Karen O Biography

Karen Lee Orzolek is better known by her stage name Karen O is a South Korean-born American singer and musician. She is the lead vocalist for American rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She was born in Busan South Korea the daughter of a Korean mother and a Polish father. The family eventually moved to Englewood New Jersey where she grew up. She attended Oberlin College but transferred to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. O is best known as the lead vocalist for the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She has also been noted for her sense of fashion wearing ostentatious outfits made by her friend fashion designer Christian Joy. In the early days of the band she became well known for her outrageous antics during live shows. O won Spin Magazine's Sex Goddess Award in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 she was named one of rock's hottest women by Blender. In 2007 O placed #3 on Spinner.com's Women Who Rock Right Now. In February 2010 she won a Shockwaves NME Award for the Hottest Woman. She began working on a small side project called Native Korean Rock and the Fishnets with fellow NYC musicians in 2008.

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