PJ Harvey Confirmed for Zagreb INmusic Festival
- by croatiaweek
- in Entertainment
Popular singer-songwriter Polly Jean Harvey, better known as PJ Harvey, is the latest act confirmed for this summer’s INmusic festival in Zagreb…
The famous vocalist and guitarist began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automatic Dlamini. In 1991, she formed an eponymous trio and subsequently began her professional career. Since then she has released a number of studio albums and won a number of awards, including the 2001 and 2011 Mercury Prize for Stories from the City. She is the only artist to have been awarded the prize twice.
She has has 8 Brit Award nominations, 6 Grammy Award nominations and two further Mercury Prize nominations. Rolling Stone awarded her 1992’s Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995’s Artist of the Year.
In 2011, she was awarded for Outstanding Contribution To Music at the NME Awards. In 2013 she was awarded an MBE for services to music.
PJ Harvey joins Yeasayer, Florence + The Machine and Motörhead as confirmed acts at the 11th INmusic festival which will be held from 20-22 June 2016 at Zagreb’s Lake Jarun.