Natalie Merchant

Natalie Anne Merchant is an American singersongwriter and musician. She joined the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.

Natalie Merchant was born October 26, 1963, in Jamestown, New York, the third of four children of Anthony and Ann Merchant. Her paternal grandfather, who played the accordion, mandolin and guitar, emigrated to the United States from Sicily his surname was Mercante before it was Anglicized.

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