Anohni

Anohni Hegarty (formerly Antony Hegarty), styled as ANOHNI, is a British-born singer, songwriter, and visual artist based in New York City and Ireland. 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 2000¹ 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 2016¹, 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.

Anohni Hegarty (formerly Antony Hegarty), styled as ANOHNI, is a British-born singer, songwriter, and visual artist based in New York City and Ireland. 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.

Solo albums

Hopelessness (2016) Paradise EP (2017)

With Anohni and the Johnsons

Antony and the Johnsons (2000) I Am a Bird Now (2005) The Crying Light (2009) Swanlights (2010) My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (2023)

Other recordings

{| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result |- |2005 | Mercury Prize | I Am a Bird Now | Album of the Year | |- |2006 | Brit Awards | Herself | British Male Solo Artist | |- | rowspan=2|2008 | UK Music Video Awards | rowspan=2|"Blind" (with Hercules and Love Affair) | Best Pop Video – UK | |- | Best Art Vinyl | Best Vinyl Art | |- | 2011 | New York Music Awards | Herself | Best Alternative Male Vocalist | |- | rowspan=7|2016 | Academy Awards | "Manta Ray" | Best Original Song | |- | Mercury Prize | Hopelessness | Album of the Year | |- | rowspan=5|Rober Awards Music Poll | rowspan=3|Herself | Best Female Artist | |- | Best Live Artist | |- | Best Pop Artist | |- | "4 Degrees" | Song of the Year | |- | rowspan=2|Hopelessness | Album of the Year | |- | rowspan=5|2017 | rowspan=3|A2IM Libera Awards | Best Dance/Electronica Album | |- | rowspan=2|"Drone Bomb Me" | Video of the Year | |- | Video of the Year (Fan Vote) | |- | Brit Awards | Herself | British Female Solo Artist | |- | Rober Awards Music Poll | Paradise | Best EP | |- | 2018 | Queerty Awards | Herself | Musician |

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