michielin was born in bassano del grappa, to vanna moro and tiziano michielin. she has an older brother, filippo. her first experience with playing music came from studying piano, and she later started studying bass. at the age of fourteen, she started singing in her hometown's gospel choir. thanks to her brother, she developed an interest in rock music, and she later focused on artists like bon iver, jeff buckley and damien rice.