Shara Nova

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Shara Nova
Shara Nova performing with My Brightest Diamond at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee in 2006.
Background information
Born	(1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50) El Dorado, Arkansas
Genres	indie rock, experimental
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele, kalimba
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Asthmatic Kitty
Website	mybrightestdiamond.com

Shara Nova (previously Worden) is the lead singer and songwriter for My Brightest Diamond. As a composer she is most recognized for her choral compositions and the baroque chamber opera "You Us We All". New music composers Sarah Kirkland Snider, David Lang, Steve Mackey and Bryce Dessner have composed pieces for Nova's voice. She has recorded as a guest vocalist with David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Jedi Mind Tricks, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Stateless as well as extensive collaborations with visual artists Matthew Ritchie and Matthew Barney. She was formerly the frontwoman of AwRY. On March 3, 2016, Shara legally changed her last name from Worden to Nova after divorcing her husband, to whom she had been married most of her adult life.^[1][2]