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Agnes Obel

Woman
Birth28/10/1980
Age46 years
NationalityDenmark

Biography

Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 28 October 1980) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and musician based in Berlin.

Her debut album, Philharmonics (2010), was released by PIAS Recordings and certified gold in June 2011 by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) after selling 10,000 units. At the Danish Music Awards in November 2011, Obel won five prizes, including Best Album and Best Debut Artist. Her second album, Aventine (2013), received positive reviews and charted in the top 40 of the charts in nine countries.

Obel's third album, Citizen of Glass (2016), received acclaim from music critics and was the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2016. In 2018, she curated and performed a compilation album for Late Night Tales series, titled Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel. It features artists such as Nina Simone, Henry Mancini, Ray Davies, Michelle Gurevich, Can, and Yello. Her fourth album, Myopia, was released in February 2020. Her fifth album, The Meaning of Flowers was released in September 2026.

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2Discography

Media
ArtistTitleYearFormatClassificationGem, favourite, must-listen
Album cover: Agnes Obel – PhilharmonicsAgnes ObelPhilharmonics©2010
℗2011

CD Album

Folk / Folk Rock / Hard Folk
Album cover: Agnes Obel – AventineAgnes ObelAventine© & ℗2013

CD Album, Misprint

Folk / Folk Rock / Hard Folk

23Songs

SongYearRecords
Aventine2013
Avenue2011
Beast2011
Brother Sparrow2011
Chord Left2013
Close Watch2011
Dorian2013
Falling, Catching2011
Fivefold2013
Fuel To Fire2013
Just So2011
Louretta2011
On Powdered Ground2011
Over The Hill2011
Pass Them By2013
Philharmonics2011
Riverside2011
Run Cried The Crawling2013
Smoke & Mirrors2013
The Curse2013
Tokka2013
Wallflower2011
Words Are Dead2013