# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karen-o
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:27:51.419Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/karen-o"
name: "Karen O"
slug: "karen-o"
description: "Karen Lee Orzolek, known professionally as Karen O, is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Known for her dynamic performances and distinctive vocals, she is a prominent figure in the 2000s garage rock and post-punk revivals, and in the New York music scene. She is also regarded as a sex symbol and style icon."
tagline: "American singer and musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karenosquare.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1978-11-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           56.45
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.38978933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kareno"
    handle:    "kareno"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/ko/"
    handle:    "ko"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/officialkareno"
    handle:    "officialkareno"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1760393/"
    handle:    "nm1760393"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "6emHCSoB4tJxTVXakbrpPz"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://karenomusic.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كارين أو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "קארן או"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3O"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "캐런 오"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_O"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/14d44067-99c2-4f77-b58b-138f0b6911fa"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q494676"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1187023"
    title: "Karen O"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump