Biography
Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. She has gained a cult fanbase and was one of the first musical artists to popularize the use of crowdfunding websites. Beginning in 2024, sexual assault accusations by numerous women were publicized against Palmer's ex-husband Neil Gaiman. One accuser alleged abuse happened after Palmer befriended her and sued Palmer for negligence in human trafficking and "procuring and presenting the Plaintiff to Gaiman for such abuse." Palmer has denied these allegations. The case was dismissed in February 2026 on the grounds of jurisdiction, with the judge ruling the case should be filed in New Zealand.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
2015
Mandatory Fun
2014
There Will Be No Intermission
2019
Who Killed Amanda Palmer
2008
So Divided
2006
The Dresden Dolls
2003
Life Is Strange - Soundtrack
2016
I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas
2018
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017
A Tribute To Repo Man
2012
Theatre Is Evil
2012
No, Virginia...
2008
Yes, Virginia...
2006
Sketches For The Musical JIB
2016
Oz
2014
Credited work
260 releases · 59 albums · active 1998–2023
- Performance · 791
- Other credits · 245
- Production · 64
Studios: Allaire Studios · Camp Street Studios · Elmwood Recording · Revolution Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Dresden Dolls
- """Weird Al"" Yankovic"
- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
- Neil Gaiman
- Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra
- John Grant
- Voltaire