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Kay Hanley is best known as the lead singer of Boston-based alternative rock band Letters to Cleo, which released 3 albums between 1990-2000, spawning such hits as &#8220;Awake&#8221; and &#8220;Here and Now”.  After a 16-year hiatus, Letters To Cleo reunited in 2016 to release the EP “Back To Nebraska” and embark on several sold-out US tours. They are currently writing their 4th full length studio album.
In the late 90’s, Ms. Hanley began expanding her work as a singer and songwriter, providing the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook&#8217;s character Josie in Universal Pictures&#8217; feature film &#8220;Josie and the Pussycats&#8221; and performing cover versions of Nick Lowe&#8217;s &#8220;Cruel to be Kind&#8221;and Cheap Trick&#8217;s &#8220;I Want You To Want Me&#8221; in Touchstone Pictures&#8217; hit film &#8220;10 Things I Hate About You.&#8221; For television, Hanley co-wrote and performed music for the Kids WB animated series &#8220;Generation O!&#8221; and &#8220;Care Bears: Adventures In Care-A-Lot.&#8221;
Hanley’s work as a solo artist includes the 2002 Zoe Records release, ”Cherry Marmalade,&#8221; followed by 2004&#8217;s &#8220;The Babydoll EP&#8221; and 2008&#8217;s “Weaponize&#8221;.
Today, Hanley can be found writing songs for animated television with her longtime songwriting partner, Michelle Lewis. Together they compose music for shows like Disney Junior&#8217;s hit series Vampirinaand Doc McStuffins (for which they won a Peabody Award), Dreamworks’ Harvey Street Kidsand WB/Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero Girls.
Ms. Hanley and Ms. Lewis are co-executive directors ofSongwriters Of North America (SONA),a non-profit advocacy organization that fights for the protection of songs and songwriters in the digital music marketplace.
Hanley lives in Los Angeles with her 2 children, Zoe Mabel, 19 and Henry Aaron, 16.
(Photo Credit: Chris Sikich)

Kay Hanley

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