Michelle Branch

Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has released three albums: Broken Bracelet (2000), The Spirit Room (2001) and Hotel Paper (2003), the latter two

Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has released three albums: Broken Bracelet (2000), The Spirit Room (2001) and Hotel Paper (2003), the latter two of which have been certified platinum by the RIAA.

She was born 7 weeks premature in Phoenix, Arizona and was named after The Beatles' song "Michelle". Her father is of Irish ancestry and her mother is of Dutch, Indonesian (Javanese), and French ancestry. She has an older half-brother, David, and a younger sister, Nicole. She attended Red Rock High School in Sedona.