Vanessa Amorosi
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Vanessa Amorosi is an Australian singer-songwriter
and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.
, Australia
. When Amorosi was 4, along with her younger sisters, she would go to tap, jazz and classical ballet classes, which were being run by her uncle. She attended Emerald
Primary and Emerald Secondary School. At the age of 12 Amorosi started to perform in shopping centers and local council concerts under the supervision of her family. Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka, a Russian restaurant in Carnegie
, by Jack Strom and signed a recording contract in 1997. After being signed to MarJac Productions (co-owned by managers Mark Holden
and Jack Strom) and recording a promo CD titled "Get Here
", she secured a deal with Transistor Music Australia.
" which became a Top 20 hit and went gold in Australia. This was followed by her successful second single "Absolutely Everybody", an anthemic dance
song, reached the Top 10 and became the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist. It remained in the ARIA
Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release. "Absolutely Everybody" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in many European countries including the United Kingdom
and Germany
where it received a gold certification. Amorosi performed at many large events such as the NRL Grand Final
, the opening of the Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island and the new millennium on "New Year's Eve" at Darling Harbour.
Following the success of the first two singles Amorosi released two more singles in 2000 "Shine
" and "The Power" became major Australian hits. Both were accredited gold by the ARIA Australian music industry. The rights to create a remixed version of Shine were purchased by the airline Ansett Australia
, who used this version for a commercial. Vannessa Amorosi was one of many celebrities to appear in the commercial.
Her album The Power
reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations in the year 2000 awards and The Power
was nominated for "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release" in the ARIA Music Awards of 2001
.
Her largest audience came in September 2000 with performances at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney
2000 Summer Olympics
and at the Paralympic Games
. At the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics
she sang the Olympic song titled "Heroes Live Forever". Amorosi won the APRA Award
in 2001 for "Most Played Song" on Australian Radio with "Shine
" and received international acclaim in Germany
where she won "Best International Newcomer" at the 2001 VIVA Comet Awards. Later that year she also made a special appearance at the Goodwill Games
Opening and Closing ceremonies in Brisbane. In 2001 she performed at the AFL Grand Final
.
In August 2002 Amorosi traveled to Manchester
where she was one of the stars of the Commonwealth Games
Hand-Over Ceremony, performing her hit "Shine" and a new song written especially for the event, "I'll always be a Melbourne girl".
In February 2003, Amorosi performed her blues
set for the first time at the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival and traveled to Germany to perform her latest European single "True to Yourself" on Top of the Pops
and the hugely successful long-running show Wetten, dass..?
which screens throughout Europe.
On 22 November 2006 it was announced that Amorosi had signed to Universal Music Australia
.
Amorosi's charity work predates her fame, and her involvement with Kids Help Line
and the Variety Club led to a number of honours, including a 2003 nomination for Australian of the Year. She still has the farm where endangered animals can find refuge, although she does not get to visit much; her friends run it for her.
She supported Kiss
on their 2008 tour of Australia.
In 2008 Amorosi released the album Somewhere in the Real World
, through Universal Music Australia, on 24 May 2008. The album tracks "Perfect" and "Start It" have both been used in promotions for the Seven Network. "Start It" is Channel 7's AFL song for 2008 and will be used again in 2009.
Released digitally and in stores on 24 May 2008, Somewhere in the Real World reached Gold sales in Australia.
The single "Kiss Your Mama!
" was serviced to radio on 3 August and released 8 September 2007.
On a special edition of Australian Idol she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!". This marked Amorosi's returned to the ARIA
charts the First Single in many years to be released, the song peaked at #15.
Amorosi released her second single "Perfect
" digitally on 5 April and physically on 26 April 2008. The single made it to number 1 on the digital iTunes charts on 7 June 2008 and a then equal highest charting singles of her career at #4. "Perfect" reached Platinum sales in Australia and was the most played Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. "Perfect" was nominated for the 2009 APRA awards for 'Most Played Australian Work'.
Following the excellent success of her first two singles a third single was released from the album, the song "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)
" was released as the third single on 20 September 2008. The Song received a video and achieved a top 40 peak. In December 2008 a video for the song "My House" was released onto her website, but never released as a single.
On 20 April 2009, a Vanessa fan website revealed details of a collaboration with U.S. band Hoobastank
on a single titled "The Letter
". The website, VanessaAmorosi.net, also provided the duet to be streamed in full.
Amorosi also appears in the video which was shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Street Studio with director Paul Brown
(Alicia Keys
, Jack White
). The video and single was serviced to Australian media on 4 May. The single was released in Australia on 19 June 2009.
, became her third ARIA Top 10 album debuting at #7, It was also the week's highest album debut by an Australian artist and has been accredited Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
. The album has produced the singles "This Is Who I Am
" (Amorosi's first #1), top 30 hit "Hazardous
" and third single "Mr. Mysterious
" featuring Seany B. Amorosi released the album to the German market in early June 2010.
On 28 August 2009 Amorosi's new song "This Is Who I Am
" was serviced to Australian radio. On 31 August 2009 Universal Music Australia released a press release for Amorosi's new single with details of new single and album.
"This Is Who I Am" debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts
for the week beginning 18 October 2009. This is Amorosi's first number 1 single. The single held the top spot for a second week in a row - becoming the first Australian artist to debut at #1 and hold #1 single since Silverchair
's "Straight Lines
" in 2007. "This Is Who I Am" has achieved 2× platinum sales in Australia making it her most successful single to date in her homeland.
With the success of her album and first single "This Is Who I Am", Amorosi released her second single and title track from the album Hazardous.
Amorosi flew to Los Angeles to film the video for "Hazardous
" with director Paul Brown (Prince
, Alicia Keys), which was serviced Thursday, 17 December 2009. The single peaked at #29 on the ARIA
Charts a solid follow-up single to her first number 1.
It was announced that Amorosi would collaborate with Mary J. Blige, so Amorosi flew to Los Angeles
on 1 February to film the music video for her duet with Mary J. Blige
for the upcoming single "Each Tear". The new version of the track will feature on an international re-release of Blige's latest record Stronger with Each Tear.
On 4 March 2010 Amorosi announced "Mr. Mysterious
" as the third single from the Hazardous album via newsletter. During March 2010 Vanessa Amorosi supported Rob Thomas
on his Australian leg of the Cradlesong Tour
, as well as performing headline shows for her fans separately.
"Holiday
" was released as the fourth single off Hazardous and charted in the top 50 on the ARIA charts.
In September 2010 Vanessa revealed on her official Twitter account she was back in the studio again with MachoPsycho in London. In October 2010, Amorosi wrote to her mailing list announcing she was writing and recording in Los Angeles for her new studio album, which is described to "push boundaries" and "may even shock people".
" from her forthcoming album V was released on 1 July 2011 and became the #1 added song on Australian radio in the first week, but has not to date charted in the ARIA Top 100 Singles. The second single "Amazing
" was released 9 September 2011 and peaked at #83 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was featured on Channel 7's AFL Grand Final ad which also resulted in Vanessa Amorosi performing at the AFL Grand Final in 2011. 2011 has also seen Vanessa work on such campaigns as Proactiv, Headspace and Kids Helpline. On 3 November 2011 Amorosi announced her album due for release on 11 November would be delayed until further notice, stating "As you know things haven't gone to plan as I hoped.[...] I would love to be able to tell you a time, but unfortunately to make great songs you can't put a timeline on it".
Compilation albums
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.
Early life
Amorosi was born 8 August 1981 in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. When Amorosi was 4, along with her younger sisters, she would go to tap, jazz and classical ballet classes, which were being run by her uncle. She attended Emerald
Emerald, Victoria
Emerald is a town and semi-rural locality in the Greater Melbourne area, Victoria, Australia, 44 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, outside the urban area. Its Local Government Area are the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges...
Primary and Emerald Secondary School. At the age of 12 Amorosi started to perform in shopping centers and local council concerts under the supervision of her family. Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka, a Russian restaurant in Carnegie
Carnegie, Victoria
Carnegie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Carnegie had a population of 15,084...
, by Jack Strom and signed a recording contract in 1997. After being signed to MarJac Productions (co-owned by managers Mark Holden
Mark Holden
Mark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
and Jack Strom) and recording a promo CD titled "Get Here
Get Here
"Get Here" is a pop ballad written by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell which became an international hit via a 1990 recording by Oleta Adams, reaching #4 in the UK and #5 in the US....
", she secured a deal with Transistor Music Australia.
Rise to fame: The Power (1999–2003)
In 1999, Amorosi released her debut single "Have a LookHave A Look
"Have a Look", is the debut single by Australian singer-songwriter, Vanessa Amorosi, released in July 1999. It reached No. 13 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Singles Chart; and achieved Gold status in just seven weeks....
" which became a Top 20 hit and went gold in Australia. This was followed by her successful second single "Absolutely Everybody", an anthemic dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
song, reached the Top 10 and became the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist. It remained in the ARIA
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...
Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release. "Absolutely Everybody" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in many European countries including the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where it received a gold certification. Amorosi performed at many large events such as the NRL Grand Final
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, the opening of the Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island and the new millennium on "New Year's Eve" at Darling Harbour.
Following the success of the first two singles Amorosi released two more singles in 2000 "Shine
Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Shine" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's debut album The Power. After its release in May 2000, this ballad jumped straight into the ARIA charts at #4 position, went Gold two weeks later, and Platinum a one month after that....
" and "The Power" became major Australian hits. Both were accredited gold by the ARIA Australian music industry. The rights to create a remixed version of Shine were purchased by the airline Ansett Australia
Ansett Australia
Ansett Australia, Ansett, Ansett Airlines of Australia, or ANSETT-ANA as it was commonly known in earlier years, was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne. The airlines flew domestically within Australia and to destinations in Asia during its operation in 1996...
, who used this version for a commercial. Vannessa Amorosi was one of many celebrities to appear in the commercial.
Her album The Power
The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)
The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her...
reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations in the year 2000 awards and The Power
The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)
The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her...
was nominated for "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release" in the ARIA Music Awards of 2001
ARIA Music Awards of 2001
The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre.-Awards:...
.
Her largest audience came in September 2000 with performances at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and at the Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
. At the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
she sang the Olympic song titled "Heroes Live Forever". Amorosi won the APRA Award
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
in 2001 for "Most Played Song" on Australian Radio with "Shine
Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Shine" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's debut album The Power. After its release in May 2000, this ballad jumped straight into the ARIA charts at #4 position, went Gold two weeks later, and Platinum a one month after that....
" and received international acclaim in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where she won "Best International Newcomer" at the 2001 VIVA Comet Awards. Later that year she also made a special appearance at the Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
Opening and Closing ceremonies in Brisbane. In 2001 she performed at the AFL Grand Final
AFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
.
In August 2002 Amorosi traveled to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
where she was one of the stars of the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
Hand-Over Ceremony, performing her hit "Shine" and a new song written especially for the event, "I'll always be a Melbourne girl".
In February 2003, Amorosi performed her blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
set for the first time at the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival and traveled to Germany to perform her latest European single "True to Yourself" on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
and the hugely successful long-running show Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? is a long-running German-language entertainment television show. It is the most successful Saturday television show in Europe...
which screens throughout Europe.
Hiatus and return to fame with Somewhere in the Real World (2003–2009)
On 25 January 2006, it was revealed that Amorosi signed with Manager Ralph Carr, having completed her seven year management with MarJac Productions. She is quoted on the website as saying, "I have been with my previous management for seven years and thought both parties had gone as far as we could together... Moving over to Ralph Carr Management seemed like a natural progression, given the acts he has successfully managed. I am excited and enthused."On 22 November 2006 it was announced that Amorosi had signed to Universal Music Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Amorosi's charity work predates her fame, and her involvement with Kids Help Line
Kids Help Line
Kids Helpline is a free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. Counsellors respond to more than 6,000 calls each week about issues ranging from relationship breakdown and bullying to sexual abuse, homelessness,...
and the Variety Club led to a number of honours, including a 2003 nomination for Australian of the Year. She still has the farm where endangered animals can find refuge, although she does not get to visit much; her friends run it for her.
She supported Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
on their 2008 tour of Australia.
In 2008 Amorosi released the album Somewhere in the Real World
Somewhere in the Real World
Somewhere in the Real World is the Gold album by Vanessa Amorosi, released in Australia on 24 May 2008. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 2007, after numerous delays since 2006. "Kiss Your Mama!" was released as the first single from the album on 8 September 2007...
, through Universal Music Australia, on 24 May 2008. The album tracks "Perfect" and "Start It" have both been used in promotions for the Seven Network. "Start It" is Channel 7's AFL song for 2008 and will be used again in 2009.
Released digitally and in stores on 24 May 2008, Somewhere in the Real World reached Gold sales in Australia.
The single "Kiss Your Mama!
Kiss Your Mama!
"Kiss Your Mama!" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Somewhere in the Real World. The single was serviced to radio on Friday, 3 August 2007, with a commercial 2-track single released 8 September 2007...
" was serviced to radio on 3 August and released 8 September 2007.
On a special edition of Australian Idol she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!". This marked Amorosi's returned to the ARIA
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...
charts the First Single in many years to be released, the song peaked at #15.
Amorosi released her second single "Perfect
Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Perfect" is the Platinum selling single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Somewhere in the Real World. The single was released digitally on 5 April 2008 and physically on 26 April 2008....
" digitally on 5 April and physically on 26 April 2008. The single made it to number 1 on the digital iTunes charts on 7 June 2008 and a then equal highest charting singles of her career at #4. "Perfect" reached Platinum sales in Australia and was the most played Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. "Perfect" was nominated for the 2009 APRA awards for 'Most Played Australian Work'.
Following the excellent success of her first two singles a third single was released from the album, the song "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)
The Simple Things (Something Emotional)
"The Simple Things " is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's Gold album Somewhere in the Real World. It was released to radio on 4 August with a new radio edit and two dance mixes, one of which was produced by Australian DJ mrTimothy. The single was released in Australia on 20 September 2008. It...
" was released as the third single on 20 September 2008. The Song received a video and achieved a top 40 peak. In December 2008 a video for the song "My House" was released onto her website, but never released as a single.
On 20 April 2009, a Vanessa fan website revealed details of a collaboration with U.S. band Hoobastank
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They...
on a single titled "The Letter
The Letter (Hoobastank song)
"The Letter" is the third single by the post-grunge band Hoobastank from their fourth studio album Forever, released in the US January 27, 2009 and was released in Australia June 26, 2009. It is a duet version with Melbourne-based singer Vanessa Amorosi. Hoobastank singer Doug Robb said they want...
". The website, VanessaAmorosi.net, also provided the duet to be streamed in full.
Amorosi also appears in the video which was shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Street Studio with director Paul Brown
P. R. Brown
Paul R. Brown is a graphic designer, photographer, and music video director.In 1996 he founded Bau-da Design Lab, which currently operates out of Los Angeles and New York. P.R. Brown is well-known for his album designs for musicians such as Mötley Crüe, Korn, Godsmack, and early in his career he...
(Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Jack White
Jack White (musician)
Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
). The video and single was serviced to Australian media on 4 May. The single was released in Australia on 19 June 2009.
Hazardous and international releases (2009–2010)
Vanessa Amorosi's album HazardousHazardous (album)
-Singles:*"This Is Who I Am"*"Hazardous"*"Mr. Mysterious"*"Off on My Kiss"*"Holiday"-Charts and certifications:Hazardous debuted at #7 and was certified Gold in its 4th week of release and has managed 25 non-consecutive weeks inside the ARIA top 50 albums....
, became her third ARIA Top 10 album debuting at #7, It was also the week's highest album debut by an Australian artist and has been accredited Platinum by the 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...
. The album has produced the singles "This Is Who I Am
This Is Who I Am (song)
"This Is Who I Am" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. The song, "This Is Who I Am", made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne....
" (Amorosi's first #1), top 30 hit "Hazardous
Hazardous (song)
"Hazardous" is the title track and second single to be taken from Vanessa Amorosi's studio album Hazardous. "Hazardous" was released on 11 December 2009 in Australia.-Track listing:CD single#"Hazardous" – 3:26...
" and third single "Mr. Mysterious
Mr. Mysterious
"Mr. Mysterious" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. "Mr. Mysterious" was first performed live on TV at the 2009 Perth Telethon on 3 October 2009. Amorosi filmed the video for "Mr...
" featuring Seany B. Amorosi released the album to the German market in early June 2010.
On 28 August 2009 Amorosi's new song "This Is Who I Am
This Is Who I Am (song)
"This Is Who I Am" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. The song, "This Is Who I Am", made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne....
" was serviced to Australian radio. On 31 August 2009 Universal Music Australia released a press release for Amorosi's new single with details of new single and album.
"This Is Who I Am" debuted at number 1 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...
for the week beginning 18 October 2009. This is Amorosi's first number 1 single. The single held the top spot for a second week in a row - becoming the first Australian artist to debut at #1 and hold #1 single since Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
's "Straight Lines
Straight Lines (song)
"Straight Lines" is a song by Silverchair. It was released in Australia on 20 March 2007, and debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. The single was shortly followed by the release of the band's fifth studio album Young Modern on 31 March 2007...
" in 2007. "This Is Who I Am" has achieved 2× platinum sales in Australia making it her most successful single to date in her homeland.
With the success of her album and first single "This Is Who I Am", Amorosi released her second single and title track from the album Hazardous.
Amorosi flew to Los Angeles to film the video for "Hazardous
Hazardous (song)
"Hazardous" is the title track and second single to be taken from Vanessa Amorosi's studio album Hazardous. "Hazardous" was released on 11 December 2009 in Australia.-Track listing:CD single#"Hazardous" – 3:26...
" with director Paul Brown (Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, Alicia Keys), which was serviced Thursday, 17 December 2009. The single peaked at #29 on the ARIA
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...
Charts a solid follow-up single to her first number 1.
It was announced that Amorosi would collaborate with Mary J. Blige, so Amorosi flew to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on 1 February to film the music video for her duet with Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
for the upcoming single "Each Tear". The new version of the track will feature on an international re-release of Blige's latest record Stronger with Each Tear.
On 4 March 2010 Amorosi announced "Mr. Mysterious
Mr. Mysterious
"Mr. Mysterious" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. "Mr. Mysterious" was first performed live on TV at the 2009 Perth Telethon on 3 October 2009. Amorosi filmed the video for "Mr...
" as the third single from the Hazardous album via newsletter. During March 2010 Vanessa Amorosi supported Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (musician)
Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...
on his Australian leg of the Cradlesong Tour
Cradlesong Tour
The Cradlesong Tour is the second solo concert tour by Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas. The tour supported his second studio album, Cradlesong and the digital EP, Someday EP. The tour primarily visited North America and Australia...
, as well as performing headline shows for her fans separately.
"Holiday
Holiday (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Holiday" is the fourth single from Vanessa Amorosi's fourth studio album Hazardous . It was digitally released on 13 August 2010.On Sunday, 22 August 2010 Amorosi performed the song as special guest live on the Australian light entertainment reality show "Dancing with the Stars" on Channel...
" was released as the fourth single off Hazardous and charted in the top 50 on the ARIA charts.
In September 2010 Vanessa revealed on her official Twitter account she was back in the studio again with MachoPsycho in London. In October 2010, Amorosi wrote to her mailing list announcing she was writing and recording in Los Angeles for her new studio album, which is described to "push boundaries" and "may even shock people".
"V" (2011-present)
Amorosi’s first single "GossipGossip (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Gossip" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's forthcoming fifth studio album V. It was digitally released on 1 July 2011.The song "Gossip" was inspired by nights out partying in London and about how girls gossiping in toilets at nightclubs about what is going on outside with websites like...
" from her forthcoming album V was released on 1 July 2011 and became the #1 added song on Australian radio in the first week, but has not to date charted in the ARIA Top 100 Singles. The second single "Amazing
Amazing (Vanessa Amorosi song)
"Amazing" is the second single from Vanessa Amorosi's forthcoming fifth studio album V. It was digitally released on 9 September 2011.Amorosi said that "Amazing" is an empowering and feelgood kind of track, and allows her to keep loved ones top of mind...
" was released 9 September 2011 and peaked at #83 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was featured on Channel 7's AFL Grand Final ad which also resulted in Vanessa Amorosi performing at the AFL Grand Final in 2011. 2011 has also seen Vanessa work on such campaigns as Proactiv, Headspace and Kids Helpline. On 3 November 2011 Amorosi announced her album due for release on 11 November would be delayed until further notice, stating "As you know things haven't gone to plan as I hoped.[...] I would love to be able to tell you a time, but unfortunately to make great songs you can't put a timeline on it".
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated for | Result |
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| 2000 | ARIA Awards 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... |
Highest Selling Single | "Absolutely Everybody Absolutely Everybody Absolutely Everybody is a song by Vanessa Amorosi, released as the second single from her debut album, The Power.-Song information:"Absolutely Everybody" was released in 1999... " |
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| ARIA Awards | Best Female Artist | |||
| ARIA Awards | Best Pop Release | |||
| ARIA Awards | Breakthrough Artist Single | "Have a Look Have A Look "Have a Look", is the debut single by Australian singer-songwriter, Vanessa Amorosi, released in July 1999. It reached No. 13 on the Australian Recording Industry Association Singles Chart; and achieved Gold status in just seven weeks.... " |
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| ARIA Awards | Highest Selling Album | The Power The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album) The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her... |
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| ARIA Awards | Breakthrough Artist Album | |||
| 2001 | ARIA Awards | Best Female Artist | ||
| ARIA Awards | Best Pop Release | |||
| APRA Awards APRA Awards The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.... |
Most Performed Australian Work | "Shine Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song) "Shine" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's debut album The Power. After its release in May 2000, this ballad jumped straight into the ARIA charts at #4 position, went Gold two weeks later, and Platinum a one month after that.... " |
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| 2009 | APRA Awards APRA Awards of 2009 The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 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 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the... |
Most Played Australian Work | "Perfect Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song) "Perfect" is the Platinum selling single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Somewhere in the Real World. The single was released digitally on 5 April 2008 and physically on 26 April 2008.... " |
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| 2010 | ARIA No.1 Chart Awards | Song reaching number-one. | "This Is Who I Am This Is Who I Am (song) "This Is Who I Am" is the first single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. The song, "This Is Who I Am", made its radio debut on the Kyle & Jackie O show on 28 August 2009 on the Fox FM radio station in Melbourne.... " |
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| Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 2010 | Fave Aussie Musos | Herself | ||
| ARIA Awards | Most Popular Australian Artist | Herself | ||
| ARIA Awards | Most Popular Australian Album | Hazardous Hazardous (album) -Singles:*"This Is Who I Am"*"Hazardous"*"Mr. Mysterious"*"Off on My Kiss"*"Holiday"-Charts and certifications:Hazardous debuted at #7 and was certified Gold in its 4th week of release and has managed 25 non-consecutive weeks inside the ARIA top 50 albums.... |
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| ARIA Awards | Most Popular Australian Single | "This Is Who I Am" | ||
| ARIA Awards | "Mr. Mysterious Mr. Mysterious "Mr. Mysterious" is the third single from Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous. "Mr. Mysterious" was first performed live on TV at the 2009 Perth Telethon on 3 October 2009. Amorosi filmed the video for "Mr... " |
Discography
Studio albums- The PowerThe Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)The Power is Vanessa Amorosi's debut album in which was very popular in Australia. The international version contained different album art and different track listing to the Australian version. The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her...
(2000) - ChangeChange (Vanessa Amorosi album)Change is the second studio album by Vanessa Amorosi, released in Germany in 2002. Highest charts position on the German Top 100 was at #64. After one week the album disappeared from the German charts....
(2002) - Somewhere in the Real WorldSomewhere in the Real WorldSomewhere in the Real World is the Gold album by Vanessa Amorosi, released in Australia on 24 May 2008. It was recorded in Los Angeles in 2007, after numerous delays since 2006. "Kiss Your Mama!" was released as the first single from the album on 8 September 2007...
(2008) - HazardousHazardous (album)-Singles:*"This Is Who I Am"*"Hazardous"*"Mr. Mysterious"*"Off on My Kiss"*"Holiday"-Charts and certifications:Hazardous debuted at #7 and was certified Gold in its 4th week of release and has managed 25 non-consecutive weeks inside the ARIA top 50 albums....
(2009) - V (2011)
Compilation albums
- Turn to MeTurn to MeTurn to Me is a compilation album released by Vanessa Amorosi in 2001. The packaging contains bonus multi-media components "Have a Look" , "Shine" and a hidden video of "The Power" which is uncredited on the insert...
(2001) - The Best of Vanessa AmorosiThe Best of Vanessa AmorosiThe Best of Vanessa Amorosi is a CD/DVD set released by Vanessa Amorosi in 2006 through the independent arm of Sony BMG Australia Rajon Entertainment.- Track listing :...
(2005)
External links
- Ralph Carr Management, her management agent