1. Kay Hanley was born on September 11,1968 and is an American singer and songwriter.
16 Facts About Kay Hanley
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Kay Hanley is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo.
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Kay Hanley attended school at St Gregory's and Latin Academy.
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In 1999, Kay Hanley appeared as herself in the film 10 Things I Hate About You, singing a cover version of Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind" to Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles at their characters' high school prom, in addition to performing original song "Come On" with Letters to Cleo during an earlier scene at a club.
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In 2003, Kay Hanley was approached by Jun Senoue from Sega to co-write and perform on an original song for the video game Sonic Heroes.
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In 2004, Kay Hanley released a follow-up to Cherry Marmalade, The Babydoll EP.
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Kay Hanley is popular with fans of the New England Patriots thanks to the team at one point going after she sang the pre-game National Anthem at Gillette Stadium.
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Kay Hanley is very involved with the Boston-based charity "Hot Stove, Cool Music," both as performer and spokesperson for the semi-annual event, which has raised over 6 million dollars for The Foundation To Be Named Later.
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Kay Hanley won a 2022 Emmy Award for songwriting on We The People.
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Kay Hanley and writing partners Michelle Lewis, Dan Petty, and Charlton Pettus created Kindergarten: The Musical, which debuted in 2024 on Disney Junior.
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Kay Hanley is co-executive director of Songwriters of North America, an LA-based non-profit which advocates for fair pay and other rights for songwriters.
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On Thanksgiving Day 2007, Kay Hanley sang a song called "Caring Changes The World" in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Care Bears float.
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Kay Hanley co-wrote "Don't Wanna Be Famous" on the band The Dollyrots' eponymous album.
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Kay Hanley is seen later in the episode entering Tom Haverford's new restaurant, Tom's Bistro.
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Kay Hanley performed the Fountains of Wayne song "Radiation Vibe" in his memory.
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Kay Hanley married audio engineer Clayton Janes in 2021 in Bentonville, Arkansas.