Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lucy Wainwright Roche
Lucy Wainwright Roche in 2015
Background information
Born	(1981-12-16) December 16, 1981 (age 35) Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2007–present
Associated acts	Loudon Wainwright III, Suzzy Roche, The Roches, The Wainwright Sisters, Rufus Wainwright, Sloan Wainwright
Website	http://lucywainwrightroche.com http://myspace.com/lwrlwr

Lucy Wainwright Roche (born December 16, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, 8 Songs and 8 More, Roche released her debut album, Lucy in October 2010. She also stars as Jeri in the Stuff You Should Know television show.

Lucy Wainwright Roche is the daughter of singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright III, a Grammy Award winner, and Suzzy Roche, who, along with her sisters (Lucy's aunts) Maggie and Terre Roche, make up the vocal group The Roches, known for their original harmonies. The couple split when Lucy was two years old and her father spent much of his time in the UK, so Lucy didn't see her father much during her childhood. The Loudon Wainwright song "Screaming Issue" is written about Lucy.

Lucy is also the half-sister of singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright (whose late mother Kate was half of the Canadian folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle). She has toured with Rufus throughout the years. Through her father, she is a niece of Sloan Wainwright.

Roche was born and raised in Greenwich Village, New York City. She attended PS 41 in Manhattan and high school at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1999. She then attended Oberlin College in Ohio, graduating in 2003 with a degree in creative writing. In 2006 Roche received her master's degree in general education from Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan. She currently resides in Brooklyn.