Joni Mitchell’s Daughter: All About Kilauren Gibb & Their History
Joni Mitchell, 80, Is Best Known for Amazing Albums Like Blue and Epic Songs Like “River” and “Big Yellow Taxi, ” but She Is Also the Biological Mother of a...
Joni Mitchell, 80, is best known for amazing albums like Blue and epic songs like “River” and “Big Yellow Taxi,” but she is also the biological mother of a daughter, Kilauren Gibb, whom she put up for adoption in the 1960s. The singer is set to perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards for the first time ever on Sunday, February 4, after taking a long time off due to health issues. She suffered from an aneurysm back in 2015 and has continued to recover.
The talented songwriter publicly performed for the first time since her aneurysm at the Newport Folk Festival in July 2022, impressing and inspiring her many fans. Now that she’s set to take the stage again in less than a week, all eyes are on Joni and her life. Find out more about her only child and their history below!
Joni Was Not With Kilauren’s Father During Her Pregnancy
Joni, who was born with the name Roberta Joan Anderson, dated Kilauren’s biological father, Brad MacMath, and got pregnant at the age of 21. Brad reportedly didn’t want to be a father at the time, and moved away to California during her pregnancy. Joni welcomed a daughter she named Kelly Dale Anderson in 1965 but by the time she was six months old, she decided to put her up for adoption.
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Joni Put Kilauren up for Adoption Shortly After Her Birth
When Kilauren was six months old, Joni decided to put her up for adoption because she felt she couldn’t handle motherhood and couldn’t provide her what she needed at the time. The baby girl was adopted by David and Ida Gibbs and they went on to change her name.
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