theanyaaudette

Chevy Chase, MD, USA

Inspired by a wide variety of storytellers from Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, and Amy Winehouse to The Beatles and Dolly Parton, Anya has always been enticed by singers who tell stories with their voices. Drawing on influences from the past, Anya strives to reinvent the wheel, blending multiple styles and genres while singing tales of life, love, and the navigation of everyday chaos. Music has always been in Anya Randall Nebel’s blood, perhaps passed down from her father’s cousin who was a vocalist in the 1950s group The Orioles, or from her upbringing in a middle-class black family, where her mother and grandmother surrounded her with impactful music of all genres. Discovering her voice at just 5 years old, Anya was always destined to sing. As a classically trained soprano, much of her career has been spent in musical theater, but now she is leaving behind her theatrical roots to embrace her true artistry, breaking away from restrictions and instead experimenting with anythin