Rachael Yamagata Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with Jason Mraz, Rhett Miller, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne.
I write when I'm sad and sometimes I worry, what if I get happy? For all I know, in five years I'll be writing about my cats.
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In person, I'm pretty happy-go-lucky, but my songwriting tends to reflect my occasional deep bouts of loneliness. I guess that's just part of who I am.
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Fact
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She first attended Northwestern University in Chicago, then Vassar, then Northwestern again, studying French, Italian and opera in addition to her theatrical pursuits.
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Her parents divorced when she was 2.
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Was a member of the band Bumpus.
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As she showed early signs of a great voice, she was given a new role as a backup singer, then was finally assigned one of three lead vocal spots.
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Her father a lawyer is of Japanese decent and her mother painter is of German-Italian descent.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Morning Show
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Vampire Diaries
2015
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
November Rule
2015
performer: "1963" / writer: "1963" - as Rachael Amanda Yamagata
Australian Story
2014
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Altman
2014
Documentary performer: "Let's Begin Again"
Lucky Them
2013
performer: "The Way It Seems To Go" / writer: "The Way It Seems To Go"
Voices Reaching Out
2012
TV Special writer: "You Won't Let Me"
Sunrise
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
A Current Affair
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Voice
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
That's What She Said
2012/I
performer: "Hand Of God" / writer: "Hand Of God"
So You Think You Can Dance
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2009 - 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Gravity
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
2010
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
One Tree Hill
2004-2009
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Grey's Anatomy
2009
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
30 Rock
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Brain Drain
2009
performer: "The Reason Why" / writer: "The Reason Why"
Hotel for Dogs
2009
performer: "Reason Why" / writer: "Reason Why"
Private Practice
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Cashmere Mafia
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Men in Trees
2006
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Bella
2006
performer: "Meet Me By the Water" / writer: "Meet Me By the Water"
How I Met Your Mother
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
$17 Million
