Amanda Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is a performer most noted for being the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret" duo The Dresden Dolls. Solo career Amanda is recording a solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, and its release is planned for 2008. Ben Folds will produce and also play on the album. The title appears to be a play on an expression used by fans during Twin Peaks' original run, "Who killed Laura Palmer? In July 2007, Amanda played three sold out shows (Boston, Hoboken, and NYC) in rare "with band" performances. Boston alternative rock group Aberdeen City was her backing band (they also opened along with Dixie Dirt). In August 2007, Amanda traveled to perform in the Spiegeltent and other venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and also performed on BBC 2's The Edinburgh Show. In September 2007 Amanda collaborated with Jason Webley to release Evelyn Evelyn's debut EP "Elephant Elephant" via Jason's Eleven Records. In November 2007, Amanda started touring with members of Estradasphere, whom she expects to back her up on the tour following the release of her first solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer.[10] They are also helping to produce the album. She has amassed an online following of over 50,000 people. Personal Life She identifies as bisexual. "I'm bisexual, but it's not the sort of thing I spent a lot of time thinking about," Palmer said. "I've slept with girls; I've slept with guys, so I guess that's what they call it! I'm not anti trying to use language to simplify our lives. "I actually tend to like really femmey girls," Palmer said. "You can deconstruct this with armchair psychology and really nail me, but I like girls about my body type and about my mix of masculine and feminine. SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA For more about Amanda and in Amanda's own words, go to: www.dresdendolls.com/bio/bio_amanda.htm