Did Joni Mitchell ever meet her daughter?

Joni Mitchell is a nine-Grammy award winner who gave up her daughter for adoption in 1965.

In 1964, she got pregnant with her ex, Brad MacMath.

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However, Brad left Joni three months pregnant and around then she had no cash and proper place to live.

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In the same year, she gave birth to a baby girl, Kelly Dale Anderson. But due to a financial crisis, she had to give her up for adoption.

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This incident inspired the singer to make the album "Blue", which is among her best works till now.

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She stayed quiet about this for the greater part of her career, yet some way or another in 1993 her story became public.

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Throughout these years, her daughter, who was renamed Kilauren Gibb, continued to look for her natural parents.

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Mother and daughter at last met in 1997 after clinical and adoption records connected them up.

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Mitchell has been entertaining us for ages, and we really thank her for every piece of music she has made for us.

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