Antje Duvekot
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antje Duvekot |
| Born | (c.1976) Heidelberg, Germany |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres |
Folk pop |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter Guitarist |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar, Vocals, Piano, Ukulele, Harmonica, Irish bouzouki |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Associated acts |
Solas Ellis Paul |
| Website |
Official website Official MySpace page |
Antje Duvekot (/ˈɑːntjə ˈduːvəkɑːt/ AUNT-yuh DOO-va-kott; born 1976 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds three top songwriting awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition's Best New Folk Award, Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act, and Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Duvekot moved to Delaware at the age of 13. Duvekot writes songs that are often dark and personal, and she frequently records and performs with little accompaniment besides her acoustic guitar.
She began recording music on her own at the age of cassette tapes for her friends. At 18 she won the first open mic competition she entered, at the Sam Adams Brewpub in Philadelphia. Within a year, she had recorded a number of songs on a borrowed 4-Track tape machine, and released a self-produced full-length cassette entitled Waterstains" which she sold at gigs in and around Newark, Delaware, where she had attended the University of Delaware.
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