Domino Kirke Explained

Domino Kirke
Birth Name:Domino Suzy Kirke
Birth Date:1983 12, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Religion:Bahá'í faith -->
Genre:Pop, rock
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2006–present

Domino Suzy Kirke-Badgley (Kirke; born 17 December 1983[1]) is a British-American singer.[2]

Life and career

Kirke is of English and Iraqi-Jewish heritage.[3] [4] She was named after Domino Harvey, whom her mother met when Harvey was a young girl. The Kirke family is a junior branch of a family of Nottinghamshire landed gentry and descends also from the Gibson-Craig baronets.[5] [6] Kirke's maternal grandmother was Israeli.[7]

Kirke was trained musically by her father Simon, the drummer for Free and Bad Company. From the age of nine, she sang in choirs, operas, and plays before moving to New York City, where she attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School to study classical voice and piano.

Her mother Lorraine ran the Geminola boutique in SoHo, and her sisters Lola Kirke and Jemima Kirke are actresses. Her maternal grandfather was property investor Jack Dellal.

After being spotted at a Joe's Pub performance at age 17 by producer Andres Levin, Kirke was signed to his label, Fun Machine.[8] Shortly thereafter, she joined forces with Jordan Galland, and formed the band DOMINO, which recorded an EP with Mark Ronson and toured for three years with the likes of Gang of Four and Lily Allen. The band was also featured in Lena Dunham's indie movie Tiny Furniture. The video for their song "Green Umbrella", directed by Galland, won Best Musical Form at the 2006 Da Vinci Film and Video Festival.[9]

"The Guard" was produced by Domino, Timo Ellis, and Jorge Elbrecht and was recorded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[10]

Personal life

In 2009, Kirke gave birth to a son with musician Morgan O'Kane.[11]

In 2014, she began a relationship with actor and musician Penn Badgley. They married in a New York courthouse on 27 February 2017.[12] In February 2020, Kirke and Badgley announced they were expecting their first child together after suffering two miscarriages.[13] Their son was born in August 2020.[14] [15]

Domino became a birth doula[16] around 2009 and co-founded a doula business collective, Carriage House Birth.[17] In November 2021, she, along with entrepreneur Joanna Griffiths, released Life After Birth: Portraits of Love and the Beauty of Parenthood, a book about the experiences of postpartum mothers.[18]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soul Sisters: Jemima Kirke & Domino Kirke. 27 February 2017.
  2. Elle – Issues 242–243 – Page 80 2005 "Almost Famous New Singer Domino Kirke and Her Talented Friends Take to the Stage in Her Mom's Clothing Une, Geminola I'm the kind of girl who wears the same dress for three weeks straight. And I like really ..."
  3. Web site: 2019-12-22 . The untold truth of Penn Badgley's Wife- Domino Kirke . 2022-06-14 . TheNetline . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-15 . A Timeline of Domino Kirke and Penn Badgley's Relationship . 2022-06-14 . Hey Alma . en-US.
  5. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry, 9th edition, Sir Bernard Burke, 1898, pp. 845-846
  6. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, 95th edition, ed. E. M. Swinhoe, Burke's Peerage, 1937, p. 483
  7. Web site: Jews in the News: Jews Rock Hall of Fame, A Minyan of Marvel Heroes. 19 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211015847/http://letmypeoplegrow.org/2012/04/jews-news-laura-nyro-scarlett-johansson-gwyneth-paltrow/. 11 December 2014. dead.
  8. Urb – Volume 17, Issues 143–147 – Page 91 2007 "Singer Domino Kirke (still very underage) was discovered singing karaoke at a S0H0 nightclub by guitarist Jordan Galland. Their most recent effort, the EP Everyone Else Is Boring, captures their melodic pop rock perfectly. EP WRITERS: Marie ...
  9. http://www.davinci-days.org/film_awards06.php 2006 Award Winners
  10. Web site: Bio - Domino Kirke . Dominokirkemusic.com . 2014-08-25.
  11. Web site: Domino Kirke on baby loss, rejecting the rock n' roll lifestyle, and being married to Penn Badgley: 'I didn't really know what all the fuss was about when I met him' . Francesca Specter . . 13 January 2022. 17 February 2022.
  12. Web site: 27 February 2017. Gossip Girl Alum Penn Badgley Is Married to Domino Kirke. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228005316/http://people.com/celebrity/gossip-girl-penn-badgley-married-domino-kirke/ . 28 February 2017 . People.
  13. Web site: 10 February 2020. Penn Badgley and Wife Domino Kirke Expecting First Child After 'Two Miscarriages in a Row'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200211141440/https://people.com/parents/penn-badgley-domino-kirke-pregnant-expecting-first-child-after-miscarriages/ . 11 February 2020 . People.
  14. Web site: Juneau. Jen. February 10, 2020. Penn Badgley and Wife Domino Kirke Expecting First Child . February 11, 2020. People.
  15. Web site: Proud Papa! Penn Badgley Smiles with His Baby Son in Sweet Photo Shared by Wife Domino Kirke. January 30, 2021. PEOPLE.com.
  16. Web site: Drew Grant . Doula Darling Domino Kirke, the Hipster Mom's Must-Have | New York Observer . Observer.com . 2014-08-07 . 2014-08-25.
  17. Web site: Megan Burns . Domino Kirke Interview - BrightestYoungThings - DC . BrightestYoungThings . 2013-11-11 . 2014-08-25.
  18. Web site: A Q&A on the Start of Motherhood With Joanna Griffiths and Domino Kirke-Badgley . 2022-06-14 . Elle Canada . en.
  19. http://www.hardrock.com/Estore/product.asp?catalog_name=Hardrock+Online&category_name=Entertainment&product_id=HRH+Compilation+CD+1 Mark Ronson Presents Hard Rock
  20. News: Domino Kirke, After Life as a Doula and Wedding Penn Badgley, Is Returning to Her First Love. Eckardt. Stephanie. 2017-08-22. W Magazine. 2017-08-24. en.

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