Charlene Kaye

About

Singer, songwriter, and musician who rose to fame opening for the popular theater company Starkid Productions on two consecutive national tours. Her full-length album Animal Love, produced through Kickstarter, topped out at #15 on the iTunes pop charts in 2012.

Before Fame

She took interest in music from an early age, taking lessons in piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, and clarinet. However, she ceased piano lessons at sixteen when she took an interest in rock music and began composing her own music with GarageBand. She would then move on to study English at the University of Michigan.

Trivia

She posts cover songs and original music to her popular self-titled YouTube channel. She portrayed Slash in the all-female Guns N'Roses tribute band Guns N'Hoses.

Family Life

She was born in Hawaii but moved with her parents and sister Liann to Hong Kong and Singapore before finally settling in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Associated With

In 2011, she released a duet with Glee's Darren Criss titled "Dress and Tie" and the following year opened for him on his national Listen Up tour.