Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, New York, and released her first album, Ani DiFranco, in 1990. That same year, she founded the independent label Righteous Babe Records, through which she has released most of her work without a major-label contract. Records like Not a Pretty Girl and Dilate widened her audience in the 1990s. Her career combines songwriting, live performance and political and feminist activism.