Paula Kelley

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Paula Kelley
Paula Kelley performing.
Background information
Birth name	Paula Kelley
Born	September 10, 1970 (age 36)
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano, glockenspiel
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Stop, Pop, and Roll Records
Associated acts	Drop Nineteens, Boy Wonder, Paula Kelley Rock Band
Website	paulakelley.com

Paula Kelley (born September 10, 1970) is an American indie pop singer/songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. She began her musical career in the 1990s with the band Drop Nineteens before leaving them in 1994 to start her own career in songwriting. She worked with several other bands before finally going solo with her first album, Nothing/Everything, which was released in 2001 on Stop, Pop, and Roll Records in the US and then later on Caraway in Japan, which gained her plenty of Japanese fans. The Trouble With Success or How You Fit Into The World was released in 2003 on the independent Kimchee Records label in the US and again on Caraway in Japan. She followed this up with a US tour and a tour of France after the album's European release through Polaris Musique/Sony. Her latest release is a collection of demos and "lost" recordings dating from the early 90's to today. Paula is known for her melodic, emotional songs, expansive instrumental arrangements and sweet singing voice. She plays piano, guitar, bass and harpsichord, among other instruments. She graduated from Boston University in 1996, receiving her Bachelor's Degree.

Paula is likely most famous for her brief stint as arm candy for Boston musician John Tucker. The two appeared in public together numerous times during the west coast leg of a national tour Tucker was on. The public and media alike were confused about the unlikely pairing as Kelley is 14 years Tucker's senior.

[edit] Discography

Some Sucker's Life, Part 1: Demos and Lost Recordings (2006 Stop, Pop, and Roll Records)
Why Christmas (The Longest Day of the Year) (song)(2005 Volunteer Records)
The Trouble with Success or How You Fit into the World (2003 Kimchee Records)
Nothing/Everything (2001 Stop, Pop, and Roll Records)
A Bit Of Everything EP (2000 JacquesAss Records)
Why Christmas? with The Misfit Toys (1999 Rhubarb Records)
Break the Spell, Etc. EP with Boy Wonder (1999 Jackass Records)
5:01 with Paula Kelley Rock Band(1997 Rhubarb Records)
Wonder-Wear with Boy Wonder (1997 Cherrydisc/Roadrunner Records)
Mission to Destroy b/w Backyard 7-inch with Boy Wonder (self-released)
Speed - Danger - Death with Hot Rod (1993 Caroline/Hut Records)