AVEC

Miriam Hufnagl She commuted to Salzburg to study to become a teacher (History and English).

Career In the 2015 ballad "Granny," Avec processed her own experience of dealing with her grandmother's Alzheimer's disease; the song was also used in a TV commercial for a German private broadcaster. She is accompanied by Andreas Häuserer (electric guitar, backing vocals, co-producer), Veronika Sterrer (piano, backing vocals), Thomas Gieferl (drums, percussion, backing vocals), and Matthias Zeindlhofer (bass, trombone, percussion, backing vocals). In November 2015, Avec was named FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month. At the 2016 Amadeus Awards, she was nominated for Heartbeats in the categories Artist of the Year and Alternative, as well as for the FM4 Award. Heartbeats was also nominated for the Recording Studio Award. In September 2016, she released her debut album, What If We Never Forget, which entered the Austrian album charts,

Her second album, Heaven/Hell, was released on 14 September 2018. In July 2019, Avec performed at the Vienna Popfest for the second time since her debut in the summer of 2016, in 2019 with a six-piece band, and in 2016 with two people. In February 2020, she released the single Dance Solo, in which she sang about a relationship breakup. At the end of March 2020, she released her third album, Homesick. In August 2022, she performed as the opening act for James Blunt.

In 2024, Avec founded the music label Jim Bob Records, named after the nickname Jim Bob, which her mother had given to her deceased brother, Avec's uncle. After his death, Avec dedicated the ballad "I Don't Pray" to her uncle. In January 2025, she released her fourth self-titled album, Avec.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positionsAUT What If We Never Forget Released: 23 September 2016 Label: Earcandy Recordings Format: CD, download 71 Heaven / Hell Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Earcandy Recordings Format: CD, download 42 Homesick Released: 27 March 2020 Label: Earcandy Recordings Format: CD, download 13 Avec Released: 24 January 2025 Label: Jim Bob Records Format: CD, download 57"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays 2015: Heartbeats

Singles 2015: Granny 2015: Dead 2018: Under Water 2019: Home 2020: Dance Solo 2020: Mona 2021: I don't pray 2022: Nothing to Me

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2016 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Artist of the Year Herself Alternative FM4 Award 2017 Artist of the Year FM4 Award 2019 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards Singer-songwriter Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Alternative Best Sound FM4 Award Hubert von Goisern Prize 2021 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards FM4 Award Alternative