Chloë Agnew

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Chloë Agnew
File:Chloë Agnew at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney.jpg
Chloë Agnew at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney, in August 2012
Background information
Birth name Chloë Alexandra Adele Emily Agnew
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 34)
Knocklyon, County Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels
Associated acts

Chloë Alexandra Adele Emily Agnew (born 9 June 1989 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer and songwriter who is an original former member of the Celtic music group Celtic Woman, as well as its youngest member. She comes from Knocklyon, County Dublin where she lived with her mother Adele "Twink" King and younger sister, Naomi. She sings in English, Irish, Latin, Italian, and German. Agnew has a soprano vocal range.

Early life

Agnew was born to Irish entertainer Adele "Twink" King and Irish oboist David Agnew. She made her first television appearance on her mother's programme aged four weeks old, and later sang on the show at the age of six. She attended Notre Dame des Missions Junior School for her primary school education, followed by Alexandra College girls' school.

In 1998, Agnew represented Ireland and was the winner of the Grand Prix at the First International Children's Song Competition in Cairo with a song called The Friendship Tree. She then began to perform pantomime at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and continued in that role for four years.

In 1999, she appeared in The Young Messiah, a modern adaptation of Handel's Messiah. In this production, she played one of the children and performed sign language.[1]

Musical career

In 2000, aged 11, Agnew approached director David Downes about recording a song to raise money for the children of Afghanistan. With his help, she recorded Angel of Mercy for the album This Holy Christmas Night, which raised over £20,000 for the Afghan Children's Charity Fund in 2001. That same year, she joined the Christ Church Cathedral Girls' Choir, and remained a member for three years.[2]

In 2002, she was signed to Celtic Collections, and with the backing of Downes she recorded her debut album Chloë. In 2004, she released her second album, Chloë: Walking in the Air. She also recorded a companion DVD for her second album, released in Europe in 2004 and in North America in 2007. She appeared as part of the group Celtic Woman at The Helix in Dublin in 2004. Agnew featured on 14 albums with the group, recorded songs in multiple languages and took part in several world tours.[3]

According to the Souvenir Program for Celtic Woman's 2010 North American tour, in 2009, Agnew was invited by Italian tenor Alessandro Rinella to sing with him on his debut album.[4]

In 2012, Agnew was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the Irish Music Awards.[5]

On 5 August 2013, the Celtic Woman website announced that Agnew would be taking a break from Celtic Woman to focus on solo projects. Her position was filled by Derry-born singer Máiréad Carlin.

During an interview by BeliefNet.com, Agnew commented on Irish music:

Irish music was bred into us from the day we are born. Looking back to our ancestors and our heritage, it was always in our culture. Even through the hardest of times Irish people always turned to music. They have a song for everything – for drinking, for depression, for famine. I remember a song growing up that was for milking the cows.[6]

Discography

Title Release Record Label
Chloë 2002 Celtic Collection
Walking In The Air 2004 Manhattan Records
Chloë 2008 Valley Entertainment[7]
Love Is Christmas[8] 2013 Sony / ATV Tunes LLC[9]
Group Performer – Title Release Record Label
Celtic Woman 2005 Manhattan Records
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration 2006
Celtic Woman: A New Journey 2007
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey 2008
Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart 2010
Celtic Woman: Lullaby 2011
Celtic Woman: Believe
Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas 2012
Celtic Woman: Silent Night EMI / CMG Distribution
Celtic Woman: Emerald – Musical Gems 2014 Manhattan Records

References

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  4. ↑ "Chloë" bio in Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart Souvenir Program (2010), pp. 6–7 (paraphrased information is on p. 7).
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