Brett Elizabeth Anderson (born May 30, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of rock band

The Donnas The Donnas were an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1993. The band consisted of Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson (guitar, backing vocals), Maya Ford (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Torry Castellano (dr ...

. She previously went by the name Donna A.

Early life

Anderson was born on May 30, 1979 in Bloomington, Indiana. She moved to Palo Alto, California in the seventh grade. She met her bandmates Torry Castellano, Maya Ford and Allison Robertson in junior high school. They formed a band in eighth grade called ''Ragady Anne'', later calling themselves ''The Electrocutes'' at Palo Alto High School.

Other work

Anderson appeared on the album ''Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids'' singing "California Sun". Anderson is featured in the songs "Party Til We Die" by The Leftovers, "Hey There Ophelia" by

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, and "Who's to Blame" and "My War" by Sugar Knives, and has performed with Camp Freddy. Since The Donnas' hiatus in 2012, Anderson has begun singing in a few different bands under the names Born Angry, Alpha Beta and The Stripminers. In 2014, Anderson co-wrote and recorded soundtracks for

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's "It's All Fit" campaign and the "Nissan Versa in Motion" commercial. Anderson also co-wrote and performed the music in the trailer for Edward Hemingway's "Bad Apple's Perfect Day". Anderson completed a degree in psychology at Stanford University. In 2021, she had earned a Master of Social Work at

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, and in 2022, completed a master's degree in gerontology at the

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. In 2023, she provided lead vocals on the theme song of ''

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''.

References

External links

* * *Billboard Magazine Article
"Why Girl Groups Rule: The Donnas' Brett Anderson On Why 'Being a Girl' Isn't A Genre"

External links

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