Missy Higgins

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Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins in her promo picture for her single Steer from her new album, On A Clear Night
Missy Higgins in her promo picture for her single Steer from her new album, On A Clear Night
Background information
Birth name Melissa Morrison Higgins
Also known as Missy Higgins
Born August 19, 1983
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre(s) Pop, Indie
Years active 2001 – Present
Label(s) Eleven: A Music Company
(2003 – Present)
Website Missy Higgins Official Site

Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983) is an award winning Australian singer-songwriter, best known for her hit single "Scar" and her debut album The Sound of White. Her second album, On A Clear Night will be released in April 2007. One of her characteristics is that she sings with an Australian accent.

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[edit] Career Biography

Missy Higgins, who was brought up in Melbourne, Australia, began her professional musical career in mid-2001, while she was still a student at Geelong Grammar School. During this time she worked with the school in the Kool Skools program and also won the 'Victoria Unearthed' competition with her song "All For Believing".

After attracting the attention of manager John Watson, she released her first EP with his record label Eleven in November 2003. Her second EP Scar was released in August 2004, debuting at #1 on the Australian charts. Her first album, The Sound Of White was released in September 2004. Many of her songs are based around her performance on the piano, and so is considered a leading artist in the Australian music scene, and a central artist in piano rock.

The Sound Of White was produced in the U.S. by John Porter with audio engineer Jay Newland, noted for his work with jazz singer, Norah Jones. Throughout 2004, Higgins had been touring as a support act with Pete Murray and The John Butler Trio, including solo performances at the Hordern Pavilion, The Clarendon, and the Enmore Theatre. With the release of The Sound Of White, Higgins began another national tour, her first as the headliner.

In 2004, Higgins was nominated in four categories at the ARIA Awards. These included "Best Female Artist" and "Single of the Year". At the awards ceremony on October 17 she received the award for "Best Pop Release".

Following the Boxing Day Tsunami, Missy Higgins appeared at the Wave Aid fundraising concert in Sydney, to raise funds for aid organisations working in disaster affected areas.

In 2005, Missy was nominated for a further seven ARIA Awards, taking out the awards for "Album of the Year" (for The Sound Of White), "Best Female Artist", "Best Pop Release" (for The Sound Of White), "Breakthrough Artist - Album Release" (for The Sound Of White) and "Highest Selling Album" (again, for The Sound Of White).

Her single "Ten Days", co-written with Jay Clifford of Jump, Little Children peaked at number 12 on the ARIA charts.

She released her third single, "The Special Two", to both critical and commercial acclaim. It became an instant hit on Australian radio and in the charts debuting and peaking at number 2 on the ARIA charts. She continued touring in mid-2005 and released her fourth single, "The Sound Of White", in August of 2005. In late 2005 she teamed up with Ben Lee for a national tour.

In 2006 she toured the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa along with her band before basing herself in Los Angeles to record her second album with veteran producer Mitchell Froom. Her sophomore album , "On A Clear Night", will be released on April 28, 2007 along with a National Tour. Steer, the first single from the album will be released on April 4, 2007[1]


[edit] Personal life

Higgins was raised in Melbourne, Victoria and attended Geelong Grammar School for her secondary education.

She is a vegetarian, in 2005 appearing in a marketing campaign for the animal-rights group PETA.

Higgins' sexuality has been brought into question over the content of her lyrics and her demeanour. She has neither denied or confirmed this, though was quoted as saying

"I think everyone is a bit bisexual but not everyone admits it. Or not everyone has realised it yet"[2].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album Information Featured Songs

The Sound Of White		 Released: 6 September 2004
Album Information Featured Songs

On A Clear Night		 To Be Released: April 28, 2007

[edit] Singles

From The Sound Of White:

From On A Clear Night:

[edit] EPs

[edit] Compilations

[edit] DVDs

  • If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine - (2005) AUS #1 (1 week)

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Awards

[edit] Nominations

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ EMI MUSIC Australia, Missy Steers Towards New Album. Top40 Charts, February 2007. Retrieved Feburary 11 2007.
  2. ^ Popdirt interview: Higgins & Sexuality

[edit] External links

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