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Bonnie MckeeBonnie Leigh McKee (b. January 20, 1985) is a singer-songwriter signed to Reprise Records. Accomplished rock music columnist Jaan Uhelszki has said that McKee "elevates post-teen rebellion and broken romance to high art". Bonnie was born in Vacaville, California, and spent her formative years in the Seattle area. Taking an early interest in the exposure to music and the theater offered by her father, Bonnie began singing at age five with the Seattle Girls' Choir. She toured Europe in 2000 as a member of its top Prime Voci choir, including a concert in Rome at the request of Pope John Paul II. Bonnie's youth was somewhat unconventional. She earned the moniker "Trouble" with her participation in the rave scene and difficulties working in traditional schools. Through this period she had a tendency to act beyond her years, experimenting with drugs and being unusually open about her sexuality. (Amid rampant speculation, she has stated that she has "no sexual preference.") These experiences raised some eyebrows, and greatly influenced her early songwriting. Eventually she found her way into Seattle's alternative Nova High School, but finally opted for a GED certificate when Reprise took an interest in her work. She had progressed to writing her own music by the time she was twelve. By fifteen she was performing on her own and had produced her own six-track EP. This material, re-recorded, formed the core of her first major label album, Trouble, released on September 28, 2004. McKee's first major brush with national exposure came in the March 7, 2004 "Shoot the Moon" episode of the American Dreams TV series, in which she portrayed Janis Joplin. Her song "Somebody" was featured in the 2004 film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, garnering enough notice to cause her album to be released ahead of its (previously delayed) schedule. She is scheduled to tour with Ryan Cabrera during March and April of 2005. Discography External links References Official information Interviews and Articles - Jones, Oliver: Coming Attraction: Bonnie McKee Blender, October 2003; Retrieved December 6, 2004
- Mooallem, Steven: Bonnie McKee: the ingenue who turned her messed-up life into music - Music Prediction - Interview Interview, November 2003; Retrieved December 6, 2004
- Elliot, Russell W.: Bonnie McKee; Trouble; interview and album review Musical Discoveries, July 24, 2004; Retrieved December 6, 2004
- Monger, James Christopher: Bonnie McKee Biography AMG, 2004; Retrieved December 6, 2004
- Tate, Natalie: Bursting through stereotypes; Singer-songwriter brings maturity, depth to bubblegum pop star image UCLA Daily Bruin, December 2, 2004; Retrieved December 6, 2004
- Lieberman, Sara: It Girl: Bonnie McKee Alloy, September 29, 2004; Retrieved December 6, 2004
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