Antony and the Johnsons are based in New York City, although Antony himself was born in England.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2000. Five years later they released their second, named 'I Am A Bird Now', which won a Mercury Music Prize for best album of 2005.

The group consists of: Antony Hegarty, Julia Kent, Todd Cohen, Jeff Langston, Joan Wasser, Maxim Moston and Rob Moose.