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Early history The band formed in 2002 when songwriter, singer and guitarist Katy Steele left her former band 'the Plastik Scene'. Simon Leach began as the drummer with Katy Steele as vocalist and guitarist. Leach is a friend of Katy's brother, Luke Steele, and it was at Luke's 21st birthday party that he first heard Katy's distinctive vocals. Katy Steele is an Australian rock vocalist and the frontwoman for Perth indie rock band Little Birdy. ...
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"Katy was always there," Leach says of his friendship with the other Steele. "She was around 15 when I saw her sing. Three years later, Katy and I were playing together." [1] After several gigs, they were approached by Scott ('Barney') O'Donoghue, who offered to play bass guitar. Leach soon tired of percussion, began playing guitar and hired Matt Chequer on drums. Originally named after the Ween song of the same name, Little Birdy was born. Ween is an alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. ...
A demo was leaked to radio and was played on alternative stations. Then a friend of the band dropped a copy at prominent manager Phil Stevens' home. On the same day, the band received a phone call from Stevens, who offered them his services.
The band soon worked a strong live reputation supporting Placebo, Morcheeba and the Superjesus in Perth concerts. Soon after they formed, a home recording of one of their songs won a WAMi Award for 'Indie/Alternative Song of the Year'. Triple J started playing an early version of "Relapse" and Perth Radio Station Nova 93.7 started playing a demo of "Baby Blue". This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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As a result of good press from the Australian independent media and their demos receiving good radio play, a bidding war took place as local labels sought to sign the band. The band decided to sign with an indie label Eleven with distribution through Virgin Records/EMI. Eleven Records, is home of Silverchair and Missy Higgins. Tellingly, Eleven product is distributed by EMI, which also distributes the work of Katy Steele's brother's band and her previous boyfriend's band. Katy Steele's brother, Luke Steele, plays in the Sleepy Jackson and her previous boyfriend, Justin Burford, plays in End of Fashion. Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...
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Katy Steele is an Australian rock vocalist and the frontwoman for Perth indie rock band Little Birdy. ...
Katy Steele is an Australian rock vocalist and the frontwoman for Perth indie rock band Little Birdy. ...
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Little Birdy swiftly became a full-time operation. Steele, along with Leach, who was a well-paid graphic designer at the time, quit their jobs.
Recording career The self-titled debut EP Little Birdy was released on October 6, 2003 and reached a peak of number 27 on the ARIA Singles Charts. "Relapse" reached 16 on the Triple J Hottest 100 while "Baby Blue" reached number 25. The follow up EP This Is a Love Song was released on March 1 and debuted at number 22 on the ARIA Singles Charts on March 8. Little Birdy EP is the first recording released by Little Birdy. ...
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The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on January 25, 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 (not necessarily the top 40) songs was released. ...
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Katy Steele stated in an interview with Whammo.com.au that much of the first album had already been written.
"I think we've already written a lot of the first album already. A lot of songs we play live would be awesome if they were recorded." The band played gigs in London and New York in late 2003 due to interest from international record companies. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
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Katy Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out on 8 March, 2004. Katy Steele is an Australian rock vocalist and the frontwoman for Perth indie rock band Little Birdy. ...
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In 2004 the band was also nominated for an ARIA Award, 'Breakthrough Artist - Single', for "Relapse". The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is the Australian counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ...
On 1 October 2004 the band released their highly anticipated debut album, BigBigLove, which includes new versions of "Beautiful" (now renamed "Beautiful To Me") and "Relapse". It also includes "I Should've Known" with its original title of "Andy Warhol". It met with generally good critical reaction. Two tracks from the album reached the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004, being "Beautiful To Me" at number 8 and "Tonight's the Night" at number 78, together with the song, "This Is a Love Song", taken from the EP This Is a Love Song which reached number 40. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Beautiful To Me is the first single by Little Birdy lifted from their debut album BigBigLove . ...
Tonights The Night is the second single released by Little Birdy from their debut album BigBigLove . ...
This Is A Love Song is the second release by Little Birdy, the follow up to the highly succesful Little Birdy EP. It was released 1 March 2004 and debuted at #22 on the Australian (ARIA) Singles Charts on 8 March 2004. ...
In 2005 Katy Steele was nominated for 'Best Female Vocalist' and Simon Leach for 'Best Guitarist', the band nominated for 'Best Popular Act', 'Most Popular Commercial Pop Act' and 'Best Indie/Pop Act', BigBigLove as "Most Popular Album, and "Beautiful To Me" as 'Most Popular Music Video" at the WAMi Awards with Katy winning 'Best Female Vocalist' and the band 'Most Popular Music Video'. Katy Steele is an Australian rock vocalist and the frontwoman for Perth indie rock band Little Birdy. ...
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In 2005 Little Birdy's version of "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" from the compilation album, She Will Have Her Way, of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians reached number 96 on Triple J's Hottest 100 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. ...
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During 2006 the band wrote and recorded songs for their new album titled Hollywood. The first single released of the album is "Come On, Come On", released on September 16, 2006. "Come On, Come On" has become Little Birdy's highest ARIA singles chart entry to date, debuting at #18, also netting 11th on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006. Hollywood is the anticipated second studio album released by Little Birdy. ...
Come On, Come On is the first single from Little Birdys second album Hollywood and was released on September 15, 2006. ...
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Touring Little Birdy supported R.E.M. during the Australian leg of their world tour in 2005. They have also performed several of their own concerts throughout Australia in 2004 and 2005. Little Birdy have performed at a number of national festivals in 2007, including the Falls Festival in Lorne Victoria and in Marion Bay Tasmania, the Big Day Out concerts across Australia in early 2007, the Sonic Bloom Festival, Southbound in Busselton, Western Australia, the Great Escape Festival in Sydney. Little Birdy also performed at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and were the support act for Eskimo Joe's national tour in May 2007. They played but were unlisted at the 18th East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival. This article is about the band. ...
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Discography
Albums/EPs Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (800x800, 127 KB) Little Birdy EP (2003) album cover This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced...
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Bodies is a song by Little Birdy from their sophomore album, Hollywood. The song was the second single released from the album, and the fifth in the bands history. ...
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Compilation Albums WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
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Beautiful To Me is the first single by Little Birdy lifted from their debut album BigBigLove . ...
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WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
Excited is the third single released by Little Birdy from their first album BigBigLove . ...
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. ...
References - ^ The AgeAndrew Murfett (January 14, 2005)
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