Mezzo-Soprano
Betty Who is an Australian-American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose infectious pop sensibility and theatrical instincts have carried her from viral internet fame to the Broadway stage, most notably as Persephone in Hadestown.
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Defining moments and milestones
Betty Who emerged from classical training as a cellist to become a self-taught pop musician whose 2012 debut single "Somebody Loves You" achieved viral prominence in 2013, establishing her as a digitally native artist with genuine vocal and compositional depth. Her subsequent albums and chart successes—particularly her 2017 cover of "I Love You Always Forever"—solidified her standing in electronic and dance-pop circles while she maintained her identity as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. In 2023, she made her Broadway debut as Persephone in Hadestown, expanding her artistic reach into musical theatre and demonstrating a capacity for complex dramatic interpretation.
Broadway debut as Persephone in Hadestown (Walter Kerr Theatre, September 5, 2023–February 4, 2024)
Interlochen Center for the Arts (Michigan); Berklee College of Music (Boston)
Recordings featuring Betty Who in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.