Canadian singer, Grimes has revealed that she changed the name of her daughter, whom she shares with tech mogul Elon Musk, to a question.
The 35-year-old singer, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher, made this revelation on Twitter on Friday, March 24.
She stated that the name of her 15-month-old daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl, has been shortened to ‘Y’ or ‘Why’ or ‘?’.
Grimes posted a photo of the child in a red onesie and green-dyed hair alongside a photo of herself in a similar appearance, while making the announcement.
She stated that while she and Musk do not typically share pictures of their daughter in order to protect her privacy, she posted this image because the child looked “fairly unrecognizable” in it.
“She’s Y now, or “Why?” or just “?” (But the government won’t recognize that). curiosity, the eternal question, .. and such,” Grimes tweeted.
However, due to California law forbidding the use of numbers in a legal name, the child goes by the nickname X.
The “Oblivion” singer revealed to Vanity Fair that she and Elon welcomed a daughter via surrogate in December 2021. At the time, Grimes told the outlet the child’s full name was Exa Dark Sideræl Musk and that they call her Y.
However, the 35-year-old’s recent tweet makes it seem that perhaps their baby is now referred to by just the latter.
Claire Elise Boucher born on March 17, 1988, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Her early work has been described as extending from “lo-fi R&B” to futuristic dance-pop, and has incorporated influences from electronic music, hip hop and rock. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and feminist themes. She has released five studio albums.
She was raised Catholic, and attended Catholic school. Her mother, Sandy Garossino, is a former Crown prosecutor and arts advocate; her father, Maurice Boucher, a former banker, works “in the business side of biotech”.
In 2006, Boucher graduated from Lord Byng Secondary School and relocated from Vancouver to Montreal to attend McGill University focusing on neuroscience and Russian language, but left the university in early 2011 before finishing her degree.