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Agnes

Agnes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lisa Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how Agnes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rose Gray, Loreen, Melanie C, Leigh-Anne and Zara Larsson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Måns Zelmerlöw, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Agnes, reaching back through Lisa Nilsson and forward to Måns Zelmerlöw. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Agnes Emilia Carlsson, known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish singer. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music, through which she released her self-titled debut album, Agnes, and follow-up, Stronger, both of which topped the Swedish Top 60 Albums Chart. In early 2008, it was announced that Agnes had parted ways with her record label, and was now signed to small independent label Roxy Recordings. Released on 28 October 2008, her third album, Dance Love Pop, reached number five in Sweden, 70 in Austria, 38 in France, 45 in Switzerland and 13 in the United Kingdom. With 200,000 albums sold worldwide this is her most successful album, 50,000 albums were sold in France, 40,000 in Sweden. Its first two singles, "On and On" and "Release Me" became international hits, reaching the top-ten in charts worldwide. "Release Me" topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and peaked at three in the United Kingdom, selling over 4 million copies worldwide.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
AgnesLisa NilssonStevie WonderWhitney HoustonJanet JacksonMåns ZelmerlöwRose GrayLoreenMelanie CLeigh-AnneZara LarssonSeptemberSigridTom Aspaul

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Agnes grew out of Lisa Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, shares an orbit with Rose Gray, Loreen, Melanie C and Leigh-Anne, went on to shape Måns Zelmerlöw. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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