Kimya Dawson is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song "Anyone Else But You" landing a spot in multiple acclaimed indie film soundtracks.
"Anyone Else But You" as performed by Michael Cera and Elliot Page charted on the Billboard Hot 100 after its prominent inclusion in the 2007 film Juno, the soundtrack of which includes several songs by Dawson and her associated musical acts.
The song remains Dawson's highest charting single to date. In addition to their work with the Moldy Peaches, Dawson has released seven solo studio albums and collaborated with various other artists from a diverse range of genres, including Aesop Rock, They Might Be Giants, The Mountain Goats, and Third Eye Blind.
Dawson's songs are featured in the films The Guatemalan Handshake and Glue, both of which were shown at the Olympia Film Festival in November 2007.
In 2008 Dawson contributed the song "Anthrax"about 9/11to the soundtrack of the Body of War documentary.
In late 2019, Dawson disclosed on social media that they had been impacted by gender dysphoria and stated their pronouns as "she/they/grandpa". They had previously referred to themself as "Grandpa Kimya" on Twitter as early as 2012. The following January, in a tweet addressing "bullies" on posts in the #IAmNonbinary hashtag, Dawson wrote that "things might have been very different" for them growing up if they "had known words like 'gender fluid' and 'nonbinary' and that language had been normalized by my peers and role models."
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Birth Name: Kimya Dawson
Born: November 17, 1972 (age 51)
From: Bedford Hills, New York, U.S.
Genre(s):
Anti-folk
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
guitar
Active From: 2001-present
Associated Acts:
The Moldy Peaches