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Chloë Agnew | |
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 Chloë Agnew at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney, in August 2012 | |
| Born | (1989-06-09)9 June 1989 (age 35) Knocklyon, Ireland |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Musical career | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Formerly of | Celtic Woman |
| Website | www |
Musical artist | |
Chloë Agnew (born 9 June 1989)[1] is an Irish singer, best known for being an original and former member of theCeltic music groupCeltic Woman.
Agnew was born to Irish entertainerAdele "Twink" King and Irishoboist David Agnew inKnocklyon,County Dublin, where she lived with her mother and younger sister, Naomi.
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 attendedNotre Dame des Missions Junior School for her primary school education, followed byAlexandra College girls' school.
In 1998, Agnew represented Ireland and was the winner of the Grand Prix at the First International Children's Song Competition inCairo with a song calledThe Friendship Tree. She then began to performpantomime at theOlympia Theatre in Dublin and continued in that role for four years.
In 1999, she appeared inThe Young Messiah, a modern adaptation ofHandel'sMessiah. In this production, she played one of the children and performed sign language.[2]
Agnew has sung in English, Irish,Latin, Italian, and German and has a soprano vocal range.
In 2000, aged 11, Agnew approached directorDavid Downes about recording a song to raise money for the children of Afghanistan. With his help, she recordedAngel of Mercy for the albumThis Holy Christmas Night, which raised over £20,000 for the Afghan Children's Charity Fund in 2001. That same year, she joined theChrist Church Cathedral Girls' Choir, and remained a member for three years.[3]
In 2002, she was signed to Celtic Collections, and with the backing of Downes she recorded her debut albumChloë. 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 groupCeltic Woman atThe Helix inDublin in 2004, the youngest member at the time. Agnew has been featured on 14 albums with the group, recording songs in multiple languages and taking part in several world tours.[4]
In 2009, Agnew was invited by Italian tenor Alessandro Rinella to sing with him on his debut album.[5]
In 2012, Agnew was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the Irish Music Awards.[6]
On 5 August 2013, Celtic Woman announced Agnew would be taking a break from Celtic Woman to focus on solo projects. Her position was filled byDerry-born singerMairéad Carlin.
After leaving Celtic Woman, Agnew was chosen to be the special guest of theCeltic Thunder cruise. She, along with former Celtic Thunder member Paul Byrom, was also a special guest ofLisa Kelly's concerts calledThe Voice of Ireland andA Celtic Christmas. Agnew was also part ofEthan Bortnick's concert with another former Celtic Thunder memberDamian McGinty.
Agnew did a concert performance with her boyfriend Dermot Kiernan and American singer-songwriters Kate Steinway and Marissa Lauren in the LA Songwriting school on 2015.
On 22 January 2020, it was announced that Agnew was returning to Celtic Woman for the US Celebration Tour to fill in forÉabha McMahon, who was taking a leave from the group. However the tour was postponed shortly after due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 21 April 2020, Agnew announced that she would be rejoining the group for the rescheduled Celebration Tour.[7][8][9] Agnew then announced that she would participate in thePostcards from Ireland Tour as well as thePostcards from Ireland album and TV special/DVD.[10] On 19 August 2022, Agnew announced that she would be taking a break from group once again to focus on solo projects.[11]
During an interview byBeliefnet, Agnew commented onIrish music:[12]
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.
Agnew is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She often says prayers just before going on stage to "Calm her nerves".[12]
| Title | Release | Record Label |
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| Chloë | 2002 | Celtic Collection |
| Walking In The Air | 2004 | Manhattan Records |
| Chloë | 2008 | Valley Entertainment[13] |
| Love Is Christmas[14] | 2013 | Sony / ATV Tunes LLC[15] |
| The Thing About You (EP) | 2018 | Spachtula Music Group[16] |
| Reimagined | 2019 | Chlover Records |
| Group Performer – Title | Release | Record Label |
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| 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 |
| Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas | 2017 | |
| Celtic Woman: Celebration 15 years of Music & Magic | 2020 | |
| Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland | 2021 |
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