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Ingrid Michaelson

Ingrid Michaelson is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter, who was born to artistic parents; her father being a composer and her mother a sculptor. She took up piano at the age of four and trained until she was seven at the Manhattan Third Street Music School. She continued her training for many years after that at the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island and while there she met vocal coach Elizabeth McCullough, who worked with her through high school.

She received a degree in theater at Binghamton University where she was a member of the Binghamtonics, a co-ed a cappella group. Later on, she became a director until she decided to pursue a career in music.

Her first album called “Girls and Boys” was released in 2006 on Ingrid’s own Cabin 24 Records, which earned her a national songwriting award and then she received an unexpected phone call that catapulted her career. One of her songs – “Breakable” – was used in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Two more of her songs were also used in the series, putting her on the map.

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