Chloë Agnew

Chloë Agnew

Chloë Agnew (born 9 June 1989 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who has gained fame for her part in the Celtic music group Celtic Woman as the youngest member. She comes from Knocklyon, County Dublin, Ireland, where she resided with her mother Adéle "Twink" King and younger sister Naomi Agnew. She sings in a few languages: English, Irish, Latin and Italian.

Early life

Agnew was born to Irish entertainer Adéle "Twink" King and Irish oboist David Agnew. She made her first television appearance on her mother's programme at just four weeks old, and subsequently sang on the show at the age of six. She attended Notre Dame des Missions Junior School for her primary school education, followed by Alexandra College girls school.

In 1998, Agnew represented Ireland and was the winner of the Grand Prix at the First International Children's Song Competition in Cairo, Egypt, with a song called "The Friendship Tree". She then began to perform pantomime at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and continued in that role for four years.

In 1999, she appeared in The Young Messiah, a modern adaptation of Handel's Messiah. In this production, she played one of the children and performed sign language.

Musical career

In 2000, at age 11, Agnew approached director David Downes about recording a song to raise money for the children of Afghanistan. With his assistance, she recorded "Angel of Mercy" for the album This Holy Christmas Night, which raised over GB£20,000 for the Afghan Children's Charity Fund in 2001. That same year, she joined the Christ Church Cathedral Girls' Choir, and remained a member for three years.

In 2002, at 12 years of age, Agnew was signed to Celtic Collections, and with the backing of Downes she recorded her debut album Chloë. Two years later, 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 group Celtic Woman at The Helix in Dublin in 2004. To date, she has recorded four albums with the group and has taken part in several world tours.

According to the Souvenir Program for Celtic Woman's 2010 North American tour, in 2009 Agnew was invited by Italian tenor Alessandro Rinella to sing with him on his debut album:

Recorded with top Warner Chapell Music Producer . . . Leonardo De Bernardini, the album is due to be released later this year [2010]. She also hopes to record her third solo album later this year [2010] and is excited about being more involved in the writing and production of the album.

During an interview by BeliefNet.com, Agnew commented about Irish music saying,

"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."

Discography

Title	Release	Record label
Chloë	2002	Celtic Collection
Chloë: Walking in the Air	2004	Manhattan Records
Chloë	2008	Valley Entertainment

External links

• ChloeAgnew.ie - Official website
• Profile at Celticwoman.com
• Chloë Agnew at IMDb