Mirel Wagner

Mirel Wagner
Wagner live at Waves Vienna 2014 festival in Vienna, Austria
Born	Mirel Wagner (1987-12-03) December 3, 1987 (age 37) Ethiopia
Citizenship	Finnish
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Musical career
Genres	Folk music, blues
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Kioski (Finland), Bone Voyage Recordings (UK, Europe), Friendly Fire Recordings (US), Sub Pop

Mirel Wagner (born 3 December 1987) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She was born in Ethiopia and raised in Espoo, Finland.[1]

Career

Wagner has been writing songs since the age of 16. Her self-titled debut album was released in February 2011 by the Finnish indie label Kioski. It was later released in United Kingdom and Europe by Bone Voyage Recordings[1] and in North America by Friendly Fire Recordings.[2] In August 2012 Time Magazine listed Wagner as one of the "11 Great Bands You Don't Know (But Should)".[3] Although her debut album was not a big success, it created a lot of attention[4] and in February 2014 Wagner was signed by the American record label Sub Pop.[5]

Wagner's second album When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day was released in August 2014. The album peaked number one at the Finnish Album Chart.[6] It was a nominee for the 2014 Nordic Music Prize which is an annual award for the Best Nordic Album Of The Year.[7] She won the prize.[8]

On 21 April 2015, Wagner performed on the music television show Later... with Jools Holland.[9]

She also did the trailer song for Gore Verbinski's 2017 film A Cure for Wellness, which was a cover of The Ramones song "I Wanna Be Sedated".[10]

Discography

Albums

• Mirel Wagner (2011)
• When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day (2014)

Singles

• "No Death" (2011)
• "Lean" (2012)
• "Oak Tree" (2014)

References

1. "Mirel Wagner". Bone Voyage Recordings. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
2. "Singer-songwriter Mirel Wagner signed by Friendly Fire Recordings". Music Export Finland. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
3. "11 Great Bands You Don't Know (But Should)". Time. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
4. "Mirel Wagner's vision for the world". Music Finland. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
5. "SUB POP SIGNS MIREL WAGNER!". Sub Pop Records News. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
6. "Suomen virallinen lista - Albumit 33/2014" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
7. Phonofile Nordic Music Prize - the nominees Nordic Playlist. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
8. "Mirel Wagner wins 2014 Phonofile Nordic Music Prize". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
9. Later... with Jools Holland, Series 46 Live, Episode 2 BBC Two. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
10. Semlyen, Phil de. "Gore Verbinski talks A Cure For Wellness". Empire. Retrieved 2018-02-26.