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Olivia Jean
Jean performing at Women's Music Festival in 2020
Born	Olivia Jean Markel (1990-02-23) February 23, 1990 (age 34) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter guitarist
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Jack White (m. 2022)
Musical career
Genres	Rock garage rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar drums piano bass guitar
Labels	Third Man
Musical artist

Olivia Jean Markel (born February 23, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She is known as the lead singer and guitarist of the all-female "garage goth" rock band, the Black Belles.

Early life

Jean was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Inspired by the Detroit garage rock music scene, Jean began writing and recording music at an early age. Jean received her first guitar at age seven, and began playing multiple instruments in order to record her music. Jean's early recordings consisted mainly of surf-instrumental songs inspired by artist such as Link Wray and Dick Dale.

Career

Jack White and Third Man Records

Jack White, musician and founder of Third Man Records, discovered Jean after receiving a demo of her recordings at a Dead Weather show in Detroit. In 2009, Olivia received an invitation to record at Third Man in Nashville, Tennessee. White recorded several of Jean's songs including "What Can I Do?", which would later be released by the Black Belles.

The Black Belles

Because Jean did not have a band to record with in Nashville, Jack White introduced her to several musicians including Shelby Lynne and Ruby Rogers. The group went into the studio and recorded some original songs including Jean's "What Can I Do?", later released as the first single by the Black Belles. After their success in the studio, the group decided to become a band. Regarding her first recording session in Nashville, Jean stated in an interview, "Once we all met, we kind of collaborated together and shared ideas, threw all those ideas together and we had a lot of material to work with." Jack White signed the Black Belles to Third Man Records and produced a handful of singles, as well as the bands debut self-titled album The Black Belles, released on October 8, 2011. The band saw moderate success with touring; however, in 2012 the band was put on hiatus.

Solo career

The success of the Black Belles led to Jean's career as a solo artist. Her debut solo album, Bathtub Love Killings, was released in 2014 by Third Man. Jean's second solo album, Night Owl was released on August 30, 2019 also on Third Man.

Jean has also performed and recorded with artists such as longtime partner Jack White, Karen Elson, and Wanda Jackson, among others.

Personal life

On April 8, 2022, Jack White proposed to Jean near the end of a Supply Chain Issues Tour concert performance at Detroit's Masonic Temple, while "Hotel Yorba" was being played. Jean and White were married shortly afterward by White's business partner Ben Swank who officiated on stage, joined by family members.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

Bathtub Love Killings (2014)
Night Owl (2019)

EPs

Palladium with April March (2020)

with the Black Belles

Studio albums

The Black Belles (2011)

References

^ "Jack White proposes, gets married during show at Masonic Temple". wxyz.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ "Olivia Jean Flies Solo: Slay Belle Rings, Are You Listening?". HuffPost. February 8, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
"The Black Belles Ring True". Interview Magazine. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2021-05-17.

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