Monáe, Janelle

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מונה, ג'אנל
Name (Latin)
Monáe, Janelle
Other forms of name
Robinson, Janelle Monáe
Date of birth
1985-12-01
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Hip-hop--Music
Acting
Rap (Music)
Rhythm and blues music
Singing
Soul music
Occupation
Rhythm and blues musicians
Singers
Soul musicians
Actors
Rap musicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 31757465
Wikidata: Q234356
Library of congress: no2006100538
Sources of Information
  • AllMusic website, September 21, 2006(Janelle Monáe)
  • Cava, L. Janelle Monáe's Dirty computer: an experience immersed in musical activism, via Lucas Cava blog, posted January 16, 2019, viewed March 18, 2022(Coinciding with the release of Dirty Computer Monáe was featured on a cover story of Rolling Stone where she came out as pansexual)
  • Janelle Monáe WWW site, September 21, 2006(Janelle Monáe; producer, singer, and actress)
  • OutKast (Musical group). Idlewild [SR] p2006:insert (Janelle Monaé [sic]; Janelle Monae; vocals)
  • Spanos, B. Janelle Monáe frees herself, via Rolling stone website, April 26, 2018, viewed March 18, 2022("'Being a queer black woman in America,' she says, taking a breath as she comes out, 'someone who has been in relationships with both men and women -- I consider myself to be a free-ass motherfucker.' She initially identified as bisexual, she clarifies, 'but then later I read about pansexuality and was like, 'Oh, these are things that I identify with too.''")
  • Wikipedia, Apr. 16, 2012(Janelle Monáe; b. Janelle Monáe Robinson, Dec. 1, 1985, Kansas City, Kan.; American R&B/soul musician) May 19, 2020 (American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society; has stated she identifies with both bisexuality and pansexuality; Genres: Funk, R&B, psychedelic soul, hip hop; Categories: African-American singers; African-American songwriters; LGBT African Americans)