Betty Who

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/betty-who

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Betty Who born?October 5, 1991
2. Where was Betty Who born?Sydney, Australia
3. What is the debut album?Take Me When You Go (2014)
4. What is the broadway engagement?Persephone in Hadestown (September 5, 2023 - February 4, 2024)
5. Who is Betty Who?Betty Who is an Australian singer-songwriter. Her real name is Jessica Anne Newham, and she was born on October 5, 1991.
6. How did Betty Who start her music career?She began by releasing her first single, "Somebody Loves You," in 2012 on her own. In 2013 she followed up with an EP called "The Movement."

Synth-pop: A genre of popular music characterized by prominent use of synthesizers and electronic sounds.
Extended Play (EP): A music recording that contains more songs than a single but fewer than an album, typically released independently.
Broadway Debut: An actor's first performance in a professional production on Broadway, the highest level of professional theater in the United States.