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Joanna Newsom is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on January 18, 1982 in Nevada City, California, United States. She has appeared as a guest on The She has been a guest on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Show.

Joanna Caroline Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisco–based indie band The Pleased.

In 2002–03, after appearing as a guest musician on Nervous Cop’s self-titled collaboration album, Newsom recorded two EPs, Walnut Whales and Yarn and Glue. These homemade recordings were intended to serve as a document of her early work. These EPs were not intended for public distribution. At the suggestion of Noah Georgeson, her then-boyfriend and recording engineer of the EP, she burned several copies to sell at her early shows. Newsom’s friend and bandmate in Golden Shoulders, Adam Kline, gave one of her CDs to Will Oldham at a show in Nevada City. Oldham was impressed with Newsom’s music and asked her to tour with him. He also gave a copy of the CD to the owner of Drag City, his record label. Drag City signed Newsom and released her debut album The Milk-Eyed Mender in 2004.

She was married to the comedian She married comedian Andy Samberg in 2013; they welcomed a daughter in 2017. in 2013 They welcomed their first child in 2017.

She was a guest in the show Portlandia.

Newsom was born January 18, 1982 in Grass Valley, California, the second child of Christine (née Mueller) and William Newsom. Her parents, both doctors, were “progressive-minded professionals” who had previously lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. Newsom was raised in Nevada City along with her older brother, Peter, and younger sister, Emily. She is the second cousin, twice removed, of Gavin Newsom, Governor of California.