Zoë Badwi
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Badwi in May 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zoe Badwi |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Dance-pop, house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, model, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Neon, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Sirens, Black Dogs, Little Mix |
| Website | zoebadwi |
Zoë Badwi is an Australian singer-songwriter, model, and actress.[1]
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Early life
Before her career in music began, Badwi spent time modelling and featured in a series of television commercials including advertisements for Telstra and Mars Bars.[2] She made her acting debut appearing in the Australian drama series Raw FM, which she took part in for eight months. Badwi is cousins to Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix.[2]
Career
In 2001, Badwi became a member of the Australian girl group Sirens, replacing the original third member who left to pursue a career in modelling.[3] They had minor success with the singles "Like Fire, Like Rain" and the cover version of The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" featuring Sara-Marie Fedele from the first series of Big Brother Australia.[2][4] Badwi later left the group to pursue a solo career.
After being discovered by Grant Smillie, a member of the Australian duo TV Rock at a venue in Melbourne,[2] Badwi went on to sign with Neon Records and released her debut solo single "Release Me" in November 2008. The single reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart[5] and received two award nominations for "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards[6] and also "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards.[7] In July 2010, Badwi released her fourth single, "Freefallin". It reached a peak of number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was eventually certified platinum. In September 2010, it was announced that she had signed to US record label, Atlantic Records.[8]
"Accidents Happen" was released on 24 January 2011, as Badwi's fifth overall single.[9] While filming the music video for the song, a resident in the street where the clip was filmed fired a catapult at Badwi, who was unharmed. It is not known whether her singing was a motive for the attack.[10] The video shoot went on afterward with no incident and no one was apprehended over the matter.[11]
Badwi's sixth single, "Carry Me Home", featuring Grant Smilie, was released on 3 June 2011.[12] The song failed to impact the ARIA Singles Chart, but managed to peak at number six on the ARIA Club Chart.[13] Badwi's self-titled debut album was released in Australia on 5 August 2011.[14] Badwi worked on the album with Static Revenger, TV Rock, Stuart Crichton, Rogue Traders,[8] and Amy Pearson.[2] The following single, "Shoot Me Down" was released on 21 September 2012. The single has only managed to chart on Australia's official Radio Airplay chart at #58[15]
In 2011, saw the ABC Television's new music show Stay Tuned with Joel Phillips talks to across dance pop singing sensation Zoe Badwi will air on ABC3.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS | ||
| Zoë |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] |
AUS Club [17] |
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| "Release Me" | 2008 | — | 1 | Zoë | ||
| "Don't Wan'cha" | 2009 | — | 7 | N/A | ||
| "In the Moment" | — | 6 | Zoë | |||
| "Freefallin" | 2010 | 9 | 1 | |||
| "Accidents Happen" | 2011 | 71 | 7 | |||
| "Carry Me Home" (featuring Grant Smillie) |
— | 6 | ||||
| "Shoot Me Down" | 2012 | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Torches" | 2013 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Type | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ARIA Music Awards[6] | Best Dance Release ("Release Me") | Nominated |
| 2010 | APRA Awards[7] | Dance Work of the Year ("Release Me") | Nominated |
| IT List Awards[19][20] | Breakthrough Artist of 2010 | Won | |
| Australian Female Artist | Nominated | ||
| Single of 2010 ("Freefallin'") | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | APRA Awards[21] | Dance Work of the Year ("Freefallin") | Won |
| ARIA Music Awards[22] | Breakthrough Artist – Single ("Freefallin") | Nominated | |
| IT List Awards[23] | Single of 2011 ("Freefallin'") | Nominated | |
| Album of 2011 (Zoë) | Nominated | ||
| Australian Female Artist | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Q & A With Zoe Badwi Crushable. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Interview: Zoe Badwi Auspop. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ Sirens Biography Band Shop. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ Sirens - Discography australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ Zoe Badwi Biography Peppermint Blue. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ARIA Awards 2010: History: Winners by Award Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 APRA AWARD WINNERS Auspop. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cameron Adams (2010-10-22) It's fallin' into place for Zoe Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
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- ↑ Australian pop star hit with a slingshot during video filming. Published by International Business Times AU. Retrieved: 2011-01-26.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/carry-me-home-grant-smillie/id439595492
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://chaos.com/product/badwi-zoe-zoe/11510552-978734.html
- ↑ [1] AUM Report. Retrieved 2013-1-13
- ↑ Peak chart positions on the ARIA Charts
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- "In The Moment" Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "Freefallin" Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "Accidents Happen" Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "Carry Me Home" Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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