Biography

Anna Diorio (fka Happy Accident) is an emcee, singer, songwriter, pianist and transformational educator. Hailing from a long lineage of Jazz musicians, Anna began playing piano at 5 years old, singing jazz standards at 11 and writing poetry as a teenager. This quickly evolved into writing rhymes and freestyle emceeing as a natural extension of her love for wordplay and vocal improvisation. With a wide range of influences from Billie Holiday and Ms. Lauryn Hill to Regina Spektor, KRS-One and Rage Against The Machine, her music dances the lines between jazz, hip hop, R&B, neosoul, indie pop and singer-songwriter. No matter the genre, Anna's music stays true to the underlying themes of authenticity, vulnerability, transformation, freedom, faith, joy, forgiveness, and unconditional love. After releasing music as Happy Accident from 2015-2017, hosting monthly jam sessions in Brooklyn NY, and making waves in the NYC freestyle scene, Anna chose to drop the moniker and embrace her artistic multi-dimensionality. Her debut album Inner Grounds (2018, produced by Sri Kala) has been widely celebrated in the conscious music scene, especially the single Wild Woman, a female empowerment anthem. Since then, Anna has released a variety of new music, defying the boundaries of genre definitions, and focusing on her unique and boundless expression.