Natalie Merchant was born in Jamestown, New York, Natalie is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first seven albums and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.
Is Natalie Merchant a lesbian?
Natalie Merchant is not known to be a lesbian, In her love life, Merchant met Michael Stipe of the band R.E.M. in 1983. The two became close friends and eventually had a romantic relationship.
They credit each other as inspirations for some of their songwriting. In 2003, Merchant married Daniel de la Calle and had a daughter named Lucia. In an interview in 2012, she indicated that she was divorced.
Merchant, along with actor and writer Mark Ruffalo, organized a concert to protest oil and gas fracking in New York state. A documentary, written and directed by Jon Bowermaster, was made of the event and titled Dear Governor Cuomo.
Merchant collaborated on the making of the album Mermaid Avenue with Billy Bragg and Wilco, which set previously unreleased Guthrie lyrics to music by Bragg.
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