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Nellie McKay

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The Resume

    (April 13, 1984- )
    Raised and resides in New York City
    Recorded 'Get Away From Me,' 'Come Away With Me,' 'Manhattan Avenue,' 'I Wanna Get Married' 'Toto Dies' and 'The Dog Song'
    Plays piano

Why she might be annoying:

    She pronounces McKay as Mack-I.
    She had horrible grades in her last year of high school.
    She dropped out of the Manhattan School of Music because the other students were too cliquish (sound like a cop out, since school is for studying and education?).
    She said: 'It took me two weeks to get sick of that place (Manhattan School of Music). School is all about conformity and acquiescence, and those are two things I'm really bad at. I can't even pretend.'
    Her song 'Wont U Please B Nice' earned an F at the Manhattan School of Music.
    She named two of her songs 'Black America' and 'Penis Envy,' but changed them when Sony rejected those titles.
    She sings a song slamming her ex-boyfriend (I know Alanis Morissette and she is no Alanis Morrisette).
    She is a vegetarian.
    She is a member of PETA.
    She uses her free time to write protest letters.
    In a short interview with Regis Philbin, she appeared confused and stammered.
    She said: 'Music sucked, I really wanted to be a WNBA superstar, or a model, or a bus driver.'
    She admits to not being very good at chatting.
    She doesn't own a television.

Why she might not be annoying:

    After graduating high school, she returned to New York City.
    She doesn't drink or smoke.
    She said: 'I can't tell you how much I abhor being cool.'
    She said she decided to sign with Columbia when 'I asked them if they'd bail out my mom if she got busted for marijuana possession. And they said yes.'
    She tends to perform the same song differently each time, honestly admitting she has trouble remembering the words.
    She blends rap and jazz. She has been called Ella Fitzgerald meets Eminem.
    She has been critically acclaimed in Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe and by many radio stations.
    Her father left her mother soon after she was born, and she hasn't seen him in years.
    Her mom is actress Robin Pappas who had bit roles in 'Superman II' and 'The Shining.'
    When she was ten a man grabbed her, held a razor to her and demanded money from her mom.
    After the mugging, she and her mom moved to Olympia Washington and then Pennsylvania.
    Her grandfather was found guilty of murder.
    She believes in God but not in religion.
    She has nine cats and a dog, all rescued.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 18.42% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 89.47% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 63.77% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 91 Votes: 74.73% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 113 Votes: 66.37% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 178 Votes: 69.10% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 235 Votes: 49.79% Annoying