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Janelle Monáe

United States

Janelle Monáe Robinson is a non-binary American recording artist, actor, and composer from Kansas City, Kansas. They made their film debut in 2016 with Moonlight and Hidden Figures, both earning Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, with Moonlight winning. Their debut studio album The ArchAndroid was released in 2010, and they have won nine major awards including an MTV Video Music Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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