. ▁Mon á e ' s ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁D irty ▁Computer , ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁concept ▁album , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim ; ▁it ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁several ▁publications ▁and ▁earned ▁Mon á e ▁two ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁The ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁six ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁further ▁promoted ▁by ▁Mon á e ' s ▁D irty ▁Computer ▁Tour , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁June – August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Jan elle ▁Mon á e ▁Robinson ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁its ▁working - class ▁community ▁Qu ind aro . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Jan et , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁jan itor ▁and ▁a ▁hotel ▁ma id . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Michael ▁Robinson ▁Sum mers , ▁was ▁a ▁tr uck ▁driver . ▁Mon á e ' s ▁parents ▁separated ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁to dd ler ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁later ▁married ▁a ▁postal ▁worker . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁sister , ▁Kim my , ▁from ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁rem ar riage . ▁ ▁Mon á e ▁was ▁raised ▁Bapt ist ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁sing ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁church . ▁She ▁dream ed ▁of ▁being