Camila Grey (born Camila Cristinna Gutierrez; January 6, 1983) is an American musician currently performing in the duo Uh Huh Her and also the supergroup Summer Moon composed of Nikolai Fraiture (

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), Stephen Perkins (

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), and Noah Harmon ( Airborne Toxic Event). Grey was formerly the

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and

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for the band

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. She has also worked with such artists as

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, Tricky,

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, and

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Early life

Camila Grey was born Camila Cristinna Gutierrez in

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, but grew up in

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. Grey began playing piano as a child and attended the Suzuki music school. She later attended

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where she met Mellowdrone bandmate Jonathan Bates, who was also enrolled. After graduating, Grey moved to L.A. and began working as a session singer vocalist. Her work includes the soundtracks to '' Something's Gotta Give'', '' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'', ''

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'', and the television show ''

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''.

Early career

Camila Grey was a member of lo-fi band Mellowdrone from 2005–2006, and later Big Black Delta from 2010-2013, led by the same front man Jonathan Bates.

2007–2014, Uh Huh Her

Grey is a native of

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. After meeting at a party, Grey began working with

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(actress on ''

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'' and former member of 1990s group

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) on songs which would be released in 2007 on the EP ''I See Red''. The album was recorded at Grey's L.A. home, and the vocals were reportedly recorded inside of Grey's bathroom. As Uh Huh Her, Grey and Hailey released an album in 2008, titled '' Common Reaction''. Shortly after ''Common Reaction''s release, Uh Huh Her was dropped from

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, prompting Grey and Hailey to start releasing music independently on their own label Plaid, even stating that they still owed Nettwerk money. From 2009 to 2011, Grey played keyboards for Adam Lambert's live band. Consequently, she was also on ''

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'', released in early 2011, and '' Acoustic Live!'', released in late 2010. In the spring of 2011, Uh Huh Her released a second EP titled ''Black and Blue'' and finished a tour promoting it in May 2011. They released their sophomore record titled ''Nocturnes'' in late summer/early fall of 2011. They then released ''EP3'', a collection of their old songs re-imagined acoustically. They released their third studio album titled ''Future Souls'' on March 25, 2014, via their imprint Plaid Records. On December 15, 2016, Uh Huh Her announced on their official Facebook page that they were taking a hiatus, with Grey joining another indie band called Summer Moon.

Personal life

Grey is openly

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. She was previously linked to

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. From 2011 to 2016, Grey was in a relationship with her Uh Huh Her bandmate

. Their relationship first became public when the two were ejected from a

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flight for arguing with a flight attendant who, after seeing them exchange a kiss, stated it was a "family airline" and asked them to stop.

References

External links

The official UHH website and store

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