video1.0Network.huhttp://network.hu/Janelle Monae Talks Touring, Musical Influencesgelleonhttp://network.hu/gelleon<object width="424" height="345"><param name="movie" value="http://tanulas.network.hu/flash/videoplayer/video.swf?videoid=282791&amp;pvol=40&amp;plang=hu&amp;host=http://tanulas.network.hu" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://tanulas.network.hu/flash/videoplayer/video.swf?videoid=282791&amp;pvol=40&amp;plang=hu&amp;host=http://tanulas.network.hu" width="424" height="345" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" /></object>424345329Monáe was born Janelle Monáe Robinson in Kansas City, Kansas, where she spent her early life; Monáe has stated that the fictional character of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz has been one of her musical influences. She has told reporters that she has dreamed of being a singer and a performer since she was very young. Monáe moved from Kansas City, Kansas to New York to study drama at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
She attended a Performing Arts School called Freedom Theatre, which is the oldest African-American theatre in Philadelphia. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia, where she met OutKast's Big Boi, Monáe founded the Wondaland Arts Society with like-minded young artists and made appearances on Idlewild, where she is featured on the songs "Call the Law" and "In Your Dreams"
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