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Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 1981) is a Danish . Her first album, Philharmonics, was released by PIAS Recordings on 4 October 2010 in Denmark, Norway, Germany and other European countries. Since February 2011, Philharmonics is certified gold.

Agnes Obel was born Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel in 1981. Living in Copenhagen, and coming from a musician family, Agnes Obel learned piano at a very young age. Her mother used to play Bartók and Chopin at the piano. During her childhood, Agnes Obel found inspiration in Jan Johansson’s work. Johansson’s songs, European folk tunes done in a jazzy style, have influenced the young musician a lot.

She attended high school at Det frie Gymnasium and university at Roskilde University.

At the age of seven, Agnes Thaarup worked in a little band where she used to sing and play bass guitar. The group appeared in a festival and even recorded some titles.

Later, and with the help of Danish musician and producer Elton Theander, Obel founded the Copenhagen based band Sohio. After few years of collaboration, Obel debuted as a solo singer with her first album Philharmonics (2010).

Agnes Obel writes, plays, sings, records and produces all her material herself.

She is influenced by artists such as Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and also by the French composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Eric Satie.

Obel lives in Berlin.
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  • groovez0ne

    I adore Agnes!!! I can listen and listen with delight...

    yesterday evening

  • Jenii_oiq

    thanks revange

    13 days ago

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    Katie Cruel <3

    19 days ago

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    Замечательный голос.

    19 days ago

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    awesome kurwa, awesome! :D

    22 days ago

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    She is damn awesome.

    last month

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    Pleasantly surprised

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  • diegostrehl

    maravilhosa!

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  • Ruh7120

    She's so great!

    last month

  • FrankSansC

    Why, oh why, do I discover this only now ?

    last month

  • TabooEv

    I just discovered her, great music!

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  • ronsangal

    I wish she'd come to England.

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  • dany_f87

    She's amazing

    December 2011

  • Bobbeloni

    Fantastic, looking forward to see her in NL. Is rapidly rising in my playlist :)

    December 2011

  • i_hate_love

    Soap&skin should be in 'similar artists' [2]

    December 2011

  • StupidCupcake

    Riverside. ♥

    December 2011

  • louretta

    Hello, I am a chinese. I live in a town of poverty in China... my english is poor..the first time to listen to your music was 3 years ago, I was deeply attracted to you music. But around the students do not know you, I do not know whether you see my message, I feel the distance between you and me, I want to attend your concert.this is my dream. It's real.

    December 2011

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    Riverside ♥ [3]

    December 2011

  • K_o_k_S

    мне не хватает слов, чтобы описать эту музыку... восхитительно... душевно... свободно...

    December 2011

  • forrist

    Soap&skin should be in 'similar artists'

    December 2011
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Watch Agnes on Villa Vanthilt

21 Aug 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/obelmusic

Agnes appeared on Belgium chat show Villa Vanthilt last night. Watch her performance of 'Riverside' here.

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