Antony Hegarty (born 1971) is an English singer/songwriter, best known for being the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 353 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (353 × 450 pixel, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or a organization to promote the product in the media, such as adversting material... Antony and the Johnsons is an award-winning music act from New York City. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Antony and the Johnsons is an award-winning music act from New York City. ...

Biography

Born in Sussex, UK in 1971, Antony's family moved to Amsterdam in 1977, before settling in California in 1981. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

As a teenager he was enthused by the British synth pop of the time – in particular emotive singers such as Marc Almond, Alison Moyet and Boy George. In 1990 he moved to Manhattan, and founded the performance collective Blacklips with creative partner Johanna Constantine. Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal Synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ... Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961), is an English pop singer noted for her bluesy voice. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham, Kent) is a pop singer-songwriter. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label; the debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released in 1998. In 2001, Antony released a short follow-up EP, I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy, which, in addition to the title track, included a cover of a David Lynch/Angelo Badalamenti song and a Current 93 song. For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... David Tibet (born David Michael Bunting, 5 March 1960) is a British apocalyptic folk musician and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only constant member. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Track listing All tracks written by Antony Hegarty Twilight – 3:49 Cripple and the Starfish – 4:11 Hitler in my Heart – 3:32 Atrocities – 3:53 River of Sorrow – 4:03 Rapture – 3:57 Deeper than Love – 4:40 Divine – 3:13 Blue Angel – 3:35 External links Secretly Canadian... David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. ... Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is a music composer, best known for his movie soundtrack work for surrealist movie director David Lynch. ...

Antony and the Johnsons' most recent album I Am a Bird Now won the UK's prestigious Mercury Prize in 2005 and was called Album of the Year by Mojo magazine. I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ... The Mercury Prize, currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Mojo (pronounced or ) is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. ...

He has notably worked with Lou Reed live as a second vocalist on Animal Serenade. Antony also appears on the song "Lowlands Low" with Bryan Ferry on Hal Willner's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys album, the song "Old Whore's Diet" on Rufus Wainwright's album Want Two and on the song "Beautiful Boyz" on CocoRosie's album Noah's Ark. Lewis Allan Lou Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... 62-year-old Lou Reed onstage in Los Angeles in 2003 after The Raven. ... It has been suggested that Otis Ferry be merged into this article or section. ... Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... Want Two is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. ... CocoRosie is an American musical duo formed by sisters Sierra (Rosie) and Bianca (Coco) Casady in 2003. ... Noahs Ark is an album by CocoRosie, released on September 13th, 2005. ...

He was featured as a performing artist in the film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man about Leonard Cohen. Antony covers "If It Be Your Will". Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ...

Antony and the Johnsons collaborated with experimental film maker Charles Atlas and presented "TURNING" in Nov 2005 in Rome, London, Paris, Madrid, and Braga. The concert featured live video portraits of some of New York City's most enigmatic women. The Guardian called the piece "fragile, life affirming, and truly wonderful (five stars)" Le Monde in Paris hailed TURNING as "Concert- manifeste transsexuel". Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Cávado  - District or A.R. Braga Mayor Mesquita Machado  - Party PS Area 183. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Le Monde is also the name of a song by the Thievery Corporation. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Antony has recently collaborated with Icelandic musician Björk in recording sessions in Jamaica and Iceland. The songs, "The Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile", feature on her latest album Volta .^[1] Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, as well as an occasional actress. ... Volta is the sixth full-length studio album from Icelandic singer Björk, a follow-up to 2004s Medúlla and comprises ten new tracks. ...

Antony also worked with renowned guitarist Bernard Butler (formerly of Suede) on some acoustic sessions for XFM. The recordings can be found online at various places. Bernard Butler (born on 1 May 1970, in Stamford Hill, East London) is an English musician and record producer. ...

Antony's on stage trademark is calling himself a "nationality confused bender", which draws laughter and applause from the audience^{[citation needed]}.

Antony has a troupe of friends and collaborators who have influenced his work including Devendra Banhart, Boy George, Marc Almond, Björk and Rufus Wainwright. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham, Kent) is a pop singer-songwriter. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal Synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, as well as an occasional actress. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ...

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