25 Facts About Olivia Jean

Olivia Jean is known as the lead singer and guitarist of the all-female garage-goth rock band the Black Belles.

Olivia Jean Markel was born on February 23,1990, and was raised in St Clair Shores, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Olivia Jean's parents encouraged their four children to be creative.

At 19 years old in 2009, after hearing that Jack White's supergroup, the Dead Weather, was going to be playing a show in Detroit, Olivia Jean headed to the venue and laid a path of her demos from the band's tour bus to the side door they used to enter the venue.

Olivia Jean would stay in Nashville to work on Third Man projects and then go home to Detroit during her down time.

Olivia Jean appears in the Dead Weather's 2009 music video for "I Cut Like a Buffalo".

Olivia Jean played bass on two tracks for the 2010 album The Ghost Who Walks, the debut from Jack White's then-wife, Karen Elson, and appears in the title track's music video.

Olivia Jean continued to play bass as part of Elson's live band while she was promoting the album, including a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman in September 2010.

Olivia Jean played several instruments on various tracks for Wanda Jackson's 2010 Jack White produced album, The Party Ain't Over.

Olivia Jean appears in the music video for a song from the album, "Thunder on the Mountain".

Olivia Jean continued to play guitar as part of Jackson's live band while promoting the album which included a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman and a show at the Grand Ole Opry both in January 2011.

Olivia Jean contributed to the recordings of several instruments and backing vocals for various tracks for several of Jack White's solo albums including Blunderbuss, Lazaretto, Entering Heaven Alive, and Fear of the Dawn.

Olivia Jean appeared in White's 2012 music video for "I'm Shakin'" as well as played guitar and sang backing vocals for a live performance of the song on Conan in December 2012.

The women would go on to form the Black Belles, and the songs Olivia Jean wrote and recorded for her demo became the material for the band.

The Black Belles disbanded in 2012, with Olivia Jean citing struggles on the road and nerves behind the break-up.

Bathtub Love Killings : After the Black Belles disbanded in 2012, Olivia Jean took about a year off before going back into the studio.

Olivia Jean performed her second single, "Merry Widow," on Conan on November 10,2014.

In stark contrast to Bathtub Love Killings, Olivia Jean took on the task of producing Night Owl herself, calling on the players she wanted for each part.

Olivia Jean included a cover of Muhammed Rafi's Bollywood dance number, "Jaan Pehechaan Ho", on the album.

Olivia Jean would go on to support the Raconteurs during the August and September dates of their 2019 world tour.

Olivia Jean promoted her album with her own small tours and in-store performances with various musicians that included bassists Jessica Wilkes and Erica Salazar, drummers Simon Knudtson, Dave Martin and Sam Skorik, and guitarists Blake Talley and Cody Clayton.

Olivia Jean was in the producer's chair for the album with Jack White credited as co-producer.

Olivia Jean included a cover of Enya's 1988 hit, "Orinoco Flow " on the album.

Olivia Jean suffers from social anxiety, which impacts her relationship with performing.

Olivia Jean has been the subject of online criticism with people often questioning her authenticity, talent and relationship with Jack White.