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Vanessa Amorosi made one of the most sensational debuts in Australian music history while still a teen-ager. Not only did her first album hit number one in her native country, but its second single, "Absolutely Everybody," set a record for the longest-charting track on the top 40 chart. The single then went on to hit the top ten around the world and established Amorosi in the front ranks of young female pop stars. Maintaining a down-to-earth image, however, she shrugged off comparisons to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera: "I’m not quite sure what sets me apart," she modestly told MTV Asia. "I mean, the only reason why we’re compared is ‘cause we’re all in the pop line of music, and we’re young. But hopefully if things go well, and once you hear the album, then people will get to know me, and that will separate me from them, ‘cause no one can be the same person."

Born on August 8, 1981, in Melbourne, Australia, Amorosi grew up in a show business family. Her parents, Joy and Peter Amorosi, performed regularly as a cabaret act. Even though Amorosi had no formal musical training, she was instinctively drawn to music through her parents’ work. "I picked up the music side by watching my dad rehearse for floor shows," she re-called to MTV Asia. "And I’d sort of go in there and learn the floor shows with him. Yeah, so it was sort of in the blood from the word ‘go,’ there was no question about it." Amorosi also trained as a dancer, along with her two younger sisters, in a dance school run by her uncle.

Amorosi’s first public appearances as an entertainer took place in some of the local shopping malls and community centers around her home. From the ages of about 12 to 14, she performed as an unpaid act, yet she was still ambivalent about pursuing a show business career. As she later admitted in an online discussion on the Australian Record Industry Association’s House of Hits, "I never decided I wanted to be a singer. I really wanted to go into the army. Then I was discovered, and my singing career took off." Indeed, Amorosi had started training for a possible career in the military when she was 15 years old. Yet she also continued to perform, this time as a singer in a local Russian restaurant.

During her restaurant engagement in 1997, Jack Strom, a television producer who also ran a management company, stopped by to see the young singer perform. He was immediately taken with her strong voice and visual appeal and brought his business partner back to see and hear her. Having been disappointed with fledgling management contracts in the past, Amorosi cautiously signed with the pair. Her faith in them was justified almost immediately, however, when she secured a deal in 1998 with a production company and the independent label Transistor Music. The 16-year-old then recorded her debut album in London. Looking back on the entire experience, Amorosi later joked in the House of Hits chat that would-be

singers should "Sing in places where you might get noticed—odd places, preferably."

Amorosi had fortunately enlisted the services of producer Steve Mac for her first album, The Power. Mac had just come off a string of successes with some of the most popular youth-oriented acts in the world, including Westlife, Five, and BoyZone. Unlike the typical teenage performer, however, Amorosi took an active role in shaping her music as a songwriter and vocal arranger. The tunes on The Power focused mainly on up-tempo, dance-oriented numbers, with some ballads included as well. The first single release, "Have a Look," hit the top 20 in Australia in July of 1999 and eventually earned a gold record, an impressive debut for a young, unknown singer. The follow-up, "Absolutely Everybody," however, made Amorosi into a pop phenomenon in her home country.

Released in November of 1999, "Absolutely Every-body" immediately went into the top five in Australia; eventually, it logged 27 weeks in the top 40, setting a record for the longest stay in the pop charts. It also earned double-platinum status and turned Amorosi into one of the country’s biggest pop stars. On the basis of her first two singles alone, Amorosi was already being talked about as the biggest star to emerge in Australia since Kylie Minogue and Tina Arena. At the end of the year, she capped off her incredible run by appearing at the millennium celebration at Darling Harbour in Australia. When The Power was released in April of 2000, it entered the charts at number one. Amorosi enjoyed even more success with the release of the ballad "Shine," which became the most-played song on Australian radio for that year.

Although she was a newcomer on the entertainment scene, Amorosi scored a number of unforgettable performing opportunities in the year that followed her debut. At the opening of the Sydney Olympic Games in September of 2000, Amorosi was asked to perform the event’s theme song, "Heroes Live Forever," along with Olivia Newton-John and Tina Arena. At the Games’ closing ceremonies, Amorosi returned to perform "Absolutely Everybody," thereby earning the distinction of being the only performer to appear at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics.

In addition to her commercial success, Amorosi collected numerous awards during her debut year. The Variety Club of Australia presented her with the Young Entertainer of the Year Award while the country’s Governor General singled her out for her charitable work with children. In the music industry, Amorosi was named Best New Australian Artist by the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters. An award that eluded her, however, was one from the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). Although she received a total of six nominations from the group, she left the ceremony in October of 2000 empty-handed.

The singer traveled extensively to promote the release of The Power and "Absolutely Everybody" in Europe and Asia. In Britain, the Czech Republic, and Switzer-land, the single hit the top ten, while it reached the top five in Ireland, Belgium, Austria, and Germany. Despite a glowing review from Billboard magazine in July of 2001, however, which called the track "remarkably infectious… a bubbly anthemic singalong, with stellar harmonies, a clean, exuberant vocal from Amorosi, and a melody that would make your meanest aunt smile and tap her toe," the single failed to make much impact in America. It would be one of the few countries that failed to make "Absolutely Everybody" a major hit.

Despite her international success, Amorosi maintained a public image that was resolutely down-to-earth. She continued to work with a number of charities to aid children with cancer and to publicize animal-rights issues. A longtime vegetarian who lived with a number of animals at her parents’ home—including horses, cats, rabbits, geese, guinea pigs, goats, and pet rats—Amorosi spoke out against animal testing, cruel farming methods, and rodeo practices. In an interview with the Animal Liberation Organization of New South Wales, Australia, Amorosi said she looked forward to one day owning her own farm to continue her work against animal cruelty. "When I settle into my own place, I intend to bring children in to educate them about the care and respect of all animals. That’s my dream for the future."

In 2001 the double-sided release "The Power/Every Time I Close My Eyes" became another hit for Amorosi on the Australian charts. In the meantime, she prepared for the release of her follow-up album, Turn to Me, released in Australia in October of 2001. Strictly speaking, Turn to Me was not an original album but a compilation of tracks that were unreleased in Australia along with remixes of popular songs from The Power. Turn to Me nevertheless climbed to number 21 on the Australian charts after its release and demonstrated a continuing public interest in Amorosi’s future projects.

Selected discography
The Power, Transistor Music, 2000.
Turn to Me, Transistor Music, 2001.

Sources
Periodicals
Australian, October 25, 2000.
Billboard, March 11, 2000, p. 49; July 7, 2001, p. 24.

Online
"Divas Battle It Out," Music and Media Business News, The Music, http://www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/011113-283/eliezer.html (February 12, 2002).
"Interviews-Vanessa Amorosi," MTV Asia, http://www.mtvasia.com/Music/lnterviews/Old/20000822001/page2.html (February 11, 2002).
"Vanessa Amorosi," Animal Liberation, http://www.animal-lib.org.au/interviews/vanessa (February 11, 2002).
"Vanessa Amorosi," Australian Record Industry Association, http://www.aria.com.au/chat/amorosi.htm (February 11, 2002).
Vanessa Amorosi Official Website, http://www.vanessaamorosi.com/p_bio.htm (February 11, 2002).
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Biography

With just one album, Vanessa Amorosi has become Australia's third most successful female after Kylie Minogue and Tina Arena.

Amorosi was born in Melbourne to parents who were both professional singer/dancers working in the Australasian theatre restaurant cabaret circuit. She was surrounded by music and singing and it had a profound impact on her life. At the age of four, Amarosi and her younger sisters were taking tap, jazz, and classical ballet classes at a dance school run by their uncle. The big turning point came when, at 14 years of age, Vanessa Amorosi took a part-time job singing in a Russian restaurant. Her other performances had been part of regular dance class type activities in which all the all kids engaged in those activities partake in. The Russian restaurant job was different. Amarosi was in the spotlight on her own and it was there the powerfully voiced teenager was spotted by TV producer Jack Strom. Strom had recently formed a management company with '70s recording star Mark Holden.

Vanessa Amorosi took some convincing to throw her lot in with Strom and Holden. She'd already had numerous people promise to make her a star and seen nothing happen. But eventually they did convince her, signed her to a management contract, and set about working towards her first record. After rejections from all the major record companies, a deal was found with BMG distributed independent Transistor Records. Amorosi was their first Australian signing. In May, 1999, she flew to London to record several tracks, including her debut single with producer Steve Mac, known for his work with pop acts Boyzone and Five and, subsequently, Westlife.

The first single "Have a Look" took Amorosi into Australia's national Top 20. The second single, the dance-pop "Absolutely Everybody" reached number three and spent 27 weeks in the Top 40, one of the longest runs of all time for an Australian single. The album The Power was the first time an Australian female reached number one on the national album chart with her first album. In all, her album generated four major hits and interest in her recordings throughout Europe,

In September, 2000, Vanessa Amorosi was the only artist to feature in both the opening and the closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics. ~ Ed Nimmervoll, Rovi
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Vanessa Amorosi
Background information
Birth name Vanessa Amorosi
Born 8 August 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 30)
Origin Melbourne, Victoria
Genres Rock, pop, acoustic
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 1998–present
Labels Universal Music (2006–present)
Sony BMG
Website www.vanessaamorosi.com

Vanessa Amorosi (born 8 August 1981)[1] is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.

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Life and career

Early life

Amorosi was born 8 August 1981[1] in Melbourne, Australia. When Amorosi was 4, along with her younger sisters, she would go to tap, jazz and classical ballet classes, which were being run by her uncle. She attended Emerald Primary and Emerald Secondary School.[2] At the age of 12 Amorosi started to perform in shopping centers and local council concerts under the supervision of her family. Amorosi was discovered performing at Matrioshka,[3] a Russian restaurant in Carnegie, by Jack Strom and signed a recording contract in 1997. After being signed to MarJac Productions (co-owned by managers Mark Holden and Jack Strom) and recording a promo CD titled "Get Here", she secured a deal with Transistor Music Australia.

Rise to fame: The Power (1999–2003)

In 1999, Amorosi released her debut single "Have a Look" which became a Top 20 hit and went gold in Australia. This was followed by her successful second single "Absolutely Everybody", an anthemic dance song, reached the Top 10 and became the longest charting Australian single by an Australian female artist.[4] It remained in the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart for over six months after its release.[5] "Absolutely Everybody" was released internationally and reached the Top 10 in many European countries including the United Kingdom and Germany where it received a gold certification. Amorosi performed at many large events such as the NRL Grand Final, the opening of the Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island and the new millennium on "New Year's Eve" at Darling Harbour.

Following the success of the first two singles Amorosi released two more singles in 2000 "Shine" and "The Power" became major Australian hits. Both were accredited gold by the ARIA Australian music industry. The rights to create a remixed version of Shine were purchased by the airline Ansett Australia, who used this version for a commercial. Vannessa Amorosi was one of many celebrities to appear in the commercial.

Amorosi performing in 2002

Her album The Power reached number one on the Australian album charts. Amorosi received six ARIA nominations[6] in the year 2000 awards and The Power was nominated[7] for "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release" in the ARIA Music Awards of 2001. Her largest audience came in September 2000 with performances at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and at the Paralympic Games. At the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics she sang the Olympic song titled "Heroes Live Forever". Amorosi won the APRA Award[8] in 2001 for "Most Played Song" on Australian Radio with "Shine" and received international acclaim in Germany where she won "Best International Newcomer"[9] at the 2001 VIVA Comet Awards. Later that year she also made a special appearance at the Goodwill Games Opening and Closing ceremonies in Brisbane. In 2001 she performed at the AFL Grand Final.

In August 2002 Amorosi traveled to Manchester where she was one of the stars of the Commonwealth Games Hand-Over Ceremony, performing her hit "Shine" and a new song written especially for the event, "I'll always be a Melbourne girl".

In February 2003, Amorosi performed her blues set[10] 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.[11]

Hiatus and return to fame with Somewhere in the Real World (2003–2009)

On 25 January 2006, it was revealed that Amorosi signed with Manager Ralph Carr, having completed her seven year management with MarJac Productions. She is quoted on the website as saying, "I have been with my previous management for seven years and thought both parties had gone as far as we could together... Moving over to Ralph Carr Management seemed like a natural progression, given the acts he has successfully managed. I am excited and enthused." On 22 November 2006 it was announced that Amorosi had signed to Universal Music Australia. Amorosi's charity work predates her fame, and her involvement with Kids Help Line and the Variety Club led to a number of honours, including a 2003 nomination for Australian of the Year. She still has the farm where endangered animals can find refuge, although she does not get to visit much; her friends run it for her. She supported Kiss on their 2008 tour of Australia. In 2008 Amorosi released the album Somewhere in the Real World, through Universal Music Australia, on 24 May 2008.[12][13] The album tracks "Perfect" and "Start It" have both been used in promotions for the Seven Network. "Start It" is Channel 7's AFL song for 2008 and will be used again in 2009. Released digitally and in stores on 24 May 2008, Somewhere in the Real World reached Gold sales in Australia.

The single "Kiss Your Mama!" was serviced to radio on 3 August and released 8 September 2007.[14] On a special edition of Australian Idol she sang her hit song "Kiss Your Mama!".[15] This marked Amorosi's returned to the ARIA charts the First Single in many years to be released, the song peaked at #15.

Amorosi performing in 2008

Amorosi released her second single "Perfect" digitally on 5 April and physically on 26 April 2008.[16] The single made it to number 1 on the digital iTunes charts on 7 June 2008 and a then equal highest charting singles of her career at #4. "Perfect" reached Platinum sales in Australia and was the most played Australian song on Australian radio for 2008. "Perfect" was nominated for the 2009 APRA awards for 'Most Played Australian Work'.

Following the excellent success of her first two singles a third single was released from the album, the song "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" was released as the third single on 20 September 2008. The Song received a video and achieved a top 40 peak. In December 2008 a video for the song "My House" was released onto her website, but never released as a single.

On 20 April 2009, a Vanessa fan website revealed details of a collaboration with U.S. band Hoobastank on a single titled "The Letter". The website, VanessaAmorosi.net, also provided the duet to be streamed in full.[17] 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.[18]

Hazardous and international releases (2009–2010)

Vanessa Amorosi's album Hazardous, became her third ARIA Top 10 album debuting at #7, It was also the week's highest album debut by an Australian artist and has been accredited Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The album has produced the singles "This Is Who I Am" (Amorosi's first #1), top 30 hit "Hazardous" and third single "Mr. Mysterious" featuring Seany B. Amorosi released the album to the German market in early June 2010.[19]

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 #1 and hold #1 single since Silverchair's "Straight Lines" in 2007. "This Is Who I Am" has achieved 2× platinum sales in Australia making it her most successful single to date in her homeland.

With the success of her album and first single "This Is Who I Am", Amorosi released her second single and title track from the album Hazardous. Amorosi flew to Los Angeles to film the video for "Hazardous" with director Paul Brown (Prince, Alicia Keys), which was serviced Thursday, 17 December 2009. The single peaked at #29 on the ARIA Charts a solid follow-up single to her first number 1.

Amorosi performing at the 2010 Weekender Festival in Melbourne

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.[20]

On 4 March 2010 Amorosi announced "Mr. Mysterious" as the third single from the Hazardous album via newsletter.[21] During March 2010 Vanessa Amorosi supported Rob Thomas on his Australian leg of the Cradlesong Tour, as well as performing headline shows for her fans separately.

"Holiday" was released as the fourth single off Hazardous and charted in the top 50 on the ARIA charts.

In September 2010 Vanessa revealed on her official Twitter account she was back in the studio again with MachoPsycho in London. In October 2010, Amorosi wrote to her mailing list announcing she was writing and recording in Los Angeles for her new studio album,[22] which is described to "push boundaries" and "may even shock people".[23]

V (2011–present)

Amorosi's first single "Gossip" from her forthcoming album V was released on 1 July 2011 and became the #1 added song on Australian radio in the first week,[24] but has not to date charted in the ARIA Top 100 Singles. The second single "Amazing" was released 9 September 2011 and peaked at #83 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[25] The song was featured on Channel 7's AFL Grand Final ad which also resulted in Vanessa Amorosi performing at the [26] AFL Grand Final in 2011. 2011 has also seen Vanessa work on such campaigns as Proactiv, Headspace and Kids Helpline. On 3 November 2011 Amorosi announced her album due for release on 11 November would be delayed until further notice, stating "As you know things haven't gone to plan as I hoped.[...] I would love to be able to tell you a time, but unfortunately to make great songs you can't put a timeline on it".[27] The album will be released on 27 March 2012.[28]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated for Result
2000 ARIA Awards Highest Selling Single[29] "Absolutely Everybody" Nominated
ARIA Awards Best Female Artist[29] Nominated
ARIA Awards Best Pop Release[29] Nominated
ARIA Awards Breakthrough Artist Single[29] "Have a Look" Nominated
ARIA Awards Highest Selling Album[29] The Power Nominated
ARIA Awards Breakthrough Artist Album[29] Nominated
2001 ARIA Awards Best Female Artist[30] Nominated
ARIA Awards Best Pop Release[30] Nominated
APRA Awards Most Performed Australian Work[31] "Shine" Won
2009 APRA Awards Most Played Australian Work[32] "Perfect" Nominated
2010 ARIA No.1 Chart Awards Song reaching number-one.[33] "This Is Who I Am" Won
Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 2010 Fave Aussie Musos[34] Herself Nominated
ARIA Awards Most Popular Australian Artist[35] Herself Nominated
ARIA Awards Most Popular Australian Album[36] Hazardous Nominated
ARIA Awards Most Popular Australian Single[36] "This Is Who I Am" Nominated
ARIA Awards "Mr. Mysterious" Nominated

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Notes

  1. ^ a b "bio @ Vanessa Amorosi's Official Management Website". http://www.ralphcarr.com/web/rcm.htm. 
  2. ^ Emerald Primary School - History - Past Students
  3. ^ News.com.au: Making tracks
  4. ^ Australian Music Online :: Artists :: Vanessa Amorosi
  5. ^ australian-charts.com - Vanessa Amorosi - Absolutely Everybody
  6. ^ ARIA Awards 2007 : History: Winners by Year
  7. ^ SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: CD Releases
  8. ^ APRA Music Awards - Winners 2001
  9. ^ Viva.tv - Events - COMET 2007: History - Die Gewinner
  10. ^ VanessaAmorosi.de: Melbourne Blues Festival (February 2003)
  11. ^ "Berlin, Germany - 22 February 2003 - Vanessa Amorosi performs on the Thomas Gottschalk show "Wetten, dass..?"". AOL.com.au. http://www.aol.com.au/fotozone/gallery/vanessa_amorosi_ar_022808/9/false/6000/gallery.jhtml. 
  12. ^ SOMEWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD 2007 ALBUM (AMOROSI, VANESSA): Music: Herald Sun HiT
  13. ^ News.com.au: Delta circus keeps Vanessa on hold
  14. ^ Access All Areas.net.au: Vanessa Amorosi hits the road!
  15. ^ "Doin' It For The Kids". Australian Idol. Network Ten. 20 October 2007. http://www.australianidol.com.au/news-doin-it-for-the-kids-night.html. 
  16. ^ AccessAllAreas.net.au: Vanessa Amorosi's Perfect new single!
  17. ^ VanessaAmorosi.net - Vanessa’s new duet with Hoobastank!
  18. ^ Vanessa Amorosi features in new Hoobastank single
  19. ^ SCHATTENBLICK - LABEL/2462: Universal International Newsletter vom 31.03.10
  20. ^ The Daily Telegraph: Aussie duo Vanessa Amorosi and Orianthi oblige soul queen Mary J Blige
  21. ^ A Message from Vanessa
  22. ^ "A Message from Vanessa, plus TOUR DATES!". emailarchive. http://www.myreg.net/emailarchive?id=0000027085&field=html_template. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
  23. ^ [1]
  24. ^ [2]
  25. ^ Chart Watch AuspOp. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011
  26. ^ Amorosi, Vanessa. "Facebook Event". http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=232834756769306. 
  27. ^ Vanessa's Apology. auspOp. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011
  28. ^ "V (Ltd Ed)". JB Hi-Fi. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/v-ltd-ed/655679. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  29. ^ a b c d e f ARIA Awards 2008 : History: Winners by Year
  30. ^ a b ARIA Awards 2008 : History: Winners by Year
  31. ^ APRA|AMCOS: 2001 Winners
  32. ^ APRA|AMCOS: Most Played Australian Work 2009
  33. ^ The Music Network: ARIA #1 Chart Awards honour Aussie chart-toppers
  34. ^ Knox, David (16 August 2010).Kids’ Choice Awards: 2010 Nominees. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2010
  35. ^ FasterLouder.com.au: ARIA 'Most Popular' shortlist announced Retrieved 1 November 2010
  36. ^ a b The Music Network: ARIA nominations announced 28 September 2010

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