Alison Nicole Mosshart (born November 23, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and the lead vocalist for the rock bands The Kills and The Dead Weather.

Mosshart formed pop-punk band Discount (for which she was the singer) at the age of 17 with skateboarding friends[3] in Vero Beach, Florida.

[6] The band moved from Vero Beach to Gainesville[failed verification], and released their final album, Crash Diagnostic in 2000.

Before the two even met, Mosshart, while on tour with Discount, overheard Hince playing music in a squat above where she and the band were staying.

After she went back to Florida, she continued writing songs with Hince, by sending her ideas overseas to London where he lived.

[10] They have released a photography book called Dream & Drive of their past 9 years with the photographer Kenneth Capello.

Mosshart is one of the original members of the alternative rock band The Dead Weather, formed in late 2008.

[12] White's Third Man Records released a book made by Mosshart for her three bandmates called Shark Infested Soda Fountain containing pictures she took during their tour.

[17] In April 2011, Mosshart contributed to Vogue.co.uk's "Today I'm Wearing"[18] feature, sharing a picture of her outfits each day for one month.

[19] The model and fashion designer Alexa Chung cites Mosshart as a style idol in a 2010 Vogue UK piece.