Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds is the creator of an enormous oeuvre of genre-crossing music, including pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, a Christmas album, and numerous collaborative albums. As the uncrowned king of piano pop, Ben Folds is known for his handcrafted pop songs with the piano as the foundation. From 1995 to 2000, he was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five and a phenomenon on MTV. After the band disbanded, Ben continued as a solo artist and toured the world. In 2011, the band reunited.

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Ben Folds, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy nominee, also composes new music for film, television, and theater, including songs for Peanuts on Apple TV. In 2022, he launched a music education charity initiative, Keys For Kids , in his native state of North Carolina. This initiative provides keyboard instruments and affordable piano lessons to children from economically disadvantaged families. For the past 15 years, as a member of Americans For The Arts and the Arts Action Fund, Ben Folds has been an outspoken advocate for arts funding, music education, and music therapy in the U.S.