Mirel Wagner

Mirel Wagner

Mirel Wagner is a Finnish singer-songwriter born in Ethiopia and raised in Espoo, Finland. Her music sits within alternative rock, indie folk and indie rock, and she is also tagged as folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter and blues.

Career

Wagner starts writing songs at the age of 16. Her self-titled debut album is released in February 2011 on the Finnish indie label Kioski, then appears in the United Kingdom and Europe on Bone Voyage Recordings and in North America on Friendly Fire Recordings. Although the record is not a major commercial success, it draws significant attention.

In February 2014 she signs to Sub Pop. Her second album, When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day, is released in August 2014 and reaches number one on the Finnish Albums Chart. The album is nominated for the 2014 Nordic Music Prize and wins the award.

Other work and recognition

In August 2012, Time includes Wagner in its list of “11 Great Bands You Don’t Know (But Should)”. She performs on Later... with Jools Holland on 21 April 2015. She also records the trailer song for Gore Verbinski’s 2017 film A Cure for Wellness, a cover of The Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated”.