Music / NewsTrans musician Anohni discusses identity on French TVThe songwriter appeared on French talk show Le Grand Journal, talk about her gender, her identity, and her nameShareLink copied ✔️March 9, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Last night, Anohni (formerly known as Antony Hegarty) appeared as a guest on French late-night talk show Le Grand Journal. Among the topics the singer-songwriter covered in the six-minute segment of the programme are her identity (“I've always been transgender”), the way that biology affects gender (“people are exploring the connections... in the way that their biology explores some of their expression”), her name (“it's like a spirit name”), how “the subjugation of women” is interconnected with “the subjugation of earth”, and her incredible new single “4 Degrees”. If you don’t speak French, you might have to rewind it a couple of times to get everything Anohni is saying – the dubbing does get in the way a little. Anohni recently explained her decision to boycott the Oscars (she was nominated for the best original song award), discussing how trans people are treated in a wider social context. She’ll release her debut album Hopelessness later in 2016, featuring co-production from Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke. Watch the interview below. ANOHNI en interview - Le Grand Journal du 08/03 Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE2hollis is worried about secret cameras in hotel roomsCobrah’s dream night out involves tequila, candy and raving with aliens GANNIGANNI is yearning for a dreamy summer – and so are we beabadoobee used to have a secret Zayn Malik fan accountLil Uzi Vert has new plans for his $24m diamondAss, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online momentsbeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’The most revealing lyrics on Harry Styles’ new albumThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksOklou finally confirmed how we should say her nameA starter pack guide to the lore of 2hollis‘The internet was a bad parent to me’: 2hollis and Arca in conversationEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy