Kate Miller-Heidke
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| Kate Miller-Heidke | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | November 16, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Origin |  Brisbane, Australia |
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| Genre(s) | Adult Contemporary Pop Rock Alternative Soft Rock |
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| Years active | 2003 - Present | |
| Label(s) | Waterbear Records/Sony BMG | |
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Transport, Speed of Purple |
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| Website | KateMillerHeidke.com | |
Kate Miller-Heidke (b. 16 November 1981) is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although trained as an opera singer, she has followed a career in popular music and currently records for Sony-BMG Australia.
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[edit] Career
Kate Miller-Heidke was lead singer and songwriter with Brisbane band Elsewhere, formed in 2000, which released a self-titled EP of original songs before breaking up in 2003.
Kate became well-known in Brisbane as a solo artist through the annual showcase Women In Voice in 2002, 2004 and 2005, when she shared the stage with such performers as Margaret Roadknight, Jenny Morris and Chrissy Amphlett. Her 2005 appearance in Women in Voice 14 won her the Helpmann Award for Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert.
Upon graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music where she majored in Voice, Kate joined Opera Queensland and was to have moved on to singing Gilbert and Sullivan with Opera Australia. Instead, she turned her back on classical singing to concentrate on popular music and songwriting. Her stage shows are still noted for snatches of opera-style singing, often for comic effect, for example in parodies of The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive or Talking Heads' Psycho Killer.
In July 2004 Kate released her self-financed, self-distributed seven track debut EP, Telegram, followed two years later by the Circular Breathing EP. Signed to Sony-BMG Australia, Kate recently finished recording her debut album Little Eve, due for release mid-2007.
As well as touring throughout Australia and appearing regularly at the Woodford, Port Fairy and Blue Mountains festivals, Kate has appeared on national television as a guest panelist on RocKwiz (SBS) and Spicks and Specks (ABC-TV Australia).
In 2006 Kate was a member of Broad, a touring show that featured a group of female artists with a range of styles and backgrounds. She appeared in the 2007 Australia Day Live Concert from Canberra, forming a trio with fellow Broad members Mia Dyson and Deborah Conway.
On stage and in the studio Kate is backed by Brisbane band Transport, with the addition of Sallie Campbell on vocals and violin.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Little Eve (forthcoming/2007)
[edit] EPs
- Circular Breathing (2006)
- Telegram (2004)
[edit] Compilation Appearances
- Coastal Chill 6 (2005)
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- Track: Space They Cannot Touch
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- Track: River, originally by Joni Mitchell
- Like A Version (2006)
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- Track: Little Water Song, originally by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
