1989
Chloë was born on June 9th. to Irish entertainer Adéle "Twink" King (* April 4th. 1951) and Irish oboist David Agnew (* ca. 1961) in Dublin, Ireland. She grew up in Knocklyon, a suburb of Dublin, where she resided with her parents and attends ’Alexandra College’ girls school. Chloë made her first television appearance on her mother’s programme at the age of just four weeks and subsequently sang on the show at the age of six.
1993
Chloë’s younger sister Naomi ("Nay") was born. Chloë, Adéle, Naomi and dog Mipsey
1998
Chloë represented Ireland at the first "International Nile Song Festival For Children" from September 22nd to 27th in Cairo, Egypt, with a song called "The Friendship Tree" and won that Grand Prix. Chloë & Barney
INF International Contest Results Pos.  Country Song Title Singer Lyrics Composer (G)  Ireland The Friendship Tree Chloë Agnew F. Sulivan Adele Condron-King, F. Mc-Namara 1.  Saudy Arabia Mom I Love You Mohamed Abdel Aziem Samir EL Tayer Mohamed EL Sanaan Arngr., Osama Sakr 2.  Egypt One Drop Of Blood Mohannad Alaa EL-Din Layla Ramy Wafaa Moustafa 3.  Romania All The Children Vlad Fugaru Mirela Fugaru Cornel Fugaru 4.  Indonesia Mama Don’t Be Angry Papa T. Bob Firigina Satariah Firigina Satariah 5.  Albania Leave Us Dreaming Era Rusi Adrian Hila Adrian Hila 6.  Egypt Once Upon A Time Mohamed Fo-ad Sayed Shawky Tarek Fo-ad 7.  Egypt Correspondence Shaymaa EL-Sheikh Ahmed Mourad Hany Shenouda 8.  Egypt Do Re Mi Monika Georges Nader Kamal Atteya Sharara 9.  Egypt Egypt My Country Sami Moustafa Ali Gamal Bekheet Sayed EL-Mallah 10.  Yemen Child Of Tomorrow Abdel Moneim EL-Samei Yasser Khalil Yasser Khalil
The INF prizes consist of 11 main winners, 10 prizes and one grand prize (G), and about 1500 medals and certificates to all winners (contestants).
In the future Chloë began to perform pantomime at the "Olympia Theatre" in Dublin and continued in that role for four years.
1999
Chloë appeared in "The Young Messiah", a modern adaptation of Handel’s "Messiah". In this production she played one of the children and performed sign language.
2000
At the age of eleven, Chloë approached director David Downes about recording a song to raise money for the children of Afghanistan. It was shortly after September 11th. and I saw an ad on TV for the children of Afghanistan and for the children in America who had lost their families. It really affected me and I remember thinking about it for weeks, just being moved and changed by it. I sat down with a friend to decide what we could do to help; you know do we have a sale or a lemonade stand? I knew that singing was the strongest thing I could do so I asked David if I could record a single with the profits going to charity. He took me into his studio and we recorded "This Holy Christmas Night", then "Celtic Collections" released it and I went on Ireland’s biggest TV show and we raised over £20,000.
2001
Chloë joined the "Christ Church Cathedral Girl’s Choir" and remained a member for three years.
2002
At the age of twelve, Chloë was signed to "Celtic Collections" and with the backing of David Downes she recorded her debut album "Chloë". Cover of her first album "Chloë"
2003
Chloë recorded her second album "Walking In The Air" and, in addition to singing, studies piano, guitar and recorder. That same year she appeared as part of the group ’Celtic Woman’ at "The Helix" in Dublin. Cover of "Walking In The Air"
2005
On March 1st, the first album "New Age" of ’Celtic Woman’ was released. Cover of "Celtic Woman - New Age"
2006
The second album "A Christmas Celebration" of ’Celtic Woman’ was released on October 3rd. Cover of "Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration"
2007
’Celtic Woman’ released their third album "A New Journey" on January 30th. Cover of "Celtic Woman - A New Journey"
2008
"The Greatest Journey", ’Celtic Woman’s’ fourth album, was released on September 22nd. Cover of "Celtic Woman - The Greatest Journey"
2009
’Celtic Woman’ released their first single "O America!" (a tribute to the States) on June 23rd. Cover of "Celtic Woman - O America!"
2010
"Songs From The Heart" was released an January 26th, 2010. The fifth album was recorded live on July 29th and 30th, 2009 at ’Powerscourt House and Gardens’, Enniskerry, only a hide away from Chloë’s home. The taping on the first day was done at a very special date for ’chloe-agnew.com’! Cover of "Celtic Woman - Songs From The Heart"
Alessandro Rinella, an italian tenor, released his debut album on February 2nd, 2010. The album contains a song called "L’assenza" featuring Chloë. The regarding video was taped on December 12th, 2009 at Neues Rathaus Hannover, Germany, and released on February 19th, 2010. Alessandro Rinella - L’assenza (feat. Chloë Agnew)

To date Chloë has recorded five albums with ’Celtic Woman’ and has taken part in several world tours.

The show has opened up a huge new door for me. I’ve gotten to do things I just never dreamed I could do; traveling the States and meeting so many people. What has been the best though is working with the other girls. They’re the most beautiful talented woman I’ve ever met and it’s been a great experience.

When you’re meant to be in school, life on the road does have some disadvantages. Chloë has a personal tutor when she tours to ensure that she keeps up with her studies and she credits her friends and teachers for the success of the process.

I said to one teacher "thank you very much for being supportive of my having to make guest appearances at school". And she said "well, it’s not every day that one of our students spends 32 weeks at number one in the world music charts." She was just very proud and knowing that you have that kind of support behind you makes so much of a difference.

Chloë’s system seems to be working as she’s earned honors at school and she would love to get a degree in child psychology. Although even she admits that her music career might be more pressing for a while.

The music has taken off so much I’ll have to see where I go from here on in. My mom is such a role model to me, she’s an inspiration. She toured when she was the same age as me and she got her education in with honors so I’ve always said that if she could do it, I could do it. I’m really stubborn, I’d never let anything get the better of me.

When she isn’t performing, Chloë says that she’s a typical teenage.

Bouncing along to anything that’s playing on the radio. I’m a huge fan of ’Green Day’. So many people say here are you with this angelic voice singing "Ave Maria" and I’m backstage rocking to ’Green Day’ but that’s the teenage side of me. There is a huge different side to me that people haven’t seen yet. I think I want to explore that more before I decide that’s what I’d want to do. Right now the classical songs suit me for who I am right now. I don’t want to rush ahead into things that will burn me out in three years time; I want to make the most of what I have now and then see what happens as my voice changes and progresses.

Her angelic singing voice has earned Chloë a very active fan-base, something else that she’s grateful for.

The fans have been fantastic. Particularly in America, they’re so open to something new. It’s great to see that you can develop this new show and people will grasp onto it and give it a chance. I also love meeting people. When you get up on stage and know that at least one person who likes the show is there, you have someone to play to.

Not surprisingly, many of Chloë’s fans are children.

I got one letter from a girl who had a very rough childhood and hadn’t spoken in four years. She wrote that she heard my album and had recently joined the choir. Her mom told me that I’d changed her life. That’s when the hard work and blood, sweat and tears don’t matter. When you know that you’ve done that for one person’s life, it brings you to tears.

Currently Chloë is touring the States with ’Celtic Woman’ hand in hand with her sister Naomi.

According to Chloë, the friendship between the vocalists was the number one question they were asked. She explained:

I think people are always looking for a ’Desperate Housewives’ story, that they all hate each other and nobody actually gets along. It’s all for show. And the truth of the matter is, it’s not. The reality is we do all get along. The five of us are like sisters, best friends!

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