Aja Volkman Aja Volkman Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled "Egyptian" as a duo with Dan Reynolds (of Imagine Dragons) under the moniker Egyptian. Volkman is the daughter of James Volkman and artist Rogene Manas. She married the lead singer of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds, on March 5, 2011 until 2018. They have three daughters: Arrow Eve (born August 18, 2012) and twin girls Gia James and Coco Rae (born March 28, 2017). On April
Gold (Imagine Dragons song) remix of the song was featured on the soundtrack of the video game, "NBA 2K17". According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of A minor, with a moderate tempo. Along with "Hopeless Opus" and "I'm So Sorry" on "Smoke + Mirrors", the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles. Dan Reynolds told "Billboard" that "Gold" was one of the last songs to be recorded for "Smoke + Mirrors": "I came home from tour with my head spinning and decided to run away for a bit to the west coast and reflect/write