Alexandra Jennifer "Aly" Tadros (born November 1986) is an American singer-songwriter known for her self-taught finger-picking style and her fusion of folk, pop, Mexican, and Middle Eastern influences. She has performed across the United States and in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. * *

Biography

Tadros was born in

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. Her father is Egyptian and her mother is Texan of Irish ancestry. Tadros traveled internationally at age 17 to Turkey, Spain, and Egypt before studying Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence. She bought a guitar at 18 and taught herself to play. At 21, she moved to

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and then

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, and began her career as a singer-songwriter. Tadros also volunteered with Care Communities in

and continues to include performances at retirements centers and assisted-living homes. In June 2018, Tadros described a brief BDSM relationship that she had been in.

Discography

* ''Things Worth Keeping'' (2009) * ''Live at Eddie's Attic'' (2011, with Chloe Charles) * ''What's it like to be a sprinkler, I wonder?'' (2011, with

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) * ''Whim'' (2013) Single (w/ Ben Balmer) * ''The Fits'' (2013) * ''Hungry Ghost'' (2016)Aly Tadro
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tadros, Aly Singer-songwriters from Texas American women singer-songwriters American people of Egyptian descent American people of Irish descent American ukulele players Living people 1986 births Guitarists from Texas 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American singer-songwriters Players of the Mexican vihuela