After graduating from the Sequoyah School, she began studying vocal jazz at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in 2009. As a child, she made extra money by busking at the Pasadena Farmers Market, and started playing guitar around the age of 13. She was raised in Pasadena, but also spent some of her childhood in Ukiah, California. Her parents divorced when she was 19 years old. Her mother, Jamie, works in real estate and stand up comedy, while her father was a film and television set builder. Phoebe Lucille Bridgers was born in Pasadena, California, on August 17, 1994.

Bridgers holds progressive political views and has advocated and fundraised for various causes. She is also a member of supergroup boygenius, with whom she has released one self-titled EP and one album, and Better Oblivion Community Center, with whom she has released one self-titled album.Ī frequent collaborator, she has worked with various artists including Taylor Swift, the 1975's Matty Healy, Muna, SZA, Kid Cudi, Christian Lee Hutson, and The National. She released her debut solo album Stranger in the Alps in 2017, followed by Punisher (2020), both of which received critical acclaim. She has received four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist.īorn in Pasadena, California, Bridgers performed music in her youth and was a member of Sloppy Jane. Her indie folk music typically centers around acoustic guitar and electronic production, with melancholic lyrical themes. Phoebe Lucille Bridgers (born August 17, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter.

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