Marie Wilson (Australian singer)

Marie Wilson
Origin Melbourne, Victoria
Genres Rock

Marie Wilson is an Australian singer-songwriter.[1] She was nominated for ARIA Awards in 1998 for Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Single[2] and in 1999 for Breakthrough Artist – Album.[3]

Born in Melbourne, Wilson started playing solo gigs in 1993. She had a series of independent releases before signing with Warner Music in 1997. In 1998 she released two singles, "Next Time" and "Won’t Keep a Good Girl Down", both of which made the ARIA top 40. An album Real Life followed in September and reached #7 on the albums chart.[4] Real Life was subsequently released in USA in June 1998.[5] In 2000 she covered "Me Myself I" which was the lead song on the movie Me Myself I.[6] She released two more albums, Studio Sessions in 2001 and Heartbreak in 2005, then took a break from music. She later made her return, releasing a song "Extraordinary" in 2013[7] and followed it up the next year with an album of the same name.[8]

Discography

  • I Thought About You (1984)
  • Marie Wilson EP (1994)
  • Unsigned Collection (1995)
  • Temptation EP (1996)
  • Real Life (1998)[9] AUS #7[4]
  • Studio Sessions (2001)
  • The Magic of Hoagy Carmichael with Kevin Hunt (2002)
  • Heartbreak (2005)
  • Extraordinary (2014)
  • "Next Time"[10] (1998) AUS #21[4]
  • "Won’t Keep a Good Girl Down" (1998) AUS #33[4]
  • "Me Myself I" (2000)

References

  1. ↑ Hay, Carla (3 July 1999), "Popular uprisings", Billboard
  2. ↑ "Nat's Nine Nominations", Illawarra Mercury, 20 October 1998
  3. ↑ "ARIA Nominees", Billboard, 16 October 1999
  4. 1 2 3 4 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Marie Wilson'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Hay, Carla (3 July 1999), "AUSSIE MARIE.", Billboard
  6. ↑ Jansen, Ara (5 May 2000), "Wilson's World", The West Australian
  7. ↑ "Wilson returns with a creative renewal", Gold Coast Sun - Central, 9 May 2013
  8. ↑ Morris, Samantha (8 August 2014), "Marie Wilson returns to Hard Rock Cafe (after 18 years)", blank Gold Coast
  9. ↑ Eliezer, Christie; Baker, Glenn A. (17 October 1998), "Artists To Watch", Billboard
  10. ↑ "New & Noteworthy", Billboard, 12 June 1999
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