Agnes obel

The orchestral or symphonic music never interested me.

The piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices.

I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself, that there aren't really any rules.

Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.

There was a band very early on in our class, and I played in that band and as a teenager, I continued. It was more from my own relationship with the instruments at this time, figuring out the instrument and then having to learn different pieces that I really got into music. I really discovered the almost transcending power of music. And I think that is why I am so into it.

Sometimes I feel like a melody doesn't have anything to do with me, but it's just something that comes, is accumulated from me playing on the piano, and then this little creature just appears.

I love the conversation between film and music.

On the last album, I didn't want to disturb the melody with too many stories. This time, I wanted to know if I was able to create images with words, with the sound of words.(...) I think that’s a good thing when the one who is listening, is feeling it in a different way that the one who creates. We are all listening with different perspectives.(...) I don’t want to impose my subjectivity to the listener.

The best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves.

I don't have the feeling of being motivated by anger, revenge or frustration.

When I'm flying, I really like to listen to piano music. Something impressionistic, loud and beautiful. Flying can be such a claustrophobic experience, it's nice to open that up a bit with music.

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Agnes Obel: Biography and Life Work

Agnes Obel was a notable Singer. The story of Agnes Obel began on 28 October 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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.

Legacy and Personal Influence

Personally, Agnes Obel was married to Alex Brüel Flagstad.

Philosophical Views and Reflections

In May 2018, Obel contributed to Late Night Tales with a series of tracks selected by the artist herself, released as Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel . For this compilation, Obel presented various titles by very different artists. Music by Michelle Gurevich , Nina Simone , Henry Mancini , and Alfred Schnittke is included on this album.

"The Curse" was featured in a scene of the Fox drama series 9-1-1 , in season 5, episode 4. It was also featured in the You Tube teaser trailer of the PS4 game The Long Dark . In addition, "The Curse" was featured at the end of the last episode in the television series The Investigation , which originally aired in Denmark and Sweden in 2020. It was also featured in the 2021 Globoplay telenovela Verdades Secretas II where it served as the love theme for protagonists Angel and Cristiano.

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