Janelle Monáe Reveals She Has an Anonymous Benefactor Who Funds Her Halloween Costumes: 'Fairy Halloween Mother'

Janelle Monáe reveals a major detail about how her elaborate Halloween looks come to life.

The 38-year-old musician became famous for her complicated costumes like David Bowieand The fifth element‘s Diva Plavalaguna. In 2023, she dressed like a real chameleon.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter shared on Wednesday, October 23, the 38-year-old musician revealed that an anonymous benefactor is financing the creation of her costumes. When asked the budget for her look, which often includes special effects makeup and custom pieces, Monáe said, “I have a fairy mother for Halloween.”

“Because it’s performance art,” she continued. “My job is to make people believe in their imagination. That’s the job, that’s my purpose. Imagination inspires nations. It’s important to the Imagination Committee that I go out and do that good work.”

The 10-time Grammy nominee went on to explain that “there’s a fund set aside to get people to believe in art, and again, to believe in performance art.”

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“What I do is performance art and it brings attention to the need for money in the arts, for more scholarships for schools,” she said. “We have to use the imagination of our children. These are the people who will be the innovators of the future. I am so lucky to have the support of people who believe in the performing arts and believe in me as the person who needs to get that message.”

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Monáe did not reveal the identity of the donors, but said they were “absolutely not” in the entertainment industry.

While promoting her new role as host of AMC’s FearFest this Halloween season, Monáe revealed to PEOPLE her passion for creating costumes.

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“I like to transform,” she said. “And I think one of the reasons I figured out, I think, Halloween and getting into characters, is that it brings me joy.”

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As for this year’s costume, Monáe hinted that it will be an “iconic movie character.”

“I will have more costumes,” she added. “So last year I couldn’t be the costume that I’m going to be this year because of the strike. And I stood in solidarity with my fellow actors and writers. And they asked us not to be movie characters. So the only indication I can give is that it movie character.”

The singer continued: “It’s such a happy thing for me when I say to myself, ‘Oh, I’m going to be able to transform into this.’ I remember how I felt watching this character and I can’t wait to pay tribute to him and spend so much time connecting emotionally with how he’s going to look and how people are going to feel.”

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