AGNES OBEL

Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel, born on 28 October 1980, is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin. Her debut album, Philharmonics, was released in 2010 by PIAS Recordings and was certified gold in Belgium in June 2011 after selling 10,000 units. At the Danish Music Awards in November 2011, she won five awards, including Best Album and Best Debut Artist. Her second album, Aventine, released in 2013, received positive reviews and charted in the top 40 in nine countries. Her third album, Citizen of Glass, came out in 2016 and was awarded the IMPALA Album of the Year Award that year. In 2018, she curated and performed a compilation album for the Late Night Tales series, titled Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel, which features artists such as Nina Simone, Henry Mancini, Ray Davies, Michelle Gurevich, Can, and Yello. Her fourth album, Myopia, was released in February 2020.