Nellie McKay

Nellie McKay (pronounced "Mc-EYE"), (b. 13th December 1984), singer-songwriter, and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically-acclaimed debut album Get Away From Me.

McKay was born in London, Eng

Nellie McKay (pronounced "Mc-EYE"), (b. 13th December 1984), singer-songwriter, and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically-acclaimed debut album Get Away From Me.

McKay was born in London, England to a Scottish writer/director, Malcolm McKay, and an American actress, Robin Pappas. At the age of two, after her parents split, she moved with her mother to New York City, where they stayed until 1994. After one year in Olympia, Washington, the two returned back East and lived in the Poconos, where McKay spent her high-school years.