. She sang a duet of “I Love You (Me Either)” with Cat Power on Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, a tribute album to French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.
Her first full-length album was mostly written in secret, without her then-husband Jack White knowing what she was up to. “At home, I’d hide—I’d play my songs in complete isolation.” I’d lock the bathroom door and go into hiding. “Eventually, he said, ‘Why are you hiding this from me?'” Elson’s debut solo album, The Ghost Who Walks, was released in May 2010 on White’s label, Third Man Records. It garnered mostly positive feedback.
Spin magazine rated her voice a 7/10, comparing it to Jenny Lewis and Loretta Lynn. In September 2010, Elson and her band appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. Throughout her career, Elson has recorded numerous cover songs, including “Season of the Witch” by Donovan (included in the HBO TV series True Blood episode “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dying?”), “Vicious” by Lou Reed (released for Record Store Day 2011), “Milk and Honey” by Jackson C. Frank (released for Record Store Day 2012), “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” by Buddy Holly (for the tribute album Rave on Buddy.
She was included in the “30 Songs / 30 Days” campaign in September 2012 to support Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a multi-platform media effort inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book. Fringe’s season 4 episode “A Better Human Being” used Elson’s song “The Ghost Who Walks.” Elson opened for Neko Case on her North American tour in October 2013, performing eight concerts. Double Roses, her second solo album, was released in 2017. Green, her third album, was released in 2022.
Karen Elson Blue Orchid
Elson has appeared in numerous short films and videos, notably the music video for “Blue Orchid” by the White Stripes. She has also appeared in fashion films such as War Opera, Nick Knight’s Andy Warhol-inspired More Beautiful Women, Craig McDean’s 48 Girls, and Bruce Weber’s Petit Fleur, Harlequin, Voodoo Daddy, Closer Walk With Thee, and Karen’s Boogie (all made in collaboration with W as a tribute to New Orleans).
Karen Elson Model
Elson began modeling at the age of 18 after being spotted by Debra Burns of Boss Model Management in Manchester when he was 16 years old. She has collaborated with notable fashion photographers and designers such as Arthur Elgort, Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Mert & Marcus, Steven Klein, Patrick Demarchelier, Helmut Newton, and Ellen Von Unwerth. Elson has appeared on over 30 magazine covers, including the cover of British Vogue as “Fashion’s Red Queen” in 2008.
Elson was voted Model of the Year at the VH1 Fashion Awards in 1997 and the new face of British department store John Lewis for the autumn/winter 2008-2009 season. She has also been on H&M billboards around the world, as well as in advertisements for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Christian Dior, Burberry, Trussardi, Roberto Cavalli, Lanvin, and Chanel.
Elson is the current face of Jo Malone London and represents them globally. She appeared in the short film Lay Down Lean and has been a regular contributor to Nick Knight’s fashion website SHOWstudio.com since 2002. In 2010, she appeared in Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief runway presentation for the White Ribbon Alliance, a charity that helps mothers in Haiti, wearing a Patricia Field outfit from the Sex and the City Archive. Elson created her own range of shoes, purses, and jewelry for the fashion label Nine West. She was one of eight British models chosen to walk during a portion of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, donning a gold Burberry gown and walking the stadium with her fellow models to David Bowie’s song “Fashion.”
Karen Elson Music
Elson is an establishing part and entertainer of the New York-based political nightclub group, the Residents Band, beginning around 2004. She has performed fronts of different specialists and has composed and co-composed tunes for the group’s exhibitions. Elson has contributed backing vocals to a remix of Robert Plant’s “Last Time I Saw Her” in 2002 and performed on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2010. Her presentation solo collection, The Apparition What walks’ identity was, delivered in May 2010 and got great surveys.
Elson has recorded various cover melodies, including “Time of the Witch” by Donovan, “Awful” by Lou Reed, “Milk and Honey” by Jackson C. Plain, “Crying, Pausing, Trusting” by Pal Holly, “Gold Residue Lady” by Fleetwood Macintosh, and “On the off chance that I Had a Boat” by Lyle Lovett. She was highlighted in a mission to help A portion of the Sky: Transforming Persecution into A potential open door for Ladies Overall in 2012. Elson opened for Neko Case in October 2013 and delivered her second independent collection, Twofold Roses, in 2017.