Amiel Daemion
Background information
Birth name	Amiel Muki Daemion
Also known as	Amiel
Born	1979
Origin	Australia
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Singing
Years active	1999 - present
Label(s)	Festival Mushroom Records (2003-2004) Warner Music (2005-present)
Associated acts	Puretone
Website	http://www.amiel.com.au/

Amiel Daemion or just Amiel (born c. 1979) is an Australian singer who was born in New York; but moved with her family to Australia when she was two years old. Image File history File links Amiel1. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mushroom Records is an Australian record company. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Puretone (an alias of musician Josh Abrahams) is an Australian electronica/drum and bass artist. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

She began her singing career at age nine with a haunting ecology song: "What About the Children?" - a plea to save the rainforests of Brazil for the children of the world. Her first film, 1993's The Silver Brumby starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. She also appeared in the Australian television series Raw FM and the TV Movie Meteorites. Silver Brumby is a popular and much-loved collection of childrens books by Australian author Elyne Mitchell. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) Academy Award-winning New Zealand and Australian[1] film actor. ... Caroline Goodall (born on 13 November 1959 in London, England) is an English actress. ... Raw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. ...

Her parents split up when she was young and she was educated at 14 various schools; including Elwood High School.

Collaborations with Josh Abrahams

Amiel first came to prominence in Australia through her collaborations with Australian DJ/Producer Josh Abrahams in 1998. Co-writing and singing the first single from the album 'Sweet Distorted Holiday', the drum'n'bass inspired Addicted to Bass, which peaked at #15 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart and was nominated for Song Of The Year at both the ARIA Awards and the Australasian Performing Right Association Awards. The video clip was also nominated for an ARIA. Another single was released from the album; 'Headroom', in 1999. Puretone (an alias of musician Josh Abrahams) is an Australian electronica/drum and bass artist. ... Addicted to Bass is a pop single with drumnbass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is the Australian counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is a copyright collecting society representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. ...

Addicted to Bass was later released to much success in Europe and the U.S. under the artist name Puretone complete with a new Mad Max inspired video. The single reached #2 in the U.K and #1 on the U.S. Billboard dance charts. It also re-charted in Australia; much to to strength of the Apollo 440 remixes. Addicted to Bass is a pop single with drumnbass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. ... Puretone (an alias of musician Josh Abrahams) is an Australian electronica/drum and bass artist. ... Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction action film from 1979 directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Byron Kennedy. ... Apollo 440 (alternately known as Apollo Four Forty or @440) are an English musical band formed in 1990 in Liverpool by brothers Trevor and Howard Gray with fellow Liverpudlians Noko and James Gardner, although Gardner left after the recording of the first album. ...

Abrahams and Amiel later collaborated again on 'Stuck In A Groove' (a U.K. Top 30 hit), Amiel's debut single 'The Chase' and on several tracks on her album Audio Out. They also wrote the music for a Vodafone commercial that was nominated for Best Music For An Advertisement at the 2002 APRA Screen Awards. Audio Out is the debut album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ...

Audio Out

In 2001, Amiel collaborated with Marius de Vries on the song 'Meet Me In The Red Room' from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. The song was featured on the second volume of the movie soundtrack which hit #90 on in the U.S. Billboard Charts. Neither it, nor the debut single 'The Chase' would find their way onto Amiel's debut album; the artist choosing to start afresh with brand new material. Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Academy Award winning musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...

Her first solo album Audio Out peaked at #17 on the ARIAnet Album Charts in 2003 and was certified Gold. Three singles were released from the album that year in Australia. They were Lovesong (peaking at #6 - certified Platinum), "Obsession (I Love You)" (peaking at #15 - certified Gold) and "Tonight" (peaking at #64). The album contained two songs co-written with The Matrix. Audio Out is the debut album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Lovesong is the first single from Amiels debut album Audio Out. ... Obsession (I Love You) is Amiels third solo single and the second single of Amiels first debut album Audio Out. ... The Matrix is a music production team. ...

The album also had some success in Japan, selling over 60,000 copies. In 2003, Amiel received five nominations in the 2003 ARIA Awards, including Song of the Year and Best Female Artist - losing to Delta Goodrem. The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Delta Lea Goodrem (born November 9, 1984) is a multi-ARIA Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and Logie Award winning actress. ...

"Lovesong" won the 2004 APRA Award for Most Performed Australian Work; and was also nominated for Most Performed Dance Work (for "Tonight").

In 2005 she also featured on The Blips' song "Green Eyed World", featured on the soundtrack of the film Hating Alison Ashley. In addition, she released an electroclash cover of the Split Enz song "One Step Ahead" on the Finn brothers tribute album She Will Have Her Way - which climbed to #3 on the ARIA charts. Hating Alison Ashley is a 2005 Australian comedy film based upon the 1984 Hating Alison Ashley novel written by Robin Klein, produced and directed by the Australian filmmaker Geoff Bennett. ... Electroclash describes a style of fashion, music, and attitude that fuses New Wave, punk, & electronic dance music with somewhat campy and absurdist post-industrial detachment in addition to vampy and/or camp sexuality. ... Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the late 1970s and early 1980s featuring brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. ... She Will Have Her Way is a compilation album which features various musicians performing songs written Neil Finn and Tim Finn, members of Split Enz and Crowded House. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ...

These Ties

Her second album, These Ties was released on 19 October 2005 in Japan but was never officially released in Australia. The first single to be released was 'Be Your Girl' available only by digital download. The next single was 'Round And Round' peaking at #64 on the ARIA charts, and #19 on the Australasian charts. These Ties is the sophomore album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in Japan in 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...

After the decision was made to shelve the Australian release of the album; 'Be Your Girl' was remixed and re-released in Australia complete with a new music video. 'Be Your Girl (Bass Kleph Remix)', a much more dancefloor focused tune compared to the rock sound of the original track - hit #19 on the ARIA Club Chart and and #17 on the Australasian charts (hitting #76 on the main ARIA chart). The 'Be Your Girl' EP contained several previously unheard tracks from 'These Ties', which in turn have also been remixed. A remix of the track 'Following The Sun', features Australian rapper Phrase. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ...

Discography

Studio Albums

Audio Out August 18, 2003 Festival Records AUS #17, Japan #20

These Ties October 19, 2005 Warner Music Japan #141

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Singles

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Awards and recognition

The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Addicted to Bass is a pop single with drumnbass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Addicted to Bass is a pop single with drumnbass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. ... Addicted to Bass is a pop single with drumnbass influences by Puretone aka Josh Abrahams featuring Amiel Daemion on vocals. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Lovesong is the first single from Amiels debut album Audio Out. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Lovesong is the first single from Amiels debut album Audio Out. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Audio Out is the debut album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Audio Out is the debut album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... Audio Out is the debut album by Australian vocalist Amiel Daemion, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Lovesong is the first single from Amiels debut album Audio Out. ...

External links

• http://www.amiel.com.au/ Official Homepage
• [1] Official Amiel Myspace
• Complete Amiel Discography