Candice Alley
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| Candice Alley | |
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| Birth name | Candice Marie Giannarelli |
| Born | June 23, 1983 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano,guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Universal (2001-2004) International Quarterback (2006–present) |
| Website | Official site |
Candice Marie Giannarelli, better known as Candice Alley (born June 23, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter of Australian /Italian descent. She married Australian swimming captain Grant Hackett on April 14, 2007.
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[edit] Music career
Alley grew up with the music listening to artists like Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones[1]. At the age of sixteen, she wrote her debut single, "Falling", which only took her twenty minutes to write[1]. She started to shop her demos around the various indie labels in her home town of Melbourne and one of her tapes found its way onto the desk of Universal Music's former Chairman, Peter Bond. He liked what he heard and flew down from Sydney to catch Alley at a showcase. She was signed to the label at the age of eighteen.
In February 2003, Alley then went to write and record in London with songwriters and producers John Holiday, Trevor Steele and Peter Vettese. On May 26, 2003, she released her first single "Falling" which went to peak at number five on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] and was nominated for an award at the 2003 ARIA Awards for "Breakthrough Artist - Single" but lost to "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem[3]. Her first studio album Colorblind was released on October 23, 2003, and debuted in the ARIA Album Chart at position sixty-four[4] The label did not promote the album explaining the low sales. The second single "Dream the Day Away" did not follow the success of "Falling", only debuting at number forty-five, there was no radio airplay or promotion of the second single.[5]. On on October 21, 2003 Alley opened the seventeenth annual ARIA Awards performing the song "Falling"[1]. Even though Alley thought being with a major label was great, in 2004 she split with her record label Universal Records because she was not happy with the lack of control she had[6].
In May 2005 Alley's manager organised a distribution contract with MGM Distribution independent label International Quarterback and she went away to write for twenty months and worked with producer Michael Szumowski[7]. It was announced in late 2006 that Alley was releasing her new single, "Before You Go" on January 13, 2007. The song took a while to chart but with the combination of CD and digital downloads the song managed to become a top twenty hit peaking at number sixteen[8]. Her husband Grant Hackett has a songwriting credit on the album and is the only other credited writer besides Alley. She also performed live at the David Jones fashion show, the AFL 2007 season launch and supported Chris Isaak on his The Best Of tour in Melbourne.
[edit] Personal life
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Alley met Australian swimming captain Grant Hackett when she was invited to sing at the "Swimmer of the Year" dinner in 2004[9]. They got married on April 14, 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Colorblind
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Candice Alley[10]
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Australia | New Zealand | Album |
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| 2003 | "Falling" | 5 | 15 | Colorblind |
| "Dream the Day Away" | 45 | |||
| 2007 | "Before You Go" | 16 | Candice Alley | |
| "I Belong" | — |
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.
[edit] Awards and recognition
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
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| 2003 | ARIA Award | Breakthrough Artist - Single (Falling) | Nominated |
| 2004 | APRA Award | Most Performed Single - (Falling) | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Candice Alley - BIOGRAPHY". Candicealley.com.au. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ "CANDICE ALLEY - FALLING (SINGLE) (225124)". Australian-charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ "2003: 17th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ a b "ARIA Report - September 29, 2003. ARIA Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ "CANDICE ALLEY - DREAM THE DAY AWAY (SINGLE) (269902)". Australian-charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ ADRIAN POTTS "Candice Alley". Rave. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Message's from Candice". Candice Alley forum. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "CANDICE ALLEY - BEFORE YOU GO (SINGLE) (298879)". Australian-charts. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ "New Idea - Wedding Special". New Idea. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "New album information". candicealley.com. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ "Candcie Alley - diary". candicealley.com. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
