Amoeba Music

From humble beginnings as an underground NYC cabaret act, Antony and the Johnsons became Mercury Music Prize winners and rose into the ranks of the most internationally celebrated indie bands of the early 21^st century, playing sold-out shows in historic venues alongside storied philharmonics. While The Johnsons were always a colorful cast of compelling artists in their own right, the focal point of the band was always Antony, an androgynous, cross-dressing diva with a towering, awkward physicality — and a shocking, dramatic tenor and vibrato that inspired comparisons to Nina Simone and Jimmy Scott.

Born in England in 1971, Antony Hegarty came of age listening to frontmen like Culture Club’s Boy George and Soft Cell’s Marc... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie, Experimental, Avant-Garde

City Of Origin:

New York City, ,New York United States

Formed Date:

1998