Kimya Dawson

About

Singer-songwriter who gained fame as one-half of the indie group The Moldy Peaches. Her music was heavily featured in the film Juno. Her song "Tire Swing" has garnered more than 20 million streams on Spotify. 

Before Fame

She worked in a record store. She performed with Adam Green as The Moldy Peaches until 2004 when the band went on indefinite hiatus.

Trivia

Her name means "Silence" in Swahili. She has released more than 5 solo albums, including Follow That Dream in 2023.

Family Life

She married musician Angelo Spencer in 2006, with whom she had a daughter Panda Delilah later in the same year.

Associated With

The Moldy Peaches "Anyone Else but You" was sung by Elliot Page and Michael Cera in the movie Juno.