Emily Armstrong joined Linkin Park as the band’s new co-vocalist, following the death of original frontman Chester Bennington in 2017. Who is Emily Armstrong and what are the most essential facts about her?
Emily Marcia Armstrong was born on May 6, 1986, in Los Angeles, California.
At the age of 12 after she was given a guitar as a birthday present. Passionate to pursue her goals as a musician, Emily dropped out of high school, which her parents didn’t mind.
With her previous band Dead Sara, she released three studio albums, including 2012′ hit single ‘Weatherman’.
Dead Sara had quite a lot of fans. Dave Grohl once said: “Dead Sara should be the next biggest rock band in the world.”
Her music influences are Nirvana, L7, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, and Fleetwood Mac. Listen to her cover of Nirvana’s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ below:
7. Admiring her vocal abilities, Courtney Love invited Emily to New York to record background vocals on her solo album Nobody’s Daughter.
8. Emily co-wrote songs for Demi Lovato‘s album Holy Fvck.
9. She also recorded or played live with such musicians as the Offspring, Beck, Demi Lovato, Awolnation, and Robby Krieger of the Doors.
10. The singer was first invited to a three-day try-out as a member of Linkin Park lineup in 2019. However, the band waited a few more years before recording music with her. “When I started to hear Emily’s voice on things, my brain, it was like the first time that my brain would accept it as a Linkin Park song,” Mika Shinoda said.
11. Linkin Park’s 2000 album Hybrid Theory had big impact on her:
“‘One Step Closer’ was the song for me, and I was just like, ‘That’s what I want to do. As a singer, I want to be able to scream.’” she remembers. “That album was everything — I’ve listened to it a trillion times. I would skate to it. I would mosh to it.”
Emily faced tons of criticism over her alleged ties to the Church and support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson. She later stated she did not condone any “abuse or violence against women” and stopped all communication with Masterson:
“I always try to see the good in people, and I misjudged him. I have never spoken with him since.”
Emily’s height in 5′ 6” (167 cm).
The singer is openly gay. In 2016, she was in a relationship with model Kate Harrison. Since 2018 Emily he has been dating actress Chloë Grace Moretz. However, she prefers to keep her private life a secret.
On her Instagram, Emily recently opened up about her bad habit: “Fun fact: Smoking gives me massive migraines but I love a prop.”
