The singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe in a tuxedo top, a large cast of backup dancers and sparks inaugurated the Oscars with musical numbers that had all the glitz and glam associated with. The costumes of someone dancers referenced films that had been snubbed in the Academy Award nominations including “Us” and “Midsommar. Monáe also made a pointed comment about female filmmakers who were not nominated for the best director category despite directing some phenomenal movies.
Janelle Monae is an American budding songwriter, singer, and actress who rose to fame for her studio album ‘The ArchAndroid’. She established ‘Wondaland Records’ to promote like-minded artists and her EP ‘Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)’ hit the top of the charts in the US. She appeared as herself in several television serials and also acted in the movie ‘Moonlight’. She won the ‘Rising Star Award’ the Black Reel Awards and at the Billboard’s Women Music Awards for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance: Female.
She has appeared in several commercials including being the brand ambassador for America’s leading cosmetic brand, ‘Cover Girl’. She refers to herself as a ‘fun stress’ and is a supporter of the LGBTQ community but has not yet revealed her sexual orientation. Janelle Monáe is 34, born on 1 December 1985, in Kansas City, USA.
She was inspired by the fictional character from the musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and started believing in her dream of becoming a musician. She got her first break performing with ‘OutKast’ in their album titled ‘Idlewild’. Her single Open Happiness was featured in the final season of American Idol in 2009 and her single ‘Many Moons’ hit the top of the charts. Her studio album ‘The Electric Lady’ featured at the Toronto Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival.