Sahara Beck

Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016

Sahara Beck (born 1996) is an Australian singer and songwriter, residing in Sunshine Coast, Queensland. In October 2011, at age 15, she released her first full-length album, Volume One.[1] In 2013 she released her EP You Could Be Happy, which contains her singles, "Bang Bang Bang" and "C'mon You're Dead".[2] In 2012, she was nominated for Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards for her song "You Could Be Happy" and won an award for the category: Schools (Grade 6 -12).[3][4] With her second EP, Bloom, that has hit stores, Beck has travelled across Australia on her Bloom Tour. She has been working on Bloom for six months as it features her big hit singles "Brother, Sister" and "Pretender" which has also been struck with numerous radio plays.[5]

Life and career

Beck was born in Darwin, Northern Territory and comes from a musical family. As a child, she used to watch Mary Poppins which inspired Beck to sing.[6] She took on vocal lessons, piano lessons, guitar lessons and trumpet lessons. By the age of 13 she dazzled the local musician, Harii Bandhu, by joining to sing with him on her Dad's birthday party. Bandhu took on a mentoring role for Beck and has given her opportunities to perform on live gigs, as she has written numerous original songs which Bandhu later refined and recorded 9 with Geir Brillian. Her debut album was then formed, Volume One as she was only 15 years of age upon release.[5][7] In 2012, Beck moved to Brisbane to continue High School at the Music Industry College, she had made a quick impression in the local industry when two of her songs were nominated and taking home an award at the Queensland Music Awards 2012.[8] She has earned a lot of radio play on Australian broadcasters such as ABC Coast FM, HOT 91.1, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed and numerous overseas broadcasters such as in the UK, Germany and New York City.[9]

Beck won an award in the Queensland Music Awards 2015 in the peoples choice for Most Popular Female.[10]

In 2015, Beck went on tour with Katie Noonan with their Songs That Made Me album. She also sang alongside Noonan for a track she recorded with Grammy Award winner Sia.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Album Review - Sahara Beck 'Volume One'." The Point Sunshine Coast (15 October 2011). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Open Air Cinemas Ben & Jerry's. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Alessio, Dom (16 July 2014). "Premiere! Sahara Beck - 'Brother Sister' Film Clip". ABC. Triple J. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 2012 Winners Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 Woodward, Holly (16 October 2014). "Interview: Sahara Beck". The Creative Issue. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Sarah (6 August 2012). "Sahara's on tune for awards". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Sahara Beck." Last.Fm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sahara Beck Bio". Sahara Beck Official Page. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "SAHARA BECK - 'YOU COULD BE HAPPY' EP OUT NOW". Sugar Rush Music. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. ↑ 2015 Winners Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Cooper, Nathanael (29 March 2015). "Katie Noonan and Sahara Beck are here to sing". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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