Anohni

Anohni Hegarty (formerly Antony Hegarty, born 1971), styled as ANOHNI, is an English-born singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She has presented solo work and as the lead singer of the band Anohni and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons.

She started her musical career performing with an ensemble of New York musicians as Antony and the Johnsons. Their self-titled first album was released in 2000 on David Tibet's label Durtro. Their second album, I Am a Bird Now (2005), was a commercial and critical success, earning her the Mercury Music Prize.

In 2016, Anohni became the first openly transgender performer nominated for an Academy Award; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, along with J. Ralph, for the song "Manta Ray" in the film Racing Extinction. Her debut solo album, Hopelessness, was released in May 2016 to wide critical acclaim, including another nomination for the Mercury Music Prize and a Brit Award. In 2023, as Anohni and the Johnsons, the artist released her sixth album, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.

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Live Review: ANOHNI And The Johnsons @ Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

This wasn’t just ANOHNI’s last performance in Australia with The Johnsons. It was an elegy for the Anthropocene.

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Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light at the Sydney Opera House

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Album of the Week: K-LONE - Swells | 2023 Week 27

British producer returns with his second album of deep and diverse electronic sounds that range from club vibes to ambient home listening and everything in between + new records from Aluna, Golden Features, Little Dragon, PJ Harvey and more!.

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