Thao Nguyen
#65,510 Most Popular
About
American singer-songwriter who rose to fame as a solo artist and as the lead singer and songwriter for alternative/folk rock group Thao & the Get Down Stay Down. She has collaborated with a number of other artists such as Merrill Garbus, Joanna Newsom and Andrew Bird.
Before Fame
She started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 12. She formed Thao & the Get Down Stay Down in 2003.
Trivia
She has fundraised for Oxfam America alongside Dianna Agron.
Family Life
Her parents are Vietnamese refugees.
Associated With
She collaborated with Mirah on the 2011 album Thao + Mirah.
