caption associated_acts birth_place alias article_title landscape background alt birth_date genre image origin instrument name occupation
antony hegarty in 2008 antony , björk , lou reed and the johnsons , hercules and love affair chichester , sussex , england , united kingdom antony antony hegarty
 yes solo_singer antony singing into a microphone , in a black suit with hegarty her hair lank , against a projected-visual backdrop . in 2008 , at a grand piano 24 october 1971 chamber pop antony-6 . jpg new york city , united states vocals , piano , keyboards antony hegarty musician , songwriter
antony hegarty

antony hegarty -lrb- born 24 octоber 1971 -rrb- , often referred to simply as antony , is an english singer , composer , and visual artist , best known as the lead singer of the band antony and the johnsons .
antony was born in the city of chichester , england , in 1971 .
in 1981 antony 's family moved to the san francisco bay area in the united states .
in 1990 she moved to manhattan , new york to study at new york university , where she founded a performance art collective -lrb- blacklips -rrb- with johanna constantine .
entering a musical career , she began performing with an ensemble of nyc musicians as antony and the johnsons .
their first album , `` antony and the johnsons '' , was released in 2000 on david tibet 's label durtro .
their second album , `` i am a bird now '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , was a commercial and critical success , earning antony the mercury music prize .
