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{{Short description|Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist (born 1981)}} |
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|Name = Vanessa Amorosi |
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}} |
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| name = Vanessa Amorosi |
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|Background = solo_singer |
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| image = Vanessaamorosi.jpg |
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|Birth_name = Vanessa Joy Amorosi |
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| caption = Amorosi performing live in 2008 |
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|Born = {{birth date and age|1981|8|8}} <br> [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] |
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| birth_name = Vanessa Joy Amorosi |
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|Died = |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|08|08|df=y}} |
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|Origin = |Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Pop rock]] |
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| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia |
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|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]] |
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter, recording artist |
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|Years_active = 1998–present |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Rod Busby|2017}} |
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|Label = [[Universal Music]] <small>(2006—present)</small> </br> [[Sony BMG]] |
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| children = 1 |
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|URL = [http://www.vanessaamorosi.com/ www.vanessaamorosi.com] |
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| website = {{URL|vanessaamorosi.com}} |
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |
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| genre = {{flatlist| |
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* [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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* [[Pop music|pop]] |
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* [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] |
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* [[Soul music|soul]] |
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* [[Gospel music|gospel]] |
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}} |
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| background = solo_singer |
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| years_active = 1998–present |
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| label = {{hlist|[[Sony BMG]]|[[Universal Music|Universal]]|Angel Works}} |
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Mark Holden]]|[[Hoobastank]]|[[David A. Stewart]]|[[Jon Stevens]]}} |
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'''Vanessa Joy Amorosi'''<ref name="BackOnTrack">Sharon Verghis: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102530/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD09101827I3P5EDRTO "Back on track"], ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD09101827I3P5EDRTO ''the original''] on 6 March 2016.</ref> (born 8 August 1981) is an [[Australia|Australian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[recording artist]]. Her combined album and single sales have reached over two million worldwide. |
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'''Vanessa Joy Amorosi''' (born [[8 August]] [[1981]]) is an [[Australian]] [[singer]] and recording artist. |
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Amorosi rose to fame in 1999 with the release of her debut single, "[[Have a Look]]", which reached [[gold status]] in [[Australia]].<ref name="HonestWoman"/> The following year, she achieved international success with her debut studio album, ''[[The Power (album)|The Power]]''. She performed at both the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony]] and its accompanying [[2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] in [[Sydney]]. Her performance of "Heroes Live Forever" at the opening ceremony gained international acclaim. Performed at the closing ceremony, "[[Absolutely Everybody]]", which became an unofficial anthem of the games, went on to be a major hit in Australia and many European countries including the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Germany]].<ref name="Absolutely_Everybody_Charts"/> After a second studio album, ''[[Change (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Change]]'', in 2002<ref name="Change_Album_Charts"/> and several years from the spotlight, Amorosi returned in 2008 with the release of her third studio album ''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]''.<ref name="Somewhere_in_the_Real_World_release"/> The album's most successful single, "[[Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Perfect]]", marked her comeback to the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] top 5 singles<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Perfect&cat=s ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Perfect".''] australian-charts.com, Retrieved 15 November 2017.</ref> and was the most played Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. Her fourth studio album, ''[[Hazardous (album)|Hazardous]]'', followed in 2009<ref>[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091204130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091205-0000/issue1029.pdf "Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 16th November 2009 (PDF)"]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ARIA, 16 November 2009, Retrieved 15 November 2017.</ref> and is Amorosi's second-best selling album in Australia behind her debut, ''The Power''. It produced her first number one-charting single, "[[This Is Who I Am (song)|This Is Who I Am]]".<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=This+Is+Who+I+Am&cat=s "Vanessa Amorosi – 'This Is Who I Am'"], australian-charts.com, Retrieved 15 November 2017.</ref> |
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== Career == |
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She subsequently released three more albums: ''[[Back to Love (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Back to Love]]'' (2019), ''[[The Blacklisted Collection|Blacklisted Collection]]'' (2020) and ''[[City of Angels (Vanessa Amorosi album)|City of Angels]]'' (2022). |
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She was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. Performing since the age of 12, Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22456951-5006011,00.html News.com.au: Making tracks]</ref>, a Russian restaurant in Carnegie (Melbourne), by Jack Strom and signed to a recording contract in [[1997]]. After being signed to MarJac Productions (co-owned by managers [[Mark Holden]] and Jack Strom), recording a promo CD (entitled "[[Get Here]]") and gaining a deal with Transistor Music Australia, her first single, titled "[[Have A Look]]", was a hit in Australia and narrowly missed reaching the Top 10 when it was released in [[1999]]. Amorosi received critical praise from the Australian media for the power of her voice and the maturity of her lyrics. |
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To date Amorosi has received a total of 16 ARIA and [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA]] nominations. She has won an APRA award with "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]",<ref name="2001APRA"/> a [[VIVA Germany#Annual Comet Awards|VIVA Comet Award]] for "Best International Newcomer"<ref name="Die Comet-Preistraeger 2001"/> and an [[Australian Recording Industry Association#ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards|ARIA No.1 Chart Award]] with "This Is Who I Am". |
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A second single, titled "[[Absolutely Everybody (song)|Absolutely Everybody]]", was an anthemic dance track that reached the Top 10 and was the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist<ref>[http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1245 Australian Music Online :: Artists :: Vanessa Amorosi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. It remained in the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=4443&cat=s australian-charts.com - Vanessa Amorosi - Absolutely Everybody<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. |
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"[[Absolutely Everybody (song)|Absolutely Everybody]]" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in the [[United Kingdom]] where it received a significant gay following, being played as the theme to many [[Gay pride]] events in 1999. It was also released throughout Europe and [[South East Asia]] shortly after her Olympics performances, but subsequent releases met with little success. |
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In 1999 she also performed at the [[National Rugby League|NRL Grand Final]], opened the Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island and ushering in the new Millennium on "New Year's Eve" at Darling Harbour. |
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==Early life== |
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In [[2000]] two more singles "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]" and "[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi song)|The Power]]" became major Australian hits, and her album ''[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)|The Power]]'' reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations<ref>[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 ARIA Awards 2007 : History: Winners by Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in the year 2000 awards and ''[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)|The Power]]'' was nominated<ref>[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=CCBK7042 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> for "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release" in the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001]]. |
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Amorosi was born in [[Melbourne]], in a [[Roman Catholic]] family of partial Italian origin, the daughter of singers Frank and Joy Amorosi.<ref name="BackOnTrack"/> When she was four, she and her younger sisters, Mellissa and Natasha, went to tap, jazz and classical ballet classes run by her uncle. She attended [[Emerald, Victoria|Emerald]] Primary School and Emerald Secondary College.<ref>Paul Connolly: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307021440/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+emerald+primary&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD081012L42OP494KRI "Rewind 1987"], ''The Sun-Herald'', 12 October 2008, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+emerald+primary&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD081012L42OP494KRI ''the original''] on 7 March 2016.</ref><ref>Roslyn Guy: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307184822/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+emerald+secondary&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news990317_0323_7275 "A chorus line"], ''The Age'', 17 March 1999, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+emerald+secondary&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news990317_0323_7275 ''the original''] on 7 March 2016.</ref> At the age of 12, Amorosi started to perform in shopping centres and local council concerts under the supervision of her family. She also performed on Young Talent Time.<ref name="Milestones">{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=http://vanessaamorosi.com/mstonesb.htm|work=Vanessa Amorosi|access-date=1 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124103200/http://www.vanessaamorosi.com/mstones.htm|archive-date=24 January 2001}}</ref> Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dent|first=Nick|title=Making tracks|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/making-tracks/story-e6frf039-1111114471654|access-date=4 August 2013|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=23 September 2007}}</ref> a Russian restaurant in [[Carnegie, Victoria|Carnegie]], by Jack Strom (after being referred by Leigh Hope) 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Holden|url=http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s3396694.htm|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]|access-date=1 November 2013|date=22 December 2011}}</ref> |
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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 Awards|APRA Award]]<ref>[http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/winners2001.asp APRA Music Awards - Winners 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in 2001 for "Most Played Song" on Australian Radio with "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]" and received international acclaim in [[Germany]] where she won "Best International Newcomer"<ref>[http://www.viva.tv/Events/ArticleDetail/id/1321460 Viva.tv - Events - COMET 2007: History - Die Gewinner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> at the 2001 [[VIVA]] Comet Awards. In 2001 she performed at the [[AFL Grand Final]]. |
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==Career== |
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In August 2002 Vanessa 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". |
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===1999–2002: ''The Power''=== |
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[[File:201000 - Opening Ceremony Vanessa Amorosi performs - 3b - 2000 Sydney opening ceremony photo.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Amorosi shown singing at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia]] |
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In 1999, Amorosi released her debut single "[[Have a Look]]" which became a Top 20 hit and went gold in Australia.<ref name="HonestWoman">Kelly Stoner: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306224336/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+have+a+look&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0111229B38P1K1MGU "An honest woman"], ''Newcastle Herald'', 22 November 2001, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+have+a+look&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0111229B38P1K1MGU ''the original''] on 6 March 2016.</ref> At the end of this year she performed at [[Carols in the Domain]]. "Have a Look" was followed by her second single "[[Absolutely Everybody]]", an anthemic dance song, which reached the Top 10. It was certified double platinum and became the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist.<ref name="HonestWoman"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1245|title=Australian Music Online :: Artists :: Vanessa Amorosi|date=12 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912181240/http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=1245|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=12 September 2006}}</ref> It remained in the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release.<ref name="Absolutely_Everybody_Charts">[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Absolutely+Everybody&cat=s "Vanessa Amorosi – 'Absolutely Everybody'"], australian-charts.com, Retrieved 13 November 2017.</ref> "Absolutely Everybody" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in many European countries including the UK and Germany where it received a gold certification. Amorosi performed at many large events such as the [[National Rugby League|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. |
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Following the success of the first two singles, Amorosi released two more singles in 2000. "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]" and the double A-sided single "[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi song)|The Power]]"/"[[Every Time I Close My Eyes (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Every Time I Close My Eyes]]" became major Australian hits.<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Shine&cat=s ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Shine".''] australian-charts.com, Retrieved 17 November 2017.</ref><ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=The+Power+%2F+Every+Time+I+Close+My+Eyes&cat=s ''Vanessa Amorosi – "The Power/Every Time I Close My Eyes".''] australian-charts.com, Retrieved 17 November 2017.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306164206/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+shine+and+Ansett&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE130426G015N6FBK69 ''I was there.''] The Age, 26 April 2013, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+shine+and+Ansett&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE130426G015N6FBK69 ''the original''] on 6 March 2016.</ref> Amorosi was one of many celebrities to appear in the commercial. In Europe, "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was released as the fourth single from ''The Power'' and became her most successful song in Germany behind "Absolutely Everybody".<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/song/Vanessa-Amorosi/Every-Time-I-Close-My-Eyes-5007 ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Every Time I Close My Eyes".''] hitparade.ch, Retrieved 17 November 2017.</ref> |
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In February 2003, Vanessa performed her "[[Blues]]" set<ref>[http://vanessaamorosi.de/index.php?topic=mp3s VanessaAmorosi.de: Melbourne Blues Festival (Februar 2003)]</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = http://www.aol.com.au/fotozone/gallery/vanessa_amorosi_ar_022808/9/false/6000/gallery.jhtml | coauthors = | title = Berlin, Germany - 22 February 2003 - Vanessa Amorosi performs on the Thomas Gottschalk show "Wetten, dass..?" | work = | publisher = AOL.com.au | date = | url = http://www.aol.com.au/fotozone/gallery/vanessa_amorosi_ar_022808/9/false/6000/gallery.jhtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref>. |
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From 29 April to 25 May, Amorosi supported [[Savage Garden]] for 16 shows on the Australian leg of their [[Affirmation (Savage Garden album)#Affirmation World Tour|''Affirmation'' World Tour]].<ref name="Milestones"/> |
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For her service to music she was awarded the ''Australian Centenary Medal by the [[Government of Australia]] in April 2003. |
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Her album ''[[The Power (album)|The Power]]'' reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations in the year 2000 awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners by Year – 2000|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2000|work=ARIA Awards|publisher=ARIA|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> and ''The Power'' was nominated<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070908205315/http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=CCBK7042 ''The Power, Nominated in the 15th ARIA Awards.''] sonybmg.com.au, Archived from [http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=CCBK7042 ''the original''] on 8 September 2007.</ref> for "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release" in the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001]]. |
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Over the next few years, Amorosi maintained a low-profile presence in the music industry, recording and performing in Australia and throughout the world. |
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Her largest audience came in September 2000 with performances at the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]] and at the [[Paralympic Games]]. At the opening ceremony of the aforementioned Olympics she sang the Olympic song titled "Heroes Live Forever". Amorosi won the [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Award]] in 2001 for "Most Played Song" on Australian Radio with "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]",<ref name=2001APRA>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090918021105/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2001Winners.aspx ''2001 Winners.''] apra-amcos.com.au, Archived from [http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2001Winners.aspx ''the original''] on 18 September 2009.</ref> and received international acclaim in Germany where she won "Best International Newcomer" at the 2001 [[VIVA Germany#Annual Comet Awards|VIVA Comet Awards]].<ref name="Die Comet-Preistraeger 2001">[http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/auszeichnung-die-comet-preistraeger-2001-a-150847.html ''Die "Comet"-Preisträger 2001.''] spiegel.de, 18 August 2001, Retrieved 7 November 2017.</ref> 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]]. |
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In October 2001, Amorosi released ''[[Turn to Me]]'', a compilation album with new songs and tracks from ''The Power'', which were previously unreleased in Australia. It also contains the studio version of the Olympic song "Heroes Live Forever". ''Turn to Me'' was released in Australia only and achieved a top 30 peak.<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Turn+To+Me&cat=a ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Turn to Me" (Album).''] australian-charts.com, Retrieved 17 November 2017.</ref> The same titled lead single from the album reached number 80 on the ARIA singles chart.<ref>[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue615.pdf ''Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 10th December 2001 (PDF).''] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}ARIA, 10 December 2001, Retrieved 17 November 2017.</ref> |
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On 25 January 2006, it was revealed that Vanessa was now under the management of 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." |
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In August 2002, Amorosi traveled to [[Manchester]] where she was one of the stars of the [[Commonwealth Games]] Hand-Over Ceremony, performing her single "Shine" and a new song written especially for the event, "I'll Always Be a Melbourne Girl".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104013823/http://www.take40.com/artists/6/vanessa-amorosi/news/1781/vanessa-sings-at-the-games ''Vanessa Sings At The Games.''] take40.com, 28 June 2002, Archived from [http://www.take40.com/artists/6/vanessa-amorosi/news/1781/vanessa-sings-at-the-games ''the original''] on 4 November 2013.</ref><ref name=biography>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223233906/http://www.theharbouragency.com/file_download/2374 ''Vanessa Amorosi Biography (PDF).''], Theharbouragency.com, Archived from [http://www.theharbouragency.com/file_download/2374 ''the original''] on 23 February 2011.</ref> |
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On [[November 22]], [[2006]] it was announced that Amorosi had signed to [[Universal Music]] [[Australia]]. |
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===2002–2003: ''Change''=== |
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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 doesn’t get to visit much; her friends run it for her. |
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[[File:VanessaAmorosi2002 crop.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Amorosi performing in 2002]] |
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On 18 November 2002, Amorosi released her second studio album ''[[Change (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Change]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Vanessa-Amorosi/Alben/Change-3758|title=Klingt wie eine Minnie Maus-Version von Alanis Morissette.|website=Laut.de|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> It was released in Germany only and contains the previous released singles "[[One Thing Leads 2 Another]]", which debuted at No. 67 on the [[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/song/Vanessa-Amorosi/One-Thing-Leads-2-Another-5371 ''Vanessa Amorosi – "One Thing Leads 2 Another".''] hitparade.ch, Retrieved 7 November 2017.</ref> and the Australian exclusive single-release "[[Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)]]", which became a top 50 hit on the ARIA Charts.<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/song/Vanessa-Amorosi/Spin-(Everybody's-Doin'-It)-64427 ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)".''] hitparade.ch, Retrieved 7 November 2017.</ref> The album peaked at number 64 on the German Top 100.<ref name="Change_Album_Charts">[http://hitparade.ch/album/Vanessa-Amorosi/Change-20005 ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Change" (Album).''] hitparade.ch, Retrieved 7 November 2017.</ref> |
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In February 2003, Amorosi performed her [[blues]] set for the first time at the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031211220737/http://www.abc.net.au/dig/inconcert/DIGInConcertEventIDX_2003MELBOURNEINTERNATIONALMUSICANDBLUESFESTIVAL.htm ''2003 Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival.''] abc.net.au, 2003, Archived from [http://www.abc.net.au/dig/inconcert/DIGInConcertEventIDX_2003MELBOURNEINTERNATIONALMUSICANDBLUESFESTIVAL.htm ''the original''] on 11 December 2003.</ref> and traveled to Germany to perform her third single "[[True To Yourself]]" from the album ''Change'' on [[Top of the Pops]] and the hugely successful long-running show [[Wetten, dass..?]] which screens throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanessa Amorosi Appears on the Thomas Gottschalk Show|url=http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/the-australian-singer-vanessa-amorosi-appears-on-the-thomas-news-photo/1813104|work=[[Getty Images]]|access-date=1 November 2013|date=22 February 2003}}</ref> The single was released on 24 February 2003 and peaked at number 99 on the German Singles Chart.<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/song/Vanessa-Amorosi/True-To-Yourself-10178 ''Vanessa Amorosi – "True to Yourself".''] hitparade.ch, Retrieved 7 November 2017.</ref> |
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She supported [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] on their 2008 tour of Australia. |
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''Change'' was set to be released in Australia later in 2003,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060118120221/http://www.vanessaamorosi.com/index.php?module=Website&action=Text&content=1076308665104-3236 ''Biography.''] vanessaamorosi.com, Archived from [http://www.vanessaamorosi.com/index.php?module=Website&action=Text&content=1076308665104-3236 ''the original''] on 18 January 2006.</ref> but it remains unreleased there for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-November2002.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301110441/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-November2002.htm|url-status=dead|title=Archived Australasian Releases – November 2002|archive-date=1 March 2014|website=Aria.com.au}}</ref> |
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=== Somewhere in the Real World === |
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===2003–2009: ''Somewhere in the Real World''=== |
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Vanessa's new album ''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]'', released through [[Universal Music]] Australia, it expected for release in May 2008<ref name=heraldsunhit>[http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=733252&intArtistID=5371 SOMEWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD 2007 ALBUM (AMOROSI, VANESSA): Music: Herald Sun HiT]</ref> after being delayed since a late 2007 release<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22662241-5006002,00.html News.com.au: Delta circus keeps Vanessa on hold]</ref>. The album tracks "Perfect" and "Start It" have both been used in promotions for the Seven Network. |
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[[File:VanessaAmorosi2004.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Amorosi in 2004]] |
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On 25 January 2006, it was revealed that Amorosi signed with manager Ralph Carr, having completed her seven-year management with MarJac Productions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eliezer|first=Christie|title=Ralph Carr Management Signs Amorosi|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1358795/ralph-carr-management-signs-amorosi|access-date=1 November 2013|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=24 January 2006}}</ref> 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, it was announced that Amorosi had signed to [[Universal Music]] Australia. |
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Amorosi's involvement with [[Kids Help Line]] and the [[Variety Club]] led to a number of honours,<ref>Michael Gadd: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306085501/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+variety+club&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH041125EJ3PB78U0QM ''Absolutely versatile.''] Newcastle Herald, 25 November 2004, Archived from [http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=vanessa+amorosi+and+variety+club&pb=all_pubs&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=author&sf=headline&rc=150&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH041125EJ3PB78U0QM ''the original''] on 6 March 2016.</ref> 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 (band)|Kiss]] on their 2008 tour of Australia. |
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==== Singles ==== |
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In 2008, Amorosi released the album ''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]'', through Universal Music Australia, on 24 May 2008.<ref name=heraldsunhit>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=733252&intArtistID=5371|title=SOMEWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD (AMOROSI, VANESSA): Music: Herald Sun HiT|date=20 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220184226/http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=733252&intArtistID=5371|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=20 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="Somewhere_in_the_Real_World_release">{{cite news|title=Delta circus keeps Vanessa on hold|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/delta-circus-keeps-vanessa-on-hold/story-e6frfmqr-1111114743429|access-date=4 August 2013|newspaper=News.com.au|date=29 October 2007|archive-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805044605/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/delta-circus-keeps-vanessa-on-hold/story-e6frfmqr-1111114743429|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 was used again in 2009. Released digitally and in stores on 24 May 2008, ''Somewhere in the Real World'' reached gold sales in Australia. |
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The single "[[Kiss Your Mama!]]" was serviced to radio on 3rd August and released 8th September 2007<ref>[http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EElluuAAlFlzCiYJfF.php Access All Areas.net.au: Vanessa Amorosi hits the road!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. |
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On a special edition of Australian Idol she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!".<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = http://www.australianidol.com.au/news-doin-it-for-the-kids-night.html | coauthors = | title = Doin' It For The Kids | work = Australian Idol | publisher = Network Ten | date = 20 October 2007 | url = http://www.australianidol.com.au/news-doin-it-for-the-kids-night.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref> |
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The single "[[Kiss Your Mama!]]" was serviced to radio on 3 August and released 8 September 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070901174026/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EElluuAAlFlzCiYJfF.php ''Vanessa Amorosi hits the road!''] accessallareas.net.au, 31 August 2007, Archived from [http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EElluuAAlFlzCiYJfF.php ''the original''] on 1 September 2007.</ref> |
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On a special edition of ''Australian Idol'' she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!".<ref>{{cite web|title=Doin' It for the Kids |work=Australian Idol |publisher=Network Ten |date=20 October 2007 |url=http://www.australianidol.com.au/news-doin-it-for-the-kids-night.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722045228/http://www.australianidol.com.au/news-doin-it-for-the-kids-night.html |archive-date=22 July 2008 }}</ref> This marked Amorosi's returned to the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] charts the first single in many years to be released, the song peaked at No. 15. |
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=== Trivia === |
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* Amorosi, a Melburnian, performed at the NRL grand final in 1999 when the only Melbourne team in the competition ([[Melbourne Storm]]) won their first premiership. The only other time she performed ([[2007]]), they won their second premiership. |
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Amorosi released her second single, "[[Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Perfect]]", digitally on 5 April and physically on 26 April 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080323071101/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EkpVlAZuVAvzCbVBTy.php ''Vanessa Amorosi's Perfect new single!''] accessallareas.net.au, 19 March 2008, Archived from [http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EkpVlAZuVAvzCbVBTy.php ''the original''] on 23 March 2008.</ref> 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 No. 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'. |
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==Discography == |
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===Albums=== |
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Following the success of her first two singles a third single was released from the album, the song "[[The Simple Things (Something Emotional)]]" was released 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. |
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On 20 April 2009, an Amorosi fan website revealed details of a collaboration with US band [[Hoobastank]] on a single titled "[[The Letter (Hoobastank song)|The Letter]]". The website also provided the duet to be streamed in full.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090516034333/http://www.vanessaamorosi.net/2009/04/20/exclusive-vanessas-new-duet-with-hoobastank/ ''VANESSA'S NEW DUET WITH HOOBASTANK!''] vanessaamorosi.net, Archived from [http://www.vanessaamorosi.net/2009/04/20/exclusive-vanessas-new-duet-with-hoobastank/ ''the original''] on 16 May 2009.</ref> Amorosi also appears in the video which was shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Street Studio with director [[P. R. Brown|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090430030258/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkupZAEVkVgvySMXHJ.php ''Vanessa Amorosi features in new Hoobastank single.''] accessallareas.net, 27 April 2009, Archived from [http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkupZAEVkVgvySMXHJ.php ''the original''] on 30 April 2009.</ref> |
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!rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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===2009–2010: ''Hazardous''=== |
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!colspan="2"| Charts<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=vanessa+amorosi&cat=a Australian Album Charts] Retrieved April 16, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.bishopaudio.com/chart_success.php?gebiet=Germany Bishop Audio Productions - chart success<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Amorosi's album ''[[Hazardous (album)|Hazardous]]'' became her third ARIA Top 10 album. Debuting at No. 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 (song)|This Is Who I Am]]" (Amorosi's first No. 1), top 30 hit "[[Hazardous (song)|Hazardous]]" and third single "[[Mr. Mysterious]]" featuring [[Seany B (artist)|Seany B]]. Amorosi released the album to the German market in early June 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110728002141/http://schattenblick.org/infopool/musik/fakten/mflb2462.html ''Universal International Newsletter – 13. Kalenderwoche.''] schattenblick.org, 31 March 2010, Archived from [http://schattenblick.org/infopool/musik/fakten/mflb2462.html ''the original''] on 28 July 2011.</ref> |
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On 28 August 2009, Amorosi's new song "[[This Is Who I Am (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. {{cquote|The first single to spawn from her forthcoming album is the fierce pop-rock song "This Is Who I Am". The undoubtable hit single was produced by MachoPsycho (Pink) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day) and was serviced to Australian radio this week. The video for "This Is Who I Am" was recently shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R Watson. The video was predominately shot on green screen and will launch on 14 September.}} |
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"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 [[List of number-one singles of 2009 (Australia)|number 1 single]]. The single held the top spot for a second week in a row – becoming the first Australian artist to debut at No. 1 and hold No. 1 single since [[Silverchair]]'s "[[Straight Lines (song)|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. |
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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''. |
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Amorosi flew to Los Angeles to film the video for "[[Hazardous (song)|Hazardous]]" with director Paul Brown ([[Prince (musician)|Prince]], Alicia Keys), which was serviced Thursday, 17 December 2009. The single peaked at No. 29 on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Charts – a solid follow-up single to her first number 1. |
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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]]''.<ref>Kathy McCabe: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120905094734/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/aussie-duo-vanessa-amorosi-and-orianthi-oblige-soul-queen-mary-j-blige/story-e6frewz0-1225828022527 ''Aussie duo Vanessa Amorosi and Orianthi oblige soul queen Mary J Blige.''] dailytelegraph.com.au, 9 February 2010, Archived from [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/aussie-duo-vanessa-amorosi-and-orianthi-oblige-soul-queen-mary-j-blige/story-e6frewz0-1225828022527 ''the original''] on 5 September 2012.</ref> |
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On 4 March 2010, Amorosi announced "[[Mr. Mysterious]]" as the third single from the ''Hazardous'' album via newsletter.<ref>[http://www.myreg.net/emailarchive?id=0000026353&field=html_template]{{Dead link|date=July 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> During March 2010 Vanessa Amorosi supported [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]] on his Australian leg of the [[Cradlesong Tour]], as well as performing headline shows for her fans separately. |
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"[[Holiday (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Holiday]]" was released as the fourth single off ''Hazardous'' and charted in the top 50 on the ARIA charts.<ref>[http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi&titel=Holiday&cat=s ''Vanessa Amorosi – "Holiday".''] australian-charts.com, Retrieved 14 November 2017.</ref> The song is one of her favourite tracks on the album: "Holiday is inspired by a fantasy of escaping to a far off island, warm weather, with sand at my feet, partying all night and dancing till dawn", Amorosi explains. |
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===2010–2012: ''V'' and its delays=== |
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[[File:Vanessa Amorosi.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Amorosi in 2011]] |
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In September 2010, Amorosi revealed on her official Twitter account she was back in the studio again with MachoPsycho in London. In October 2010, she wrote to her mailing list announcing she was writing and recording in Los Angeles for her new studio album,<ref>[http://www.myreg.net/emailarchive?id=0000027085&field=html_template]{{Dead link|date=August 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> which is described to "push boundaries" and "may even shock people".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716190439/http://www.take40.com/news/22057/interview---vanessa-amorosi-thanks-fans-for-support-as-favourite-aussie-artist ''INTERVIEW – Vanessa Amorosi Thanks Fans For Support As Favourite Aussie Artist.''] take40.com, 1 February 2011, Archived from [http://www.take40.com/news/22057/interview---vanessa-amorosi-thanks-fans-for-support-as-favourite-aussie-artist ''the original''] on 16 July 2011.</ref> |
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Amorosi's first single "[[Gossip (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Gossip]]" from her forthcoming album ''[[V (Vanessa Amorosi Album)|V]]'' was released on 1 July 2011 and became the No. 1 added song on Australian radio in the first week,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110917135757/http://auspop.blogspot.com/2011/07/most-added_11.html ''MOST ADDED.''] auspop.blogspot.com, 11 July 2011, Archived from [http://auspop.blogspot.com/2011/07/most-added_11.html ''the original''] on 17 September 2011.</ref> but did not chart in the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Top 100 Singles. The second single "[[Amazing (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Amazing]]" was released 9 September 2011 and peaked at No. 83 on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131024054020/http://auspop.blogspot.com/2011/10/chart-watch_16.html ''CHART WATCH.''] auspop.blogspot.com, 16 October 2011, Archived from [http://auspop.blogspot.com/2011/10/chart-watch_16.html ''the original''] on 24 October 2013.</ref> 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 also saw Amorosi work on such campaigns as Proactiv, Headspace and Kids Helpline. |
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The tracklist and previews were already available in the Australian [[iTunes]] store,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.popjustice.com/threads/vanessa-amorosi-v-5th-album-singles.23002/|title=Vanessa Amorosi – V (5th Album & Singles)|website=The Popjustice Forum|date=20 June 2011 }}</ref> but on 3 November 2011, Amorosi announced her album due for release on 11 November would be delayed until further notice.<ref>{{cite web|title=V Vanessa Amorosi|url=http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2204654/V_Limited_Edition%20www.sanity.com.au/products/2204654/V_Limited_Edition|publisher=Sanity|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> In August 2012, Amorosi announced she was no longer with Universal Music, and would be looking to rebuild her career as an album artist.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCabe|first=Kathy|title=Vanessa Amorosi leaves Universal to rebuild career|url=http://www.news.com.au/national-news/vanessa-amorosi-leaves-universal-for-creative-future/story-fndo4eg9-1226456645346|access-date=4 August 2013|newspaper=[[News.com.au]]|date=23 August 2012}}</ref> The album is still unreleased to this day. |
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===2012–2018: Dave Stewart and Recording ''Untitled Memphis Album''=== |
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In 2012, Amorosi began played several shows with former [[Eurythmics]] frontman [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]].<ref>Paul Cashmere: [http://www.noise11.com/news/delta-goodrem-vanessa-amorosi-orianthi-join-dave-stewart-in-la-20120930 ''Delta Goodrem, Vanessa Amorosi, Orianthi Join Dave Stewart In LA.''] noise11.com, 30 September 2012, Retrieved 1 August 2017.</ref><ref>Paul Cashmere: [http://www.noise11.com/news/dave-stewart-turns-vanessa-amorosi-into-a-natural-woman-20131125 ''Dave Stewart Turns Vanessa Amorosi Into A Natural Woman.''] noise11.com, 25 November 2013, Retrieved 1 August 2017.</ref> After Amorosi's performance on the "Dave Stewart & Friends" show at the [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|Troubadour]] in 2012, both became friends and later they talked about her love for [[gospel music]] and gospel arranging, as Stewart said in an interview with [[Paul Cashmere|Noise11.com]].<ref>Noise11: [https://soundcloud.com/noise11dotcom-1/davestewart ''Noise11.com interview with Dave Stewart.''] soundcloud.com, 11 October 2013, Retrieved 3 August 2017.</ref> She also appeared as a featured vocalist on Stewart's 2013 album ''Lucky Numbers''.<ref>Paul Cashmere: [http://www.noise11.com/news/dave-stewart-recruits-vanessa-amorosi-for-lucky-numbers-20131011 ''Dave Stewart Recruits Vanessa Amorosi For Lucky Numbers.''] noise11.com, 11 October 2013, Retrieved 1 August 2017.</ref> |
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In a June 2014 interview with [[APN News & Media|APN]], Amorosi said she was working on a gospel album and her fifth studio album, which she revealed would be "completely different" to her previous releases.<ref name=MorningBulletin>{{cite news|last1=Cronin|first1=Seanna|title=Amorosi shifts into top gear|access-date=13 June 2014|work=[[The Morning Bulletin]]|url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-370836104/amorosi-shifts-into-top-gear|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054050/http://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-370836104/amorosi-shifts-into-top-gear|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2014|date=12 June 2014|page=26}}</ref> |
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In August 2014, Amorosi was one of the stars of the Dave Stewart organized tribute event "[[The Beatles]]' 50th Anniversary at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]", performing the songs "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]", "[[Twist and Shout]]", "[[Get Back]]", and "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]".<ref>The Daily Telegraph: [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/vanessa-amorosis-gig-with-the-beatles-for-the-50th-anniversary-of-their-hollywood-bowl-show/news-story/e7ade0664cdbe5628fbd8f6ba498f09c ''Vanessa Amorosi's gig with The Beatles for the 50th anniversary of their Hollywood Bowl show.''] dailytelegraph.com, 21 August 2014, Retrieved 5 August 2017.</ref> Stewart announced on his website in April 2015, that he was writing new material with Vanessa Amorosi.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150701180340/http://davestewart.com/writing-some-amazing-songs-with-vanessa-amorosi/ ''Writing some amazing songs with Vanessa Amorosi.''] davestewart.com, 26 April 2015, Archived from [http://davestewart.com/writing-some-amazing-songs-with-vanessa-amorosi/ ''the original''] on 1 July 2015.</ref> |
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In 2017, Amorosi was featured on a duet with Australian singer-songwriter [[Jon Stevens]] entitled "Something 'Bout You", from his album ''[[Starlight (Jon Stevens album)|Starlight]]'', co-written and produced by Dave Stewart. Stevens was introduced to Stewart by Amorosi.<ref>Melissa Hoyer: [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-guru-and-eurythmics-man-dave-stewart-takes-aussies-vanessa-amorosi-and-jon-stevens-under-his-producing-wing/news-story/bb4d7c1aa3dce4f3c82b44b68e71f9ab ''Music guru and Eurythmics man Dave Stewart takes Aussies Vanessa Amorosi and Jon Stevens under his producing wing.''], News.com.au, 5 October 2016, Retrieved 2 August 2017.</ref> She was also featured in the song "Delicious" with Canadian singer-songwriter [[Daniel Powter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpltcfq5AbM&ab_channel=DanielPowterVEVO|title=Daniel Powter - Delicious featuring Vanessa Amorosi|website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 March 2017 }}</ref> |
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Amorosi recorded her new album in October 2016, at [[Royal Studios]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], with Dave Stewart serving as the producer.<ref name="Recorded_New_Album_2016">Bob Mehr: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/memphis-music-beat/2016/10/25/stewart-amorosi-recording-royal/92723702/ ''Stewart, Amorosi recording at Royal.''], Usatoday.com, 25 October 2016, Retrieved 3 August 2017.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/revcehodges/posts/1338989452811853 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/260926083951534/1338989452811853 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Official Rev CE Hodges – Musician {{pipe}} Evangelist {{pipe}} Believer|website=Facebook.com|access-date=17 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was in Los Angeles on 11 March 2017 for a photo shoot for the album,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BReiAz6DWi9/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BReiAz6DWi9 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=limited|title=Kristin Burns on Instagram: "BTS on today's shoot with the amazing Australian singer @vanessaamorosi hair @l.a_siren_hair mu @glamrogers styling @alyssafgreene 🖤"|website=Instagram.com|access-date=17 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and has returned to Hollywood for post-production of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/vanessaamorosi/|title=Vanessa Amorosi (@vanessaamorosi) • Instagram photos and videos|website=Instagram.com|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> |
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On 13 April 2018, it was announced by director Jesse Davey that post-production had begun on a music video titled "Wolf" for Vanessa Amorosi.<ref>{{cite web|website=IMDb.com|last=Davey|first=Jesse|title=Vanessa Amorosi: Wolf|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8274266/|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref> |
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=== 2019: ''Back to Love'' === |
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In January 2019, a list of artists that contributed to Vanessa's upcoming "[[Back to Love (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Back to Love]]" album were announced. These artists include [[Aleena Gibson]], [[Trevor Muzzy]], [[Louis Schoorl]], Jordan Palmer, [[Sarah Solovay]], [[David Gamson]], and [[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewimn.com/she-rocks-awards-honorees-performers-2/|title=2019 She Rocks Awards – Honorees & Performers – the WiMN|work=Women's International Music Network|access-date=25 February 2019|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803063737/https://www.thewimn.com/she-rocks-awards-honorees-performers-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In April 2019, Amorosi released "[[Heavy Lies the Head]]" as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album. Its release confirmed she was still signed to Universal Music Australia under a distribution deal, with a new independent label Angel Works involved as well. |
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In August 2019, Amorosi announced the single "[[Hello Me]]", which was released on 6 September. The name of her fifth studio album ''[[Back to Love (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Back to Love]]'' was also announced, which was released on 8 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/08/hello-vanessa-amorosi-hello-me/|title=Hello Me – Article|date=21 August 2019|website=Auspop.com.au|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219201948/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/08/hello-vanessa-amorosi-hello-me/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hear2zen.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/interview-vanessa-amorosi/|title=Interview: Vanessa Amorosi|date=10 September 2019|website=Hear2zen.wordpress.com|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> |
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In November 2019, it was announced that Amorosi would be competing in [[Eurovision - Australia Decides]] in hopes of representing Australia in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/casey-donovan-and-vanessa-amorosi-are-the-first-two-artists-for-eurovision-australia-decides|title=Post|website=Aussievision.net|date=7 November 2019|language=en|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> Her song "Lessons of Love" finished 3rd. |
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===2020–2021: ''The Blacklisted Collection''=== |
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On 30 March 2020, Amorosi released "Coming Down Off You", the first of a series of new songs, released weekly, every Monday, leading to release of ''[[The Blacklisted Collection]]'' on 26 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/VanessaAmorosi/photos/pb.19218056495.-2207520000../10156875091721496/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/19218056495/10156875091721496 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=New Music every Monday 🖤 Can't wait to share 'The Blacklisted Collection' with you all x |website=Facebook|date=8 April 2020|access-date=13 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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On 26 March 2021, Amorosi released the EP ''Vol. 1'', featuring six tracks of soul and gospel music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/eurovision-australia-decides-2020-artist-vanessa-amorosi-releases-her-new-ep-volume-1|title=Eurovision - Australia Decides 2020 artist Vanessa Amorosi releases her new EP 'Volume 1'|website=AussieVision|date=26 March 2021|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> A second EP was released in June 2021. |
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===2022: ''City of Angels'' and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras=== |
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On 4 February 2022, Amorosi announced the released ''[[City of Angels (Vanessa Amorosi album)|City of Angels]]'', scheduled for release on 18 March 2022.<ref name="CoA and M">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPWqoeUQLeM|title=NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT: Vanessa Amorosi ''City of Angels''|via=[[YouTube]]|date=4 February 2022|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref> |
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On 5 March 2022, Amorosi performed "Absolutely Everybody" at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as part of [[American Express]]'s float.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/darwin/mardi-gras-2022/13780108 |title=Join us for Mardi Gras 2022 |date=3 March 2022 |website=[[ABC iView]] |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> |
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On 5 August 2022, Amorosi released "Good Times Are Coming", a stand-alone single to coincide with her performance of "[[Amazing (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Amazing]]" at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] Closing Ceremony. |
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=== 2022-present: ''Memphis Love'' === |
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In December 2022, Amorosi was seen recording with [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] at Bay Street Records in [[Nassau, Bahamas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=704137044402561&set=a.283121523170784 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In January 2023, she again confirmed that she will be releasing her upcoming record through Bay Street Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanessa Amorosi - More of this to come Bay Street Records... {{!}} By Vanessa Amorosi {{!}} More of this to come Bay Street Records Dave Stewart |url=https://www.facebook.com/VanessaAmorosi/videos/more-of-this-to-come-bay-street-records-dave-stewart/1137607443617723/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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On 1 September 2023, Amorosi released "Wolf", the lead single from her eighth studio album, ''Memphis Love'', scheduled for release in November 2023.<ref name="ML and wolf">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/vanessa-amorosi-awma-vicki-gordon/|title= Vanessa Amorosi Talks New Music, 2023 AWMA and 'Amazing' Journey With Vicki Gordon|website=The Music Network|date=4 September 2023|access-date= 10 September 2023}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Following the release of ''Hazardous'' in 2009, Amorosi relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she lives.<ref name=MorningBulletin/> In October 2017, she married martial arts trainer Rod Busby in The Two Pines Chapel ([[Lancaster, California]]), which was used in the film [[Kill Bill: Volume 1|Kill Bill]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-05 |title=Why Vanessa Amorosi turned down an invite to tour with The Rolling Stones before latest comeback |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/why-vanessa-amorosi-turned-down-an-invite-to-tour-with-the-rolling-stones-before-latest-comeback/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=The Music Network}}</ref> The couple have a son, Killian, born in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/why-vanessa-amorosi-disappeared-from-the-public-eye/news-story/3f4633340f49f6129e7ae4f3eb53a051|title=Why Vanessa Amorosi disappeared from the public eye|last=Bond|first=Nick|newspaper=news.com.au|date=5 April 2019|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref> |
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In August 2024, she won a court battle against her mother, who she sued to seize control of property she claimed was rightfully hers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tran |first1=Danny |title=Singer Vanessa Amorosi wins in Supreme Court property battle against her mother |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-08/vanessa-amorosi-wins-legal-battle-with-mother/104199982 |access-date=25 August 2024 |work=ABC |date=8 August 2024}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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{{main|Vanessa Amorosi discography}} |
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'''Studio albums''' |
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* ''[[The Power (album)|The Power]]'' (2000) |
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* ''[[Change (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Change]]'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]'' (2008) |
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* ''[[Hazardous (album)|Hazardous]]'' (2009) |
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* ''[[Back to Love (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Back to Love]]'' (2019) |
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* ''[[The Blacklisted Collection]]'' (2020) |
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* ''[[City of Angels (Vanessa Amorosi album)|City of Angels]]'' (2022) |
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* ''Memphis Love'' (2023) |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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===APRA Awards=== |
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The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] have been presented annually from 1982 by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".<ref name="APRAMusic">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx | title = APRA History | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) {{pipe}} [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | accessdate = 17 January 2011 | url-status = live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx | archivedate = 20 September 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> |
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|rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2001|2001]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090405185237/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2001.aspx ''APRA Awards Nominations – 2001.''] apra-amcos.com, Archived from [http://www.apra-amcos.com.au:80/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2001.aspx ''the original''] on 5 April 2009.</ref> |
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!width="40px" align="center"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] |
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| Most Performed Australian Work |
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!width="40px" align="center"| [[Germany|GER]] |
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|rowspan="2"| "[[Shine (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Shine]]" |
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| {{won}} |
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|align="center"| '''''[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)|The Power]]''''' |
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* Debut studio album |
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* Released: [[April 3]] [[2000]] |
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|style="font-size: 9pt"| |
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* [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]: 4× platinum |
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* [[IFPI]]: Gold |
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|align="center"| 1 |
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|align="center"| 7 |
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| Song of the Year |
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|align="center"| '''''[[Turn to Me]]''''' |
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| {{nom}} |
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|style="font-size: 9pt"| |
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* Second studio album |
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* Released: [[October 29]] [[2001]] |
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|style="font-size: 9pt"| |
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|align="center"| 21 |
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| [[APRA Music Awards of 2009|2009]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090603185723/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2009.aspx ''Most Played Australian Work – 2009.''] apra-amcos.com.au, Archived from [http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2009.aspx ''the original''] on 3 June 2009.</ref> |
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|align="center"| '''''[[Change (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Change]]''''' |
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| Most Played Australian Work |
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|style="font-size: 9pt"| |
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| "[[Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Perfect]]" |
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* Third studio album |
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| {{nom}} |
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* Released only in Germany |
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* Released: [[November 18]] [[2002]] |
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|align="center"| — |
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|align="center"| 64 |
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|align="center"| '''''[[The Best of Vanessa Amorosi]]''''' |
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|style="font-size: 9pt"| |
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* Greatest hits CD/DVD |
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* Released: [[November 24]] [[2005]] |
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|align="center"| — |
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===ARIA Awards=== |
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|align="center"| — |
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The [[ARIA Music Awards]], hosted by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/faqs/ |title=FAQs – 26th ARIA Awards 2012 |accessdate=25 February 2013 |publisher=ARIA Awards |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126003459/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/faqs/ |archivedate=26 January 2012 }}</ref> |
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|rowspan="6"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000|2000]]<ref name=history_2000>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 ''ARIA Awards 2000: History: Winners by Year.''] ariaawards.com.au, Archived from [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 ''the original''] on 26 September 2007.</ref> |
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|align="center"| '''''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]''''' |
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| [[ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single|Highest Selling Single]] |
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| rowspan="3"|"[[Absolutely Everybody]]" |
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* Fourth studio album |
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| {{nom}} |
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* Released: [[May 26]] [[2008]] |
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| [[ARIA Award for Best Female Artist|Best Female Artist]] |
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| {{nom}} |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart/not released in specific country. |
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===Singles=== |
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!!align="center" style="background: #CCCCC;" rowspan="2" | Single |
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!!align="center" style="background: #CCCCC;" colspan="5" | Peak positions<ref>[http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=vanessa+amorosi&cat=s australian-charts.com - Vanessa Amorosi]</ref><ref>[http://www.bishopaudio.com/chart_success.php?gebiet=Germany Bishop Audio Productions - chart success]</ref><ref>[http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Amorosi SwissCharts.com: Discography Vanessa Amorosi]</ref> |
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| [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release|Best Pop Release]] |
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| {{nom}} |
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! align="center" width="40"|[[Australia|AUS]] |
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! align="center" width="40"|[[Austria|AT]] |
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!width="40px" align="center"| [[Germany|GER]] |
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!width="40px" align="center"| [[Switzerland|CH]] |
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! align="center" width="40"|[[United Kingdom|UK]] |
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| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single|Breakthrough Artist - Single]] |
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|rowspan=1|1999 |
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| "[[Have a Look]]" |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="center"|13 |
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|align="center"|73 |
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|align="center"|72 |
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|align="left" rowspan="5"|''[[The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)|The Power]]'' |
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| [[ARIA Award for Highest Selling Album|Highest Selling Album]] |
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|rowspan=4|2000 |
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| rowspan="2"|''[[The Power (album)|The Power]]'' |
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|align="left"|"[[Absolutely Everybody]]" |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="center"|6 |
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|align="center"|3 |
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|align="center"|5 |
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|align="center"|8 |
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|align="center"|7 |
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| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album|Breakthrough Artist - Album]] |
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|align="left"|"Shine" |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="center"|4 |
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|align="center"|46 |
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|align="center"|38 |
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|align="center"|19 |
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|rowspan="2"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]]<ref name=history_2001>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235727/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001 ''ARIA Awards 2001: History: Winners by Year.''] ariaawards.com.au, Archived from [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001 ''the original''] on 26 September 2007.</ref> |
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|align="left"|"The Power"<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup> |
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| Best Female Artist |
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|align="center" rowspan="2"| 8 |
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| rowspan="2"|''The Power'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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| Best Pop Release |
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|align="left"|"Everytime I Close My Eyes"<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup> |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="center"|11 |
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|align="center"|23 |
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|align="center"|73 |
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|rowspan="4"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2010|2010]]<ref>[http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/26157/ARIA-Most-Popular-shortlist-announced FasterLouder.com.au: ARIA 'Most Popular' shortlist announced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002705/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/26157/ARIA-Most-Popular-shortlist-announced |date=4 November 2010 }} Retrieved 1 November 2010.</ref> |
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|rowspan=2|2002 |
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| Most Popular Australian Artist |
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|align="left"|"Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)" |
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| herself |
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|align="center"|34 |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="left" rowspan="2"|''[[Change (Vanessa Amorosi album)|Change]]'' |
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| Most Popular Australian Album |
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|align="left"|"One Thing Leads to Another"<sup><span id="ref_B" />[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup> |
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| ''[[Hazardous (album)|Hazardous]]'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="center"|67 |
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|align="center"|62 |
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| "This Is Who I Am" |
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|align="left"|"[[Kiss Your Mama!]]" |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="left" rowspan="2"|''[[Somewhere in the Real World]]'' |
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| "[[Mr. Mysterious]]" |
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|2008 |
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| {{nom}} |
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|align="left"|"[[Perfect (Vanessa Amorosi song)|Perfect]]"<sup><span id="ref_C" />[[#endnote_C|'''[C]''']]</sup> |
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| [[ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release|Best Soul/R&B Release]] |
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| ''City of Angels'' |
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| {{nom}} |
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===Australian Women in Music Awards=== |
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The [[Australian Women in Music Awards]] is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the [[Music of Australia|Australian Music Industry]] who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. |
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*A <span id="endnote_A" />[[#ref_A|'''^''']]Released as a double a-side in Australia. |
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*B <span id="endnote_B" />[[#ref_B|'''^''']]Released in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. |
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=== Other media credits === |
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! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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* (song) "Home for Christmas" (''[[The Spirit of Christmas 1999]]'') |
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* (song) "Heroes Live Forever" (2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony) |
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| [[2023 Australian Women in Music Awards|2023]] |
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* (song) "Shine (Live/Acoustic)"<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = MUSIC LIVE FROM THE PANEL - VOLUME 2 | work = | publisher = Liberation | date = [[2000-11-12]] | url = http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/music_live_from_the_panel_volume_2_38374_3974.html | format = CD Album | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref> (More Music Live From The Panel - November 2000) |
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Born | Vanessa Joy Amorosi 8 August 1981 |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, recording artist |
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Rod Busby (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
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Years active | 1998–present |
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Vanessa Joy Amorosi[1] (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over two million worldwide.
Amorosi rose to fame in 1999 with the release of her debut single, "Have a Look", which reached gold status in Australia.[2] The following year, she achieved international success with her debut studio album, The Power. She performed at both the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony and its accompanying closing ceremony in Sydney. Her performance of "Heroes Live Forever" at the opening ceremony gained international acclaim. Performed at the closing ceremony, "Absolutely Everybody", which became an unofficial anthem of the games, went on to be a major hit in Australia and many European countries including the United Kingdom and Germany.[3] After a second studio album, Change, in 2002[4] and several years from the spotlight, Amorosi returned in 2008 with the release of her third studio album Somewhere in the Real World.[5] The album's most successful single, "Perfect", marked her comeback to the ARIA top 5 singles[6] and was the most played Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. Her fourth studio album, Hazardous, followed in 2009[7] and is Amorosi's second-best selling album in Australia behind her debut, The Power. It produced her first number one-charting single, "This Is Who I Am".[8]
She subsequently released three more albums: Back to Love (2019), Blacklisted Collection (2020) and City of Angels (2022).
To date Amorosi has received a total of 16 ARIA and APRA nominations. She has won an APRA award with "Shine",[9] a VIVA Comet Award for "Best International Newcomer"[10] and an ARIA No.1 Chart Award with "This Is Who I Am".
Early life
[edit]Amorosi was born in Melbourne, in a Roman Catholic family of partial Italian origin, the daughter of singers Frank and Joy Amorosi.[1] When she was four, she and her younger sisters, Mellissa and Natasha, went to tap, jazz and classical ballet classes run by her uncle. She attended Emerald Primary School and Emerald Secondary College.[11][12] At the age of 12, Amorosi started to perform in shopping centres and local council concerts under the supervision of her family. She also performed on Young Talent Time.[13] Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka,[14] a Russian restaurant in Carnegie, by Jack Strom (after being referred by Leigh Hope) 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.[15]
Career
[edit]1999–2002: The Power
[edit]In 1999, Amorosi released her debut single "Have a Look" which became a Top 20 hit and went gold in Australia.[2] At the end of this year she performed at Carols in the Domain. "Have a Look" was followed by her second single "Absolutely Everybody", an anthemic dance song, which reached the Top 10. It was certified double platinum and became the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist.[2][16] It remained in the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release.[3] "Absolutely Everybody" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in many European countries including the UK 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 double A-sided single "The Power"/"Every Time I Close My Eyes" became major Australian hits.[17][18] 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.[19] Amorosi was one of many celebrities to appear in the commercial. In Europe, "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was released as the fourth single from The Power and became her most successful song in Germany behind "Absolutely Everybody".[20]
From 29 April to 25 May, Amorosi supported Savage Garden for 16 shows on the Australian leg of their Affirmation World Tour.[13]
Her album The Power reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations in the year 2000 awards[21] and The Power was nominated[22] 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 2000 Sydney Olympics and at the Paralympic Games. At the opening ceremony of the aforementioned 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",[9] and received international acclaim in Germany where she won "Best International Newcomer" at the 2001 VIVA Comet Awards.[10] 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 October 2001, Amorosi released Turn to Me, a compilation album with new songs and tracks from The Power, which were previously unreleased in Australia. It also contains the studio version of the Olympic song "Heroes Live Forever". Turn to Me was released in Australia only and achieved a top 30 peak.[23] The same titled lead single from the album reached number 80 on the ARIA singles chart.[24]
In August 2002, Amorosi traveled to Manchester where she was one of the stars of the Commonwealth Games Hand-Over Ceremony, performing her single "Shine" and a new song written especially for the event, "I'll Always Be a Melbourne Girl".[25][26]
2002–2003: Change
[edit]On 18 November 2002, Amorosi released her second studio album Change.[27] It was released in Germany only and contains the previous released singles "One Thing Leads 2 Another", which debuted at No. 67 on the German Singles Chart[28] and the Australian exclusive single-release "Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)", which became a top 50 hit on the ARIA Charts.[29] The album peaked at number 64 on the German Top 100.[4]
In February 2003, Amorosi performed her blues set for the first time at the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival[30] and traveled to Germany to perform her third single "True To Yourself" from the album Change on Top of the Pops and the hugely successful long-running show Wetten, dass..? which screens throughout Europe.[31] The single was released on 24 February 2003 and peaked at number 99 on the German Singles Chart.[32]
Change was set to be released in Australia later in 2003,[33] but it remains unreleased there for unknown reasons.[34]
2003–2009: Somewhere in the Real World
[edit]On 25 January 2006, it was revealed that Amorosi signed with manager Ralph Carr, having completed her seven-year management with MarJac Productions.[35] 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, it was announced that Amorosi had signed to Universal Music Australia.
Amorosi's involvement with Kids Help Line and the Variety Club led to a number of honours,[36] 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.[37][5] 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 was 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.[38]
On a special edition of Australian Idol she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!".[39] This marked Amorosi's returned to the ARIA charts the first single in many years to be released, the song peaked at No. 15.
Amorosi released her second single, "Perfect", digitally on 5 April and physically on 26 April 2008.[40] 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 No. 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 success of her first two singles a third single was released from the album, the song "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" was released 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, an Amorosi fan website revealed details of a collaboration with US band Hoobastank on a single titled "The Letter". The website also provided the duet to be streamed in full.[41] 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.[42]
2009–2010: Hazardous
[edit]Amorosi's album Hazardous became her third ARIA Top 10 album. Debuting at No. 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 No. 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.[43]
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.
The first single to spawn from her forthcoming album is the fierce pop-rock song "This Is Who I Am". The undoubtable hit single was produced by MachoPsycho (Pink) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day) and was serviced to Australian radio this week. The video for "This Is Who I Am" was recently shot in Los Angeles and directed by Christopher R Watson. The video was predominately shot on green screen and will launch on 14 September.
"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 No. 1 and hold No. 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 No. 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.[44]
On 4 March 2010, Amorosi announced "Mr. Mysterious" as the third single from the Hazardous album via newsletter.[45] 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.[46] The song is one of her favourite tracks on the album: "Holiday is inspired by a fantasy of escaping to a far off island, warm weather, with sand at my feet, partying all night and dancing till dawn", Amorosi explains.
2010–2012: V and its delays
[edit]In September 2010, Amorosi revealed on her official Twitter account she was back in the studio again with MachoPsycho in London. In October 2010, she wrote to her mailing list announcing she was writing and recording in Los Angeles for her new studio album,[47] which is described to "push boundaries" and "may even shock people".[48]
Amorosi's first single "Gossip" from her forthcoming album V was released on 1 July 2011 and became the No. 1 added song on Australian radio in the first week,[49] but did not chart in the ARIA Top 100 Singles. The second single "Amazing" was released 9 September 2011 and peaked at No. 83 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[50] 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 also saw Amorosi work on such campaigns as Proactiv, Headspace and Kids Helpline.
The tracklist and previews were already available in the Australian iTunes store,[51] but on 3 November 2011, Amorosi announced her album due for release on 11 November would be delayed until further notice.[52] In August 2012, Amorosi announced she was no longer with Universal Music, and would be looking to rebuild her career as an album artist.[53] The album is still unreleased to this day.
2012–2018: Dave Stewart and Recording Untitled Memphis Album
[edit]In 2012, Amorosi began played several shows with former Eurythmics frontman Dave Stewart.[54][55] After Amorosi's performance on the "Dave Stewart & Friends" show at the Troubadour in 2012, both became friends and later they talked about her love for gospel music and gospel arranging, as Stewart said in an interview with Noise11.com.[56] She also appeared as a featured vocalist on Stewart's 2013 album Lucky Numbers.[57]
In a June 2014 interview with APN, Amorosi said she was working on a gospel album and her fifth studio album, which she revealed would be "completely different" to her previous releases.[58]
In August 2014, Amorosi was one of the stars of the Dave Stewart organized tribute event "The Beatles' 50th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl", performing the songs "Roll Over Beethoven", "Twist and Shout", "Get Back", and "Let It Be".[59] Stewart announced on his website in April 2015, that he was writing new material with Vanessa Amorosi.[60]
In 2017, Amorosi was featured on a duet with Australian singer-songwriter Jon Stevens entitled "Something 'Bout You", from his album Starlight, co-written and produced by Dave Stewart. Stevens was introduced to Stewart by Amorosi.[61] She was also featured in the song "Delicious" with Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter.[62]
Amorosi recorded her new album in October 2016, at Royal Studios in Memphis, with Dave Stewart serving as the producer.[63][64] She was in Los Angeles on 11 March 2017 for a photo shoot for the album,[65] and has returned to Hollywood for post-production of the album.[66]
On 13 April 2018, it was announced by director Jesse Davey that post-production had begun on a music video titled "Wolf" for Vanessa Amorosi.[67]
2019: Back to Love
[edit]In January 2019, a list of artists that contributed to Vanessa's upcoming "Back to Love" album were announced. These artists include Aleena Gibson, Trevor Muzzy, Louis Schoorl, Jordan Palmer, Sarah Solovay, David Gamson, and Jon Levine.[68]
In April 2019, Amorosi released "Heavy Lies the Head" as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album. Its release confirmed she was still signed to Universal Music Australia under a distribution deal, with a new independent label Angel Works involved as well.
In August 2019, Amorosi announced the single "Hello Me", which was released on 6 September. The name of her fifth studio album Back to Love was also announced, which was released on 8 November 2019.[69][70]
In November 2019, it was announced that Amorosi would be competing in Eurovision - Australia Decides in hopes of representing Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[71] Her song "Lessons of Love" finished 3rd.
2020–2021: The Blacklisted Collection
[edit]On 30 March 2020, Amorosi released "Coming Down Off You", the first of a series of new songs, released weekly, every Monday, leading to release of The Blacklisted Collection on 26 June 2020.[72]
On 26 March 2021, Amorosi released the EP Vol. 1, featuring six tracks of soul and gospel music.[73] A second EP was released in June 2021.
2022: City of Angels and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
[edit]On 4 February 2022, Amorosi announced the released City of Angels, scheduled for release on 18 March 2022.[74]
On 5 March 2022, Amorosi performed "Absolutely Everybody" at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as part of American Express's float.[75]
On 5 August 2022, Amorosi released "Good Times Are Coming", a stand-alone single to coincide with her performance of "Amazing" at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony.
2022-present: Memphis Love
[edit]In December 2022, Amorosi was seen recording with Dave Stewart at Bay Street Records in Nassau, Bahamas.[76] In January 2023, she again confirmed that she will be releasing her upcoming record through Bay Street Records.[77]
On 1 September 2023, Amorosi released "Wolf", the lead single from her eighth studio album, Memphis Love, scheduled for release in November 2023.[78]
Personal life
[edit]Following the release of Hazardous in 2009, Amorosi relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she lives.[58] In October 2017, she married martial arts trainer Rod Busby in The Two Pines Chapel (Lancaster, California), which was used in the film Kill Bill.[79] The couple have a son, Killian, born in 2016.[80] In August 2024, she won a court battle against her mother, who she sued to seize control of property she claimed was rightfully hers.[81]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- The Power (2000)
- Change (2002)
- Somewhere in the Real World (2008)
- Hazardous (2009)
- Back to Love (2019)
- The Blacklisted Collection (2020)
- City of Angels (2022)
- Memphis Love (2023)
Awards and nominations
[edit]APRA Awards
[edit]The APRA Awards have been presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[82]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2001[83] | Most Performed Australian Work | "Shine" | Won |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
2009[84] | Most Played Australian Work | "Perfect" | Nominated |
ARIA Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards, hosted by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), recognise "excellence and innovation across all genres" of music in Australia.[85]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000[86] | Highest Selling Single | "Absolutely Everybody" | Nominated |
Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||
Best Pop Release | Nominated | ||
Breakthrough Artist - Single | "Have a Look" | Nominated | |
Highest Selling Album | The Power | Nominated | |
Breakthrough Artist - Album | Nominated | ||
2001[87] | Best Female Artist | The Power | Nominated |
Best Pop Release | Nominated | ||
2010[88] | Most Popular Australian Artist | herself | Nominated |
Most Popular Australian Album | Hazardous | Nominated | |
Most Popular Australian Single | "This Is Who I Am" | Nominated | |
"Mr. Mysterious" | Nominated | ||
2022[89] | Best Soul/R&B Release | City of Angels | Nominated |
Australian Women in Music Awards
[edit]The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Vanessa Amorosi | Inspiration Award | Won | [90] |
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
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2010[91] | Fave Aussie Musos | Herself | Nominated |
VIVA Comet Awards
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2001[10] | Best International Newcomer | Herself | Won |
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- ^ a b c Kelly Stoner: "An honest woman", Newcastle Herald, 22 November 2001, Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Vanessa Amorosi – 'Absolutely Everybody'", australian-charts.com, Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b Vanessa Amorosi – "Change" (Album). hitparade.ch, Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Delta circus keeps Vanessa on hold". News.com.au. 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Vanessa Amorosi – "Perfect". australian-charts.com, Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 16th November 2009 (PDF)", ARIA, 16 November 2009, Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Vanessa Amorosi – 'This Is Who I Am'", australian-charts.com, Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b 2001 Winners. apra-amcos.com.au, Archived from the original on 18 September 2009.
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Further reading
[edit]- Blackman, Guy (23 October 2011). "On song". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Pepper, Daile (3 October 2008). "Something emotional about Amorosi". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
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- Sams, Christine (2 November 2008). "Live and kicking". The Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- Living people
- APRA Award winners
- Australian child singers
- Australian dance musicians
- Island Records artists
- Singers from Melbourne
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Australian singers of Italian descent
- Australian women pop singers
- Australian women singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 21st-century Australian women singers
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