Jess Kavanagh

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Jess Kavanagh
Birth nameJess Kavanagh
Born1986
Dublin, Ireland
Genres Jazz [1]
Years active2011–present [2]
Formerly of BARQ
Website jesskavmusic.com

Jess Kavanagh (born 1986), [3] also known as Jess Kav, is an Irish musician and activist based in Dublin. [4] She was the lead singer of the musical band BARQ until 2020. [5] Formerly, she was a touring member of The Waterboys [6] and a backing vocalist for the Irish musician Hozier. [7]

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Early life and education

Kavanagh grew up in Beaumont, Dublin. [3] Her mother, Liz Kavanagh, [4] was a feminist who played alongside several female vocalists, including Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt. [8] Kavanagh's father, who died when she was 13, was intermittently part of her life. [3]

She studied at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, [9] and studied English, media and cultural studies at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. [10]

Career

Kavanagh first joined as a backing vocalist for a band called Creamy Goodness. [11] [12] BARQ's single "Bear" was a tribute to her mother. [8]

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