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Explore Devendra Banhart net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Folk musician who scored an album ranking of #2 Heatseekers album in 2013 with his album, Mala. He also has worked as an artist of the visual arts, with his work displayed in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In this article, we will discover how old is Devendra Banhart? Who is Devendra Banhart dating now & how much money does Devendra Banhart have?

Name	Devendra Banhart
First Name	Devendra
Last Name	Banhart
Occupation	Folk Singer
Birthday	May 30
Birth Year	1981
Place of Birth	Houston
Home Town	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Taurus
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Robert Gary Banhart, Maria Eugenia Risquez
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Not Known
Children(s)	Not Available

Devendra Banhart Biography

Devendra Banhart is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on May 30, 1981 in Houston, Texas, United States. He was in a brief-lived relationship in 2008 with He had a short-lived romance with Natalie Portman in 2008. in the year 2008.

Banhart was born May 30, 1981 in Houston, Texas, to a Venezuelan mother, María Eugenia Rísquez, and an American father, Robert Gary Banhart. His given name is a synonym for Indra (Hindu), which was suggested by Prem Rawat, an Indian religious leader whom Banhart’s parents followed. Banhart’s middle name Obi was modeled after Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars character. Banhart’s parents divorced two years after his birth and he moved with his mother to Caracas, Venezuela. His mother later remarried and Banhart’s stepfather moved the family to Los Angeles, when Banhart was 14 years old.

Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Banhart released his debut album in 2002, continuing to record his material on the Young God and XL labels, as well as other work on compilations and collaborations.

His romance his with Rebecca Schwartz began in 2011.

The song “Lover” was included on the soundtrack to Nick as well as Nora’s Infinite Playlist and he made an appearance on the movie.

Some reviewers, including AllMusic, The Times, and Mojo, have pointed out similarities between Banhart’s songs and production with that of the early 1970s band Tyrannosaurus Rex (an early version of Marc Bolan’s T. Rex). In a May 2004 interview with Arthur magazine, Banhart stated that he was unaware of the music of Tyrannosaurus Rex until after he began writing and recording songs. Devendra Banhart instead prefers to credit Vashti Bunyan, Caetano Veloso, Simon Diaz and Arthur Russell among his main influences.

Devendra Banhart Net Worth

Devendra is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Devendra Banhart's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He left his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a career in music in 1998.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Folk Singer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Banhart has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl opening for Gilberto Gil, as well as at Bonnaroo and Coachella music festivals. He founded a record label, Gnomonsong, with Andy Cabic of Vetiver, in 2005. In 2007, he signed with Neil Young’s manager Elliot Roberts, who also contributed vocals to Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.

Additionally in 2005 Devendra collaborated with Antony and the Johnsons on the award-winning album I Am a Bird Now. Banhart sings the introduction to the song “Spiraling” and plays guitar on “You Are My Sister” in which Boy George also appears.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Banhart and Gira compiled an album from Banhart’s recordings, and in 2002, Oh Me Oh My, which was made up of short fragments, was published by Young God Records and received favorable reviews. He recorded two other albums and an EP for the label: Rejoicing in the Hands, Niño Rojo, and The Black Babies; the releases had a simple acoustic sound. Banhart changed to XL Recordings in 2005 and released Cripple Crow, which was recorded in Bearsville Studios, New York and had a more elaborate sound.

Who is Devendra Banhart Dating?

According to our records, Devendra Banhart is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Devendra Banhart’s is not dating anyone.

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Devendra was the first artist to design a t-shirt for the Yellow Bird Project, in 2006. He chose to donate the profits from the sale of his T-shirt to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Devendra Banhart height 5 ft 11 in Devendra weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height	5 ft 11 in
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

In 1998, Banhart began studying at the San Francisco Art Institute on a scholarship while living in The Castro, San Francisco’s gay neighborhood. He began to busk instead of attending classes and played his first show in a church at a gay wedding, performing Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” and the classic hymn “How Great Thou Art.” Banhart dropped out of art school in 2000 and left San Francisco after the dot-com bust worsened the city’s economy. He moved to Paris over the summer and opened shows for indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth. Banhart returned to the United States in the fall of 2000 and played music in San Francisco and Los Angeles, until he was discovered by Michael Gira, owner of Young God Records, after Siobhan Duffy, Gira’s wife, bought a copy of Banhart’s demo CD The Charles C. Leary and gave it to Gira.

In 2007, he started a relationship with actress Natalie Portman.

Facts & Trivia

Devendra Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Devendra Banhart celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

Banhart released an album in 2008 entitled, Surfing, with Megapuss – a collaborative project with Gregory Rogove and Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes and Little Joy. Comedian Aziz Ansari is featured on the album’s track “Duck People Duck Man” under the alias “Grandpa P Darwish”.

Why is Devendra Banhart famous?

Devendra Banhart , in full Devendra Obi Banhart, (born May 30, 1981, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American singer-songwriter whose experimental genre-transcending recordings, which blended acoustic folk, psychedelia, and stream-of-consciousness lyrics, formed the cornerstone of an early 21st-century musical aesthetic often …

Is Devendra Banhart Indian?

Devendra Banhart was born in Houston, Texas, to a Venezuelan mother and an American father, both followers of the Indian religious leader Prem Rawat. He was raised in Caracas and Los Angeles, and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, before dropping out to pursue music.

What type of music is Devendra Banhart?

Alternative/Indie

What language does Devendra Banhart sing?

Banhart sings his first recorded song in Portuguese confessing that he doesn’t really speak it yet, does a power pop piece in Spanish with an English hook, returns to his solo guitar crooning from his earlier records, dabbles in Japanese and of course, remembers Venezuela — his mother country.