Gaelynn Lea

Duluth, Greater Minnesota

Duluth singer and violinist who won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016.

Gaelynn Lea is a Duluth singer and violinist who plays fiddle music after a background in classical orchestral music. Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. The memoir It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect was released in April 2026.