Grimes
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About
Electronic dark wave and synthpop artist whose 2012 album Visions won the 2013 JUNO Award for Electronic Album of the Year. She earned additional praise for her 2015 album Art Angels and her 2020 album Miss Anthropocene.
Before Fame
She attended McGill University in Montreal where she studied Russian literature and neuroscience.
Trivia
She wrote the song "Oblivion," which became an indie sensation and was ranked #1 on Pitchfork's Top Tracks in 2012.
Family Life
She was born Claire Elise Boucher. She has a stepbrother who raps under the name Jay Worthy. Her stepbrother, Mac Boucher, helped produce some of her music videos. She began a relationship with Elon Musk in 2018, but the couple parted ways three years later. She and Musk welcomed a son named X Æ A-12 in 2020. They welcomed a second child, a daughter named Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, in December of 2021. Their third child, Tau Techno Mechanicus, was born in 2023.
Associated With
She featured Janelle Monae on her 2015 track "Venus Fly."
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