Agnes has enjoyed a pan-European hit with her debut album 'Philharmonics' spending seven weeks at the top of the Danish album charts as well as hitting the top ten in both France and the Netherlands.

Agnes Obel sings on stage at the Cruilla Barcelona Festival. Obel learned to play piano at a young age, a skill often cited in her records such as “Riverside”. Photo by Ferran via Flickr. The ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Agnes Obel is the musical equivalent of one of those riveting Danish TV dramas: a one-woman sound wave of noirish ...