Ben Lee
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Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lee (born 11 September 1978 in Sydney) is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict
, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake
(2003
). Lee has released seven solo studio albums, with an eighth on the horizon.
, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic
's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee's bedroom. Pavlovic's connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth
's Thurston Moore
and Beastie Boys
' Mike D, both of whom released the band's material in the US. The group put out several releases on the Beasties' Grand Royal Records. These including the acoustic Young and Jaded EP in 1994, which contained Lee's Evan Dando
tribute, "I Wish I Was Him." In 1995, Grand Royal released the band's only full length, the Brad Wood
produced Meet the Real You. Noise Addict made a music video for the song "16", toured with Sebadoh
, but then broke up. Lee was also briefly a member of the alternative act Gerling
. In 2009 Lee recorded a new Noise Addict album, "It was Never about the Audience," with a new lineup; Lou Barlow and Lara Meyerratken
.
, in both Sydney and Chicago
with producer Brad Wood
. This was followed by the 1997 album, Something to Remember Me By
, also produced by Wood. Lee was then featured in 1998's Theres Something About Mary soundtrack, with the song How To Survive A Broken Heart. 1999's Breathing Tornados
, released on Pavlovic's new label Modular
, marked a new direction for Lee as he introduced synthesisers and increased instrumentation into his sound. The album was a success in Australia, earning Lee ARIA Award
nominations for Best Male Artist and Album Of The Year. The album's first single, "Cigarettes Will Kill You
", was also nominated for Single Of The Year and finished second in that year's Triple J Hottest 100
. In 2001 Lee contributed a track (Sweet Is The Night) to a Jeff Lynne tribute album Lynne Me Your Ears
.
Lee's fourth album, hey you. yes you.
, was released in 2002. The first single from the album, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", reached number 67 on the ARIA Charts
and number 22 on the 2002's Triple J Hottest 100
. The second single, "Running with Scissors", peaked at number 82 on the ARIA charts.
In late 2004, Lee left Steve Pavlovic's Modular Recordings
and started up his own record label, Ten Fingers. The first release on the label was the single, "Gamble Everything for Love
", followed by the album, Awake Is the New Sleep
in February 2005, which went double platinum in Australia. A defining release in his career, the album showcased a much brighter, positive side of Lee's personality, in contrast to his previous darker musings. Awake Is the New Sleep received several nominations for the 2005 Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) awards, and Lee won Best Male Artist, Best Independent Release, and Single Of The Year for "Catch My Disease
", which Lee wrote with Mcgowan Southworth. "Catch My Disease" also went to #2 on the 2005 Triple J Hottest 100
. In addition, the song was featured on the soundtracks to the 2005 films Just Friends and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
, as well as the soundtracks to the television series, Grey's Anatomy
, Hidden Palms and Scrubs
. In 2006 it was used in a television commercial for Dell
Computers. On 26 March 2006 Lee performed "We're All in This Together" from Awake Is the New Sleep
at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. The single for "We're All in This Together" was released on 8 April 2006. The CD includes cover versions of the song by Pony Up, Holidays on Ice and Gelbison. "We're All in This Together" is being used in commercials for Kohl's (2008), Coca Cola (Remix
ed Australian Summer Series Ads in 2007), the South Australian Government (2006), the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal (2007) and Telus
Mobility's "My Faves" (2007).
Ben Lee released his sixth album, Ripe
, on 18 September 2007 with Benji Madden
and Mandy Moore
making appearances. Mandy Moore sung a light-hearted, 50's style duet with Lee called "Birds and Bees". "Mandy was very sweet and did her best Olivia Newton-John for me. I'm really psyched about this recording," Lee says. Madden helped out with some backing vocals, along with US band Rooney
and Sara Watkins from the band Nickel Creek
. Benmont Tench, keyboardist from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
also contributed. The song "American Television" from the album was used in a VH1 advertisement for Flavor of Love 3 and the song "Ripe" appeared in an episode of One Tree Hill (Season 5 Episode 2).
In 2007, Ben Lee did a cover of Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Our House
" for Landmarks on The DL.
On 6 February 2009, Lee released his seventh studio album, The Rebirth of Venus
, which received mixed reviews.
In August 2011, it was announced that Lee's eight studio album, Deeper Into Dream, will be released on 11 October.
in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Lee dated Claire Danes
for several years; their relationship ended in 2003. Lee married actress Ione Skye
on 28 December 2008, in a Hindu
wedding ceremony in India
. Their first child together, Goldie Priya Lee, was born on 24 September 2009.
Lee was nominated as PETA
's World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2008. However, as Lee himself admits, he eats fish, and therefore is not a vegetarian.
and a selection of other tracks are a feature of the iTunes
Music Store Essentials with many singles featuring as a part of the AppleCare
Technical Support
music on hold
.
Noise Addict
Noise Addict was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Bondi Beach in 1992, originally consisting of Ben Lee, Doron Kalinko, Daniel Kohn, Joel Wasserman, Daniel Mapp and Saul Smith....
, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake
The Rage In Placid Lake
The Rage in Placid Lake is a 2003 Australian film starring Ben Lee and Rose Byrne. It features Placid Lake , a seventeen-year-old boy who has led a suburban hippie life with his neurotic, free loving parents...
(2003
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
). Lee has released seven solo studio albums, with an eighth on the horizon.
Noise Addict
Lee's musical career began in 1993 with the band Noise AddictNoise Addict
Noise Addict was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Bondi Beach in 1992, originally consisting of Ben Lee, Doron Kalinko, Daniel Kohn, Joel Wasserman, Daniel Mapp and Saul Smith....
, who were signed to Steve Pavlovic
Steve Pavlovic
Steve Pavlovic is an Australian music promoter who founded and runs the successful international record label Modular Recordings. Widely known as "Pav", some of his pre-Modular history was documented in The Sell-in, a book about the Australian independent music industry...
's independent label Fellaheen Records, on the strength of a self-produced and distributed four-track demo recorded in Lee's bedroom. Pavlovic's connections brought the band to the attention of Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
's Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
and Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
' Mike D, both of whom released the band's material in the US. The group put out several releases on the Beasties' Grand Royal Records. These including the acoustic Young and Jaded EP in 1994, which contained Lee's Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...
tribute, "I Wish I Was Him." In 1995, Grand Royal released the band's only full length, the Brad Wood
Brad Wood
Brad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. He served as a drummer for the band Shrimp Boat. Brad records, mixes and produces records and is based in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in earnest in 1988 with the construction of Idful Music Corporation- a recording studio in...
produced Meet the Real You. Noise Addict made a music video for the song "16", toured with Sebadoh
Sebadoh
Sebadoh is an American indie rock band, formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts by Eric Gaffney and Dinosaur Jr bass player Lou Barlow. Along with such bands as Pavement and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi music, a style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording...
, but then broke up. Lee was also briefly a member of the alternative act Gerling
Gerling
Gerling were an alternative guitar and electronic act from Australia. They formed in 1993, and are based in Sydney.-History:The band formed in 1993 with the line-up of Darren Cross , Presser and Brad Herdson...
. In 2009 Lee recorded a new Noise Addict album, "It was Never about the Audience," with a new lineup; Lou Barlow and Lara Meyerratken
Lara Meyerratken
Lara Meyerratken is an Australian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Lara is most commonly associated with her longtime collaborator Ben Lee.Meyerratken is a notable session musician and songwriter...
.
Solo career
Lee's solo career started at the age of 16, while he was still in Noise Addict. He began recording his first solo album, Grandpaw WouldGrandpaw Would
Grandpaw Would is the first solo album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee, released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Pop Queen" – 3:28# "How Can That Be?" – 1:58# "Sprawl" – 1:28# "I'm with the Star" – 3:44# "Don't Leave" – 1:58...
, in both Sydney and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
with producer Brad Wood
Brad Wood
Brad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. He served as a drummer for the band Shrimp Boat. Brad records, mixes and produces records and is based in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in earnest in 1988 with the construction of Idful Music Corporation- a recording studio in...
. This was followed by the 1997 album, Something to Remember Me By
Something to Remember Me By
Something to Remember Me By is the second album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee, released in 1997.-Track listing:Australia# "How to Survive a Broken Heart" – 2:49# "Deep Talk in the Shallow End" – 2:46...
, also produced by Wood. Lee was then featured in 1998's Theres Something About Mary soundtrack, with the song How To Survive A Broken Heart. 1999's Breathing Tornados
Breathing Tornados
Breathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
, released on Pavlovic's new label Modular
Modular Recordings
Modular Records is an Australian record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed by Universal Music in Australia...
, marked a new direction for Lee as he introduced synthesisers and increased instrumentation into his sound. The album was a success in Australia, earning Lee ARIA Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
nominations for Best Male Artist and Album Of The Year. The album's first single, "Cigarettes Will Kill You
Cigarettes Will Kill You
"Cigarettes Will Kill You" is a single by Australian pop rock musician Ben Lee. It is from the album Breathing Tornados. It was voted number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 and reached number 46 on the Australian singles chart....
", was also nominated for Single Of The Year and finished second in that year's Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 1998
The 1998 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January, 1999, was the sixth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 36 of the songs was released...
. In 2001 Lee contributed a track (Sweet Is The Night) to a Jeff Lynne tribute album Lynne Me Your Ears
Lynne Me Your Ears
Lynne Me Your Ears - A Tribute To The Music of Jeff Lynne is a compilation of compositions written by songwriter Jeff Lynne. The majority of material are cover versions of Lynne's longest running and most successful group; Electric Light Orchestra....
.
Lee's fourth album, hey you. yes you.
Hey you. yes you.
hey you. yes you. is the fourth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2002. The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.-Track listing:#"Running with Scissors" – 3:32...
, was released in 2002. The first single from the album, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", reached number 67 on the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and number 22 on the 2002's Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 2002
The 2002 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 26 January 2003, was the tenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 39 songs was released. For the first time, a DVD, containing film...
. The second single, "Running with Scissors", peaked at number 82 on the ARIA charts.
In late 2004, Lee left Steve Pavlovic's Modular Recordings
Modular Recordings
Modular Records is an Australian record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed by Universal Music in Australia...
and started up his own record label, Ten Fingers. The first release on the label was the single, "Gamble Everything for Love
Gamble Everything For Love
"Gamble Everything for Love" is a pop song and also an EP by the Australian singer Ben Lee. It was released on 13 December 2004 by Ten Fingers...
", followed by the album, Awake Is the New Sleep
Awake Is the New Sleep
Awake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
in February 2005, which went double platinum in Australia. A defining release in his career, the album showcased a much brighter, positive side of Lee's personality, in contrast to his previous darker musings. Awake Is the New Sleep received several nominations for the 2005 Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) awards, and Lee won Best Male Artist, Best Independent Release, and Single Of The Year for "Catch My Disease
Catch My Disease
"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international...
", which Lee wrote with Mcgowan Southworth. "Catch My Disease" also went to #2 on the 2005 Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
. In addition, the song was featured on the soundtracks to the 2005 films Just Friends and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is the 2005 sequel to the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, from Happy Madison Productions. Rob Schneider returns in the role of a male prostitute Deuce Bigalow who visits his former pimp T.J...
, as well as the soundtracks to the television series, Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
, Hidden Palms and Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
. In 2006 it was used in a television commercial for Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
Computers. On 26 March 2006 Lee performed "We're All in This Together" from Awake Is the New Sleep
Awake Is the New Sleep
Awake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. The single for "We're All in This Together" was released on 8 April 2006. The CD includes cover versions of the song by Pony Up, Holidays on Ice and Gelbison. "We're All in This Together" is being used in commercials for Kohl's (2008), Coca Cola (Remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed Australian Summer Series Ads in 2007), the South Australian Government (2006), the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal (2007) and Telus
TELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
Mobility's "My Faves" (2007).
Ben Lee released his sixth album, Ripe
Ripe (album)
Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. The first single from the album was "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"....
, on 18 September 2007 with Benji Madden
Benji Madden
Benji Madden is an American guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden.-Early life:...
and Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
making appearances. Mandy Moore sung a light-hearted, 50's style duet with Lee called "Birds and Bees". "Mandy was very sweet and did her best Olivia Newton-John for me. I'm really psyched about this recording," Lee says. Madden helped out with some backing vocals, along with US band Rooney
Rooney (band)
Rooney is an American rock band from Los Angeles, currently self-produced and formerly signed to Geffen Records. The band is now composed of Robert Schwartzman , Louie Stephens , Taylor Locke , Ned Brower , and Brandon Schwartzel...
and Sara Watkins from the band Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...
. Benmont Tench, keyboardist from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty , Mike Campbell , Benmont Tench , , Ron Blair and Stan Lynch...
also contributed. The song "American Television" from the album was used in a VH1 advertisement for Flavor of Love 3 and the song "Ripe" appeared in an episode of One Tree Hill (Season 5 Episode 2).
In 2007, Ben Lee did a cover of Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Our House
Our House (CSNY song)
"Our House" is a song written by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, most famously recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album Déjà Vu. It reached #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song refers to Nash's brief affair with Joni Mitchell at the time Crosby, Stills Nash and...
" for Landmarks on The DL.
On 6 February 2009, Lee released his seventh studio album, The Rebirth of Venus
The Rebirth of Venus
The Rebirth of Venus is the seventh studio album by Australian indie pop musician Ben Lee, released on 10 February 2009 by New West Records....
, which received mixed reviews.
In August 2011, it was announced that Lee's eight studio album, Deeper Into Dream, will be released on 11 October.
Personal life
Lee was raised in a Jewish household, but does not consider himself religious. He was educated at Moriah CollegeMoriah College
Moriah War Memorial College is an independent, Modern Orthodox Jewish, co-educational, day school in Queens Park, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Lee dated Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress of television, stage and film. She has appeared in roles as diverse as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, as Yvaine in Stardust and as Temple Grandin in...
for several years; their relationship ended in 2003. Lee married actress Ione Skye
Ione Skye
Ione Skye Lee is an English-born American actress, who became a teen idol after the 1989 movie Say Anything.... In 2006 VH1 placed her at number 84 in the "100 Greatest Teen Stars" list.-Early life:...
on 28 December 2008, in a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
wedding ceremony in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Their first child together, Goldie Priya Lee, was born on 24 September 2009.
Lee was nominated as PETA
Peta
Peta can refer to:* peta-, an SI prefix denoting a factor of 1015* Peta, Greece, a town in Greece* Peta, the Pāli word for a Preta, or hungry ghost in Buddhism* Peta Wilson, an Australian actress and model* Peta Todd, English glamour model...
's World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2008. However, as Lee himself admits, he eats fish, and therefore is not a vegetarian.
Albums
- Grandpaw WouldGrandpaw WouldGrandpaw Would is the first solo album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee, released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Pop Queen" – 3:28# "How Can That Be?" – 1:58# "Sprawl" – 1:28# "I'm with the Star" – 3:44# "Don't Leave" – 1:58...
(1995) - Something to Remember Me BySomething to Remember Me BySomething to Remember Me By is the second album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee, released in 1997.-Track listing:Australia# "How to Survive a Broken Heart" – 2:49# "Deep Talk in the Shallow End" – 2:46...
(1997) - Breathing TornadosBreathing TornadosBreathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
(1998) #13 Australia - hey you. yes you.Hey you. yes you.hey you. yes you. is the fourth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2002. The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.-Track listing:#"Running with Scissors" – 3:32...
(2002) #45 Australia - Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
(22 February 2005) #5 Australia (2x Platinum) - Ben Lee Sings Against Me! New Wave (2007)
- RipeRipe (album)Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. The first single from the album was "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"....
(18 September 2007) #11 Australia - The Rebirth of VenusThe Rebirth of VenusThe Rebirth of Venus is the seventh studio album by Australian indie pop musician Ben Lee, released on 10 February 2009 by New West Records....
(6 February 2009 Australia and 10 February 2009 US) #21 Australia - Deeper Into Dream (October 2011)
EPs and singles
- Pop Queen (1994)
- Away with the Pixies (1995)
- From Breathing TornadosBreathing TornadosBreathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
:- "Cigarettes Will Kill YouCigarettes Will Kill You"Cigarettes Will Kill You" is a single by Australian pop rock musician Ben Lee. It is from the album Breathing Tornados. It was voted number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 and reached number 46 on the Australian singles chart....
" (1998) #46 Australia - "Ship My Body Home" (1998)
- "Nothing Much Happens" (1999)
- "Tornados" (1999)
- "Freediving" (2000)
- "Cigarettes Will Kill You
- From Dando Lee Petersson Schwartzman:
- "Dead or Anything" (2002)
- From hey you. yes you.Hey you. yes you.hey you. yes you. is the fourth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2002. The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.-Track listing:#"Running with Scissors" – 3:32...
:- The Dirty Little Secret EP (2002)
- "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (2002) #67 Australia
- "Running with Scissors" (2003) #82 Australia
- From Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
:- "Gamble Everything for LoveGamble Everything For Love"Gamble Everything for Love" is a pop song and also an EP by the Australian singer Ben Lee. It was released on 13 December 2004 by Ten Fingers...
" (2004) #39 Australia - "Catch My DiseaseCatch My Disease"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international...
" (2005) #27 Australia - Into the Dark EP (2005) #97 Australia
- "We're All in This Together" (2006) #59 Australia
- "Gamble Everything for Love
- From This Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul:
- "In My LifeIn My Life"In My Life" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney . The song originated with Lennon, and while Paul McCartney contributed to the final version, the extent of his contribution is in dispute. George Martin contributed the instrumental bridge...
" (2005)
- "In My Life
- From RipeRipe (album)Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. The first single from the album was "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"....
- "Love Me Like the World Is EndingLove Me Like the World Is Ending"Love Me Like the World Is Ending" is a song performed by Ben Lee and is the first single from his album Ripe. It was the second most added song to Australian radio in its first week...
" (2007) #18 Australia - "Numb" (2007) #54 Australia
- "American Television" (April 2008 – radio promo)
- "Love Me Like the World Is Ending
- From The Rebirth of Venus
- "I Love Pop Music" (2009) #86 Australia
- "Rise Up" (2009)
- "Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe" (2010)
Awards
- 2005 ARIA Music AwardsARIA Music Awards of 2005The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
, Single Of The Year – "Catch My DiseaseCatch My Disease"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international...
" - 2005 ARIA Music Awards, Best Male Artist for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2005 ARIA Music Awards, Best Independent Release for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2005 ARIA Music Awards, Best Cover Art for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2006 APRA Music AwardsAPRA Awards of 2006The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2006 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 5 June at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...
, Song of the Year – "Catch My DiseaseCatch My Disease"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international...
" - 2006 APRA Music Awards, Most Performed Australian Work – "Catch My DiseaseCatch My Disease"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.The song also got some international...
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Nominations
- 2008 ARIA Music Awards, Best Independent Release for RipeRipe (album)Ripe is the sixth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released on 18 September 2007. The first single from the album was "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"....
- 2006 ARIA Music Awards, Best Male Artist for We're All In This TogetherAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2006 ARIA Music Awards, Best Pop Release for Into the Dark
- 2006 ARIA Music Awards, Best Independent Release for We're All In This TogetherAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2005 ARIA Music Awards, Album Of The Year for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2005 ARIA Music Awards, Best Pop Release for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
- 2005 Australian Music PrizeAustralian Music PrizeThe Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
, for Awake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"... - 2003 ARIA Music Awards, Best Male Artist for hey you. yes you.Hey you. yes you.hey you. yes you. is the fourth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2002. The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.-Track listing:#"Running with Scissors" – 3:32...
- 1999 ARIA Music Awards, Album Of The Year for Breathing TornadosBreathing TornadosBreathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
- 1999 ARIA Music Awards, Single Of The Year for Cigarettes Will Kill YouCigarettes Will Kill You"Cigarettes Will Kill You" is a single by Australian pop rock musician Ben Lee. It is from the album Breathing Tornados. It was voted number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998 and reached number 46 on the Australian singles chart....
- 1999 ARIA Music Awards, Best Male Artist for Breathing TornadosBreathing TornadosBreathing Tornados is the third album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Cigarettes Will Kill You" – 3:50#"Nothing Much Happens" – 3:37#"I Am a Sunflower" – 3:56#"Tornados" – 3:21#"The Finger and the Moon" – 3:42...
Apple Influence
The album Awake Is The New SleepAwake Is the New Sleep
Awake Is the New Sleep is the fifth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2005. It reached #5 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his most successful album. It contains the top 40 singles "Gamble Everything for Love" and "Catch My Disease"...
and a selection of other tracks are a feature of the iTunes
ITunes
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Music Store Essentials with many singles featuring as a part of the AppleCare
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Technical Support
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music on hold
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External links
- New West Records Page
- Ben Lee discusses his favourite songs
- Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)
- Ben Lee Interview
- Ben Lee Behind the Scenes video: Madison magazine Green Issue shoot
- Ben Lee collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - Ben Lee talks about his album Ripe and life in New York City