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SHORT BIO:
Her style has been described as “beatnik cool,” “pop-noir,” and “slightlydelic pop jangle,” and has evoked comparisons to artists like Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams and Jackie DeShannon. The LA Weekly cited her as “one of this city’s smartest and catchiest pop songwriters.” Her 2009 album "Tangle-Free World,” produced by Nelson Bragg of the Brian Wilson Band, showcased influences ranging from Bacharach to The Bangles and back and was chosen by Al Kooper for his “Cream of the Crop” album list. Combining Brill Building hooks with a storyteller's eye for detail, Anny’s live performances infuse the traditionally introspective singer-songwriter format with wit, soul and energy.

LONG BIO:

Her style has been described as “beatnik cool,” “pop-noir,” and “slightlydelic pop jangle,” and has evoked comparisons to artists like Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams and Jackie DeShannon. The LA Weekly cited her as “one of this city’s smartest and catchiest pop songwriters.” Her 2009 album "Tangle-Free World,” produced by Nelson Bragg of the Brian Wilson Band, showcased influences ranging from Bacharach to The Bangles and back and was chosen by Al Kooper for his “Cream of the Crop” album list. Combining Brill Building hooks with a storyteller's eye for detail, Anny’s live performances infuse the traditionally introspective singer-songwriter format with wit, soul and energy.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Anny spent her teens as a writer/performer with the renowned avante-garde Storefront Theatre. She then moved to Los Angeles where she co-founded boy/girl rock band The Tearjerkers, honing her musical chops before striking out as a solo artist. In 2004, Anny was nominated for an  L.A. Weekly Music Award for  Best Rock/Pop Songwriter/Composer, along with Kristen Hirsch, Joe Henry and Grant Lee Phillips. After her album "Little Black Dress & Other Stories" was discovered by the Dutch Roots Radio Ring, she began touring Europe and the UK regularly, joining forces with musicians in Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland and the U.K. to perform in clubs, pubs, backyard barns and comic shops. She has performed at music festivals from SXSW to NXNW, New Orleans’ LMNOP Festival, and the Blue Highways Festival in The Netherlands. Her songs have been heard in films by Tyler Perry and on television in “Once Upon a Time” and “Madam Secretary.”

Throughout her travels Anny has opened up for such musical legends as Steve Forbert, Amy Rigby, Freedy Johnston, Peter Holsapple, Matt the Electrician and The Coal Porters. She has performed and recorded with Austin singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa and regularly tours throughout the UK with Nelson Bragg and Duncan Maitland (Picturehouse) as one-third of the folk-power-pop trio Celsi, Bragg & Maitland. 

PRESS QUOTES:

"...one of this city's smartest and catchiest pop songwriters...contemplative lyrics and intimately affecting vocals" -- LA Weekly

Al Kooper's 'Cream of the Musical Crop' (Boston Herald)
"I'm a fan!" - Al Kooper

“All these songs coulda-shoulda been picked up and played to death!” – SHINDIG!

“The pop doesn’t get much smoother or cooler ...From the toe-tapping groove of “Au Revoir, My Darling” to the multi-layered beauty of “Kaleidoscope Heart” – Anny and her supporting cast of All-Stars deliver the hits in spades.  Chill out through the Summer doldrums with this nine-pack of goodness from the “Queen of Cool-Pop” -- SHOCKPOP!

“….it’s just the perfect music; all summery, sunshine pop with gorgeous harmonies abounding…this rootsy, pop-flavoured collection of self-penned songs is a genuine winner.” – Maverick Magazine

“…familiar styles -sunshine pop, country flavored rock -but done with a fresh approach and melodies that sound like instant hits.” – Cabin Essence

“Zelden straalt een album zo’n karakter uit. ‘January’ is een veelzijdig album dat ook heel wat Americana liefhebbers zal bekoren.” – Keys and Chords

"songs for which the phrase 'perfect pop song' was invented.” –- Rootstime

“Anny Celsi…has been churning out first-class handmade music with songs that run deep enough to appeal to the folk & roots crowd while the arrangements are a far cry from morose traditionalism.  With her mellifluous, well-tempered voice with a subtle hint of melancholia, Celsi draws us in while her poetic lyrics touch upon travel experiences, relationships and personal matters…an original artist with a unique sound.”  – Chill@Blue Rose

"The best album of the last five years!" - Terry Rawlings, author of "Who Killed Christopher Robin?"

“… Byrdsian jangle and exquisite psyche-pop harmonies perfect for a long car ride…Fans of classic sixties pop influences should pick this one up right away.” – Aaron Kupferberg, Powerpopaholic

"Think of Victoria Williams, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega and Sheryl Crow mixed together and you begin to get the picture...Anny is pretty much their equal as a songwriter."  -- Two Louies

 "...a beatnik-cool performer who veers from poppy, bouncy beats to jazzy piano bar riffs and sexy come-ons... she’s sensitive but no wimp and a fellow traveler to Aimee Mann and Sheryl Crow.  The “pop-noir” soundtrack of her solo debut, “Little Black Dress,” wears a veneer of L.A. Confidential style." -- Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press

DISCOGRAPHY:

She Walks In (Annyland) - Ragazza Music, 1996
Little Black Dress & Other Stories - Ragazza Music, 2003
Tangle-Free World - Ragazza Music, 2009
Hollywood Waltz/She Belongs to Me (2-song EP, with Nelson Bragg) - Ragazza Music, 2010
January - Ragazza Music, 2013
The Road to Glasglow (Celsi, Bragg & Maitland) - Steel Derrick Music, 2017
Kaleidoscope Heart: 12 Golden Hits (vinyl LP) - Ragazza Music, 2019

FILM & TV PLACEMENTS:

Once Upon a Time (ABC/Disney TV Series)
Madam Secretary (CBS TV Series)
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
Delta On Air - Inflight Programming
Air Force One - Inflight Programming