Draft:Chloë Agnew

Chloë Agnew at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney, in August 2012

Chloë Agnew

Chloë Anew was born 9 June 1989 in Knocklyon, Dublin. She is an Irish singer and songwriter who is most famous for being a member of the Irish band Celtic Woman.

Early Life

Her parents were Irish entertainer Adéle "Twink" King and Irish oboist David Agnew. From an early age Agnew was practically born on the stage and made her first television appearance at just four weeks old. She also has a younger sister Naomi.

At the age of eight years old Agnew was part of Christ Church Cathedral girls' choir and it was here where she began her music training. Agnew later attended Alexandra College where she sat both the Junior and Leaving Certificate. She studied six subjects there including English, Irish, math, French, geography and music.

Agnew competed in the First International Children's Song Competition in 1998. She won the competition and brought home the Grand Prix to Ireland. The competition was held in Cairo, Egypt and she won the competition with a song called The Friendship Tree. In 2000, Agnew performed in The Messiah XXI, an adaptation of Handel's Messiah, as a child actress.

Career

In 2002, Chloe Agnew signed with Celtic Collections and it was with this Irish independent record label where she produced her first album Chloë. A year later (2003) she recorded her second album Chloë: Walking in the air. Due to the success of her second album she was asked to become a member of a new production Celtic Woman. She joined at the age of 14 and was the youngest member of the group.

In 2005, The Celtic Woman Special first aired and shortly after their debut album reached #1 on Billboard's World Music chart. The album stayed on top of the charts for 81 weeks until their second album, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration knocked it to #2 spot when released in October 2006.

Agnew has sung in English, Irish, Latin, German, Italian and Japanese and she is featured on 14 of Celtic Woman's albums, which have sold more than 8 million copies worldwide. She has performed concerts globally at Carnegie Hall-NYC, Red Rocks Colorado, Radio City Music Hall and also other arenas in Europe, Japan and Australia. She has performed with Celtic Woman on US TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars, Regis and Kelly, The Today Show and Good Morning America.

Agnew has performed for three consecutive US Presidents (Clinton, Bush, and Obama) before she turned 20. In 2012, she won an award for Best Female Vocalist at the Irish Music Awards. Agnew performed with Celtic Woman for almost a decade before deciding to pursue a solo career in 2013. As a solo artist she has sang with renowned Italian tenor, Alessandro Rinella and Warner Chapel Music Producer Leo Z on the song L'Assenza.

As a soloist, Agnew has performed at Croke Park's Stars Choirs and Carols, a Guinness Book of World Records concert, and at Military Tattoo festival in Basel, Switzerland and at Cape Town. Throughout her career she has teamed up with Lisa Kelly, her longtime Celtic Woman colleague. Paul Byrom, Emmett Cahill and Emmett O'Hanlon (former members of Celtic Thunder). And with Grammy and Emmy nominee and voice of Riverdance Michael Londra at The Fred Amphitheatre in Georgia.

Agnew is also featured in several television shows including The Power of Music, and the Nathan Carter Celtic Country show. She has been touring with Nathan Carter since 2017 and is the headline act for the award-winning Atlanta Pops Orchestra on its National US tours.