Karen O

About

Singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist for the New York garage rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, best known for singles such as "Maps" and "Heads Will Roll." In 2019, she made an album with Danger Mouse called Lux Prima. 

Before Fame

She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Trivia

She was approached by Playboy but turned them down. She created the soundtrack for the 2009 film Where The Wild Things Are. 

Family Life

She has dated Spike Jonze and musician Angus Andrew. She married her longtime boyfriend Barnaby Clay in 2011. The couple welcomed a son, Django, in 2015. 

Associated With

She contributed vocals to the cover of "Immigrant Song," which was featured on the soundtrack for the American version of the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which starred Rooney Mara.