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Gin Wigmore
Background information
Birth nameVirginia Wigmore[1]
Also known asGin
Born (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 38)
Auckland, New Zealand
GenresFolk rock, alternative rock, pop, pop rock, soul, blues, blues rock, jazz
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, ukulele
Years active2008–present
LabelsIsland
Websiteginwigmore.com.au

Virginia Claire "Gin" Wigmore (born 6 June 1986)[2] is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her first album, Holy Smoke, in 2009, and her second, Gravel & Wine, in 2011. In 2009, she featured on the Smashproof single, "Brother".

Personal life

Virginia Wigmore, more commonly known as Gin Wigmore, was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore. Wigmore has two older siblings: brother Olly and sister Lucy Wigmore, a professional actress known for starring as Justine Jones in the long-running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and a role in Underbelly: Razor. She is dating Jason Butler, lead singer of the band Letlive.

Career

International Songwriting Competition

Inspired by David Gray’s album White Ladder, Wigmore wrote her first song, "Angelfire", at the age of 14. Two years later her father died of cancer and Wigmore stopped writing and playing music. She went to Argentina on an exchange program to teach at a kindergarten. On her return to New Zealand, she wrote "Hallelujah", a tribute to her father.[3] Her sister entered the song in the US-based International Songwriting Competition in 2004,[4] and Wigmore beat 11,000 songwriting aspirants from 77 countries to become the youngest and only unsigned Grand Prize winner in the history of the competition.[3] She also won the Teen category with "Angelfire".[4] "Hallelujah" was featured in the season 6 finale of One Tree Hill. The song "Kill Of The Night" has been used in the American television series Pretty Little Liars in the season 4 premiere broadcast in June 2013 on ABC Family

Hallelujah was my way of telling my family I had dealt with dad's passing and honestly, I didn't want to share these feelings with anyone else. I wanted the moment for myself and my family.

— Gin Wigmore[5]

Extended Play

Main article: Extended Play (Gin Wigmore EP)

Extended Play was Wigmore's first EP. It was produced by Tony Buchen (Blue King Brown, The Whitlams, Macromantics, Kid Confucius) and contains the tracks "Hallelujah", "These Roses", "SOS", "Under My Skin", and "Easy Come Easy Go". Australian musician John Butler played ukulele on song "SOS".[5] Released in 2008, the EP peaked at number ten in the New Zealand charts. It was certified Platinum in New Zealand on 2 May 2010, selling over 15,000 copies.[6]

Extended Play was released in Australia on 2 August 2008 by Island Records. Wigmore was the first artist signed with Island Records, a partner company with Universal Music Group, Australia.[5] She toured with Australian artist Pete Murray on his national tour in August/September 2008. Wigmore toured in 2008, including at the Cross Town Revue in Auckland, and in December 2008, toured with musicians John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow in New Zealand. Her hit single "Under My Skin" was featured on an Air New Zealand advertising campaign, Nothing to Hide.

Wigmore featured in the 2009 song and video of "Brother" by new group Smashproof, also from Auckland.

Holy Smoke

Main article: Holy Smoke (Gin Wigmore album)

In 2009, Wigmore released her debut full-length album Holy Smoke, recorded with The Cardinals of Ryan Adams & the Cardinals fame.[7] The first single from the album, "Oh My", debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-one on 24 August 2009, moving to number seven the following week. It peaked at number four.

Three other singles were released during 2010, "I Do" charted at no. 14 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart, while third single "Hey Ho" missed out on a top 20 position by charting just outside at no. 21. The fourth single taken from Holy Smoke was "Too Late For Lovers", and despite hitting no. 3 on the NZ40 Airplay chart, the single failed to crack the national Top 40. During the week of 30 May 2010, all four of Wigmore's singles from Holy Smoke appeared on the NZ40 Airplay Chart[8] 'Too Late For Lovers' #7, 'Oh My' #23, 'Hey Ho' #24, 'I Do' #37

The single "Oh My" is the theme track for the series The Almighty Johnsons. Wigmore's single "Hey Ho" appeared during the closing scenes of the Weeds Season 6 Finale. In September 2011, Home Improvement Retailer Lowe's began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single "Don't Stop".[9] Her song "Stealing Happiness" appeared in the TV movie "Tangiwai".

Gravel & Wine

Main article: Gravel & Wine

In September 2011, Wigmore revealed the title and release of her new album Gravel & Wine on her official Facebook page.[10] The first single was slated to be "Black Sheep"; it was released 26 September 2011 and peaked so far[when?] at #13. The album was released on 7 November 2011. It debuted at #29 on the Australian Albums Chart.[citation needed][when?] Wigmore released music videos for "Man Like That" and "If Only".

"Black Sheep" appeared in episode 12, season 8 of television series Grey's Anatomy, in episode 2, season 2 of Teen Wolf, and in episode 5, season 5 of The Good Wife. She appeared singing it on Gift of Revenge, a segment of ABC's television show Revenge (TV series) season 2, episode 7. Also airing during season 2 of Teen Wolf was the song Kill of the Night, which also featured on TV show 666 Park Avenue and became the theme song for cable channel AMC's annual airing of Halloween movies and shows titled FearFest.

Song "Man Like That" was used in the James Bond Skyfall tie-in commercial from Heineken, Wigmore is seen performing the song. The advertisement also had a host of Bond Stars from various Bond movies. Meanwhile Kill of the Night appeared on the Alfa Romeo commercials in Australia, and was used on a Nationwide Insurance TV commercial in the United States.

Gravel & Wine was released in the U.S. on 2 April 2013, and Wigmore appeared on the entire 2013 Vans Warped Tour.[11][12]

Blood to Bone

On August 14th 2014, Wigmore had confirmed she had begun studio production on her third LP. It is slated for an early 2015 release. Throughout August 15th to the 22nd, Wigmore had worked in West Hollywood. But on August 25th 2014, Wigmore posted a picture of the beginning of her thirteen day studio work at Blakeslee Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. Stephen Rusch is engineering the album. On January 29th 2015, Wigmore posted the album cover and title of her the third LP, "Blood to Bone".

Tours

  • Tour with Jimmy Barnes (2009)
  • Holy Smoke Tour (2010)
  • The Grave Train National Tour (2010)
  • Gin Wigmore (2011)
  • The Winery Tour (2012)
  • Gravel and Wine Tour (2012)
  • Vans Warped Tour - United States (2013)

Discography

Gin Wigmore discography
Studio albums2
EPs3
Singles6
Music videos8
Commercials1

Studio albums

Year Title NZL
[13] 		USA
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		AUT
[16] 		SWI
[17] 		Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2009 Holy Smoke 1 — — — — NZ: 4× Platinum[18]
2011 Gravel & Wine 1 84 29 65 60 NZ: 2× Platinum[18]

Extended plays

Year Title NZ
chart
[19] 		US Heat
[20] 		Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2008 Extended Play 10 — NZ: Platinum[18]
2010 iTunes Session
  • Released: 19 March
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 — — —
2012 Man Like That
  • Released 30 October (US)
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 — 8 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title NZ chart[19] Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
2008 "Under My Skin" 10 Extended Play
2009 "Oh My"[21] 4 NZ: Platinum[18] Holy Smoke
"I Do" 14 NZ: Gold[22]
2010 "Hey Ho" 21
"Too Late for Lovers" —
2011 "Black Sheep" 13 NZ: Platinum[23] Gravel & Wine
2012 "Man Like That"
Year Title NZ chart[19] Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
2009 "Brother" (with Smashproof) 1 NZ: 2x Platinum[18] The Weekend

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2009[24] New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone Single of the Year ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) Nominated
Highest Selling Single ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) Won
2010 New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone's People's Choice Award[25] Nominated
Mazda Best Female Solo Artist[26] Nominated
Vodafone Single of the Year ("Oh My")[27] Nominated
Best Pop Album[28] Won
Vodafone Album of The Year ("Holy Smoke")[29] Won
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year[30] Won
Highest Selling Album Holy Smoke[31] Won
2012 New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone's Single of the Year ("Black Sheep") Nominated
Best Female Solo Artist Nominated
Best Pop Album (Gravel & Wine) Nominated
Vodafone's People's Choice Award Nominated

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2008 "These Roses" Special Problems[32]
"Under My Skin" Special Problems[33]
"S.O.S." Dan Reisinger[34]
2009 "Brother" Chris Graham[35]
"Oh My" Stuart Gosling[36]
"I Do" Gemma Lee
2010 "Hey Ho" Moh Azima[37][38][39]
"Too Late for Lovers"
2011 "Black Sheep" Sean Gilligan
2012 "Man Like That" Sean Gilligan

References

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  2. ^ Hunkin, Joanna (10 October 2009). "Gin Wigmore: A free spirit". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Gin Wigmore". Max Foundation for New Zealand Women. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "International Songwriting Competition - Winners 2004". Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Gin Wigmore Official Website
  6. ^ Radioscope: New Zealand Platinum Certification
  7. ^ Lindsay, Andrew (27 July 2009). "Gin Wigmore and the Cardinals". Stereokill.net. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  8. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Lowe's Never Stop Improving Brand Spot". TheStreet.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Gin Wigmore". Facebook. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Gin Wigmore Announces April 2nd 2013 For 'Gravel & Wine' Us Album Release". Contactmusic.com. 8 December 1980. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  12. ^ "The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Lineup". Punkmusic.about.com. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  13. ^ New Zealand Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  14. ^ "Billboard 200". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  15. ^ Australian Music Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  16. ^ Acharts.us World Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  17. ^ Swiss Music Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  18. ^ a b c d e "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  19. ^ a b c "Gin in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  20. ^ "Billboard Heatseeker". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  21. ^ Gin - Oh My: New Zealand Peak
  22. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  23. ^ [3] [dead link‍]
  24. ^ "WINNERS FOR THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 2009 « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Vodafone People's Choice Award « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  26. ^ "Best Female Solo Artist « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  27. ^ "Vodafone Single of the Year « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  28. ^ "THE EDGE Best Pop Album « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  29. ^ "Russian Standard Vodka Album Of The Year « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  30. ^ "Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of the Year « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  31. ^ "Highest Selling NZ Album « Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  32. ^ "Music Videos: These Roses - Gin Wigmore". Special Problems. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  33. ^ "Music Videos: Under My Skin - Gin Wigmore". Special Problems. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  34. ^ "Music Videos: SOS - Gin Wigmore". The Physical TV Company. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  35. ^ "Brother". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  36. ^ "Gin Wigmore - Oh My". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  37. ^ Hopkins, Steve (21 February 2010). "Gin Wigmore's sexy new look a tonic". Sunday News. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  38. ^ "Too Late For Lovers - Gin Wigmore". Vevo. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  39. ^ Gottlieb, Steven (25 January 2010). "BOOKED: Gin Wigmore - Moh Azima, director". Video Static. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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