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'''Bella Ferraro''', is an Australian singer-songwriter most notable for finishing fourth on the [[The X Factor (Australia series 4)|fourth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (Australian TV series)|The X Factor Australia]]'' in 2012. |
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==Early life== |
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Ferraro was born and raised in [[Sydney]], New South Wales,<ref name="boyfactor">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/09/boy-factor-on-the-x-factor.html|title=Boy factor on The X Factor|publisher=TV Tonight|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-13}}</ref>. Ferraro began singing as a child. At age five, she became a member of the [[Australian Girls Choir]], who have performed at the annual [[Carols in the Domain]] and during [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s Australian tour. Before applying for ''The X Factor'', Ferraro left school in Year 12 to pursue a music career.<ref name="xfactorbios">{{cite news|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/next-stop-the-live-shows-for-x-factors-top-12/story-fnejlvvj-1226473049998|title=X Factor – the live shows begin|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=News Limited|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-13}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===2012: ''The X Factor Australia''=== |
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Willemse successfully auditioned for the [[The X Factor (Australia series 4)|fourth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (Australian TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in 2012 singing [[Birdy (musician)|Birdy]]'s version of "[[Skinny Love#Birdy version|Skinny Love]]" at her audition.<ref name="bellabio">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/contestants/bella-ferraro/|title=The X-Factor Australia Contestant – Bella Ferraro|work=[[The X Factor (Australia)]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|date=2012-09-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6AdLTme6L|archivedate=2012-09-13}}</ref> She was inspired to audition for the show after seeing the success of [[One Direction]] who were on the [[The X Factor (UK series 7)|UK version]].<ref name="xfactorbios"/><ref name="bellabio"/> During the "[[The X Factor (Australia season 4)#Super bootcamp|super bootcamp]]" stage, Ferraro forgot the lyrics to the two songs she performed, which included [[Gotye]]'s "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" and [[Crowded House]]'s "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]".<ref name="xfactorbios2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehothits.com/news/34240/x-factor-australia%27s-top-twelve-revealed|title=X Factor Australia's Top Twelve Revealed|work=[[The Hot Hits Live from LA]]|publisher=MCM Entertainment|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> For the first live performance show on 17 September 2012, Ferraro sang [[Matt Corby]]'s "Brother" and received a mixed response from the judges. [[Melanie Brown]] said it was not the right song choice, while [[Ronan Keating]] disagreed saying that he loved the song choice and described her performance as "beautiful".<ref name="week1show">{{cite web|last=Lewdon|first=Courtney|url=http://www.throng.com.au/2012/09/the-x-factor-australia-season-four-top-12-performance-show-its-judges-choice/|title=The X Factor Australia – Season Four – Top 12 Performance Show: It's Judges Choice!|work=Throng|publisher=Throng Ltd|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> |
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====Performances on ''The X Factor''==== |
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{{colorbox|gold}} denotes having reached the ARIA Singles Chart. {{colorbox|blue}} denotes to having been bottom two. |
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Jade performed the following songs on ''The X Factor'': |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;" |
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! scope="col" |Show |
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! scope="col" |Theme |
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! scope="col" |Song |
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! scope="col" |Original artist |
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! scope="col" |Order |
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! scope="col" |Result |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Auditions |
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|rowspan="5"| Free choice |
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|"[[Skinny Love#Birdy version|Skinny Love]]" |
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|[[Birdy (musician)|Birdy]] |
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|rowspan="6"| N/A |
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|Through to super bootcamp |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Super bootcamp 1 |
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|"[[The A Team]]" |
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|[[Ed Sheeran]] |
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| Through to stage 2 |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Super bootcamp 2 |
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|"[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" |
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|[[Gotye]] |
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| Through to stage 3 |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Super bootcamp 3 |
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| "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]" |
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|[[Crowded House]] |
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| Through to home vists |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Home Visits |
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|"[[Heartbeats (song)|Heartbeats]]" |
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|[[Ellie Goulding]] |
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|Through to live shows |
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! scope="row"| Week 1 |
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|Judges' Choice |
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|"[[Wide Awake (Katy Perry song)|Wide Awake]]" |
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|[[Katy Perry]] |
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|10 |
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| Safe |
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! scope="row"| Week 2 |
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|Party All Night |
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|"[[Freefallin]]" |
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|[[Zoë Badwi]] |
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|9 |
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|Safe |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Week 3 |
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|Top 10 Hits |
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|"[[Everytime]]" |
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|[[Britney Spears]] |
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|5 |
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|Safe |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| Week 4 |
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|Legends |
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|"[[Run to You (Whitney Houston song)|Run to You]]" |
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|[[Whitney Houston]] |
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|4 |
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|Safe |
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|- style="background:lightblue;" |
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Week 5 |
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|1980s |
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|"[[You Can't Hurry Love]]" |
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|[[The Supremes]] |
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|6 |
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|Bottom two |
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|- |
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|Final Showdown |
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|"[[I Will Be]]" |
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|[[Leona Lewis]] |
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|2 |
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|Saved via deadlock |
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! scope="row"| Week 6 |
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|Latest and Greatest |
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|"[[Scream (Usher song)|Scream]]" |
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|[[Usher]] |
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|7 |
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|Safe |
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|- style="background:lightblue;" |
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Week 7 |
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|Made in Australia |
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|"[[UFO (Sneaky Sound System song)|UFO]]" / |
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|[[Sneaky Sound System]] |
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|1 |
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|Bottom two |
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|Final Showdown |
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|"[[At Last]]" |
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|[[Etta James]] |
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|1 |
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|Saved via deadlock |
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|-style="background:gold;" |
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! scope="row"| Week 8 |
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|Judges' Challenge |
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|"[[Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)]]" |
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|[[Kelly Clarkson]] |
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|3 |
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|Safe |
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|-style="background:gold;" |
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Semi-final |
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|rowspan="2"|Power and Passion |
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|"[[Heartless (Kanye West song)|Heartless]]" |
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|[[Kanye West]] |
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|2 |
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|rowspan="2"|Safe |
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|-style="background:gold;" |
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|"[[Where Have You Been]]" |
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|[[Rihanna]] |
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|6 |
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|-style="background:gold;" |
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! scope="row" rowspan="4"| Final |
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|Audition song |
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|"Breakeven" |
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|[[The Script (band)|The Script]] |
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|3 |
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|Safe |
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|- |
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|Last shot song |
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|"[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]" |
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|[[Rihanna]] |
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|7 |
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|Safe |
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|- |
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|Song of the series |
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|"Scream" |
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|Usher |
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|5 |
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|Safe |
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|-style="background:#B4FB84;" |
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|Winner's single |
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|"[[What You've Done to Me]]" |
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|Jade |
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|1 |
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|Winner |
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|} |
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===2012–present: Debut album=== |
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She received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, after she left the competition and is set to release her debut album early 2013. He debut single was called 'Set Me On Fire'<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/set-me-on-fire-single/id583727774</ref> and peaked at 36 on the [[ARIA]] singles chart on 30 December 2012.<ref>http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bella+Ferraro&titel=Set+Me+On+Fire&cat=s</ref> She released a second single on 18 October 2013, titled 'Forgot You' and features Will Singe of 'The Collective' <ref>https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/forgot-you-feat.-will-singe/id724212803/</ref> |
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==Artistry== |
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She cites [[Bon Iver]], [[Lykke Li]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]], [[Foals]] and [[Two Door Cinema Club]] as her musical influences.<ref name="bellabio"/> |
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==Discography== |
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===Other charted songs=== |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year |
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! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref>Peak chart positions for songs on the ARIA Singles Chart: |
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*"What Makes You Beautiful": {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/guy-sebastian-psy-fid-off-top-of-aria-chart-20120930|title=Guy Sebastian PSY Fi'd Off Top Of ARIA Chart|publisher=Noise11. Noise Network|date=30 September 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6B44eD1Se|archivedate=30 September 2012}} |
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*"Big Yellow Taxi": {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/psy-gangham-style-stays-at-no-1-on-aria-chart-20121007|title=PSY Gangham Style Stays At No. 1 On ARIA Chart|publisher=Noise11. Noise Network|date=7 October 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BDs8eg7z|archivedate=7 October 2012}} |
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*"Sweet Disposition": {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/psy-tops-aria-singles-for-6th-week-20121104|title=Psy Tops ARIA Singles Chart For 6th Week|publisher=Noise11. Noise Network|date=4 November 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BuQkAfAb|archivedate=4 November 2012}} |
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*"Dreams" : {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/swedish-house-mafia-replace-psy-on-aria-chart-20121111|title=Swedish House Mafia Replace Psy on ARIA Chart|publisher=Noise11. Noise Network|date=11 November 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6C54Ebgi3|archivedate=11 November 2012}} |
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*"The Last Day on Earth": {{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/swedish-house-mafia-maintains-top-of-aria-chart-20121118|title=Swedish House Mafia Maintains Top Of ARIA Chart|publisher=Noise11. Noise Network|date=18 November 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CFkFJRBb|archivedate=18 November 2012}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| "[[What Makes You Beautiful]]" |
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| rowspan="5"| 2013 |
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| 62 |
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! scope="row"| "[[Big Yellow Taxi]]" |
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| 84 |
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! scope="row"| "[[Sweet Disposition]]" |
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| 59 |
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! scope="row"| "[[Dreams (The Cranberries song)|Dreams]]" |
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| 82 |
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! scope="row"| "[[The Last Day on Earth]]" |
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| 90 |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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