Rachael Yamagata
| Rachael Yamagata | |
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Rachael Yamagata on stage in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 23, 1977 Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Genres |
Adult alternative Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Piano Guitar Vocals |
| Labels |
RCA Victor Warner Bros. Frankenfish Records/Megaforce Records |
| Associated acts | Bumpus |
| Website | www |
Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with Jason Mraz, Rhett Miller, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne.
She was born to a Japanese-American father and an Italian-German mother. Yamagata graduated from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland and attended Northwestern University and Vassar College.
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago group Bumpus and spent six years touring, writing and recording with the band before leaving in 2001 to begin a solo career. In September 2002, she obtained a two-record deal with Arista's Private Music and her self-titled EP produced by Malcolm Burn, Rachael Yamagata EP was released in October. Her first full-length album, Happenstance, followed in 2004. The album was produced by John Alagía at Compass Point Studios.
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