| Zoë Badwi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zoe Badwi |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Dance-pop, house |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, model, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Neon Records Atlantic Records |
| Associated acts | Sirens, Black Dogs |
| Website | www.zoebadwi.com.au/ |
Zoë Badwi is an Australian dance singer-songwriter, model and actress. She is also the cousin of one of the members of X Factor 2011 Winner's Little Mix - Jade Thirlwall.[1]
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Before her career in music began, Badwi spent time modelling and featured in a series of television commercials including advertisements for Telstra and Mars Bars.[2] She made her acting debut appearing in the Australian drama series Raw FM, which she took part in for eight months.[2]
In 2001 Badwi became a member of the Australian girl group Sirens, replacing the original third member who left to pursue a career in modelling.[3] They had minor success with the singles "Like Fire, Like Rain" and the cover version of The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" featuring Sara-Marie Fedele from the first series of Big Brother Australia.[2][4] Badwi later left the group to pursue a solo career.
After being discovered by Grant Smillie, a member of the Australian duo TV Rock at a venue in Melbourne,[2] Badwi went on to sign with Neon Records and released her debut solo single "Release Me" in November 2008. The single reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart[5] and received two award nominations for "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards[6] and also "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards.[7] In July 2010 Badwi released her fourth single, "Freefallin". It reached a peak of number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was eventually certified platinum. In September 2010, it was announced that she had signed to US record label, Atlantic Records.[8]
"Accidents Happen" was released on 24 January 2011, as Badwi's fifth overall single.[9] While filming the music video for the song, a resident in the street where the clip was filmed fired a catapult at Badwi, who was unharmed. It is not known whether her singing was a motive for the attack.[10] The video shoot went on afterward with no incident and no one was apprehended over the matter.[11]
Badwi's sixth single, "Carry Me Home", featuring Grant Smilie, was on 3 June 2011.[12] The song failed to impact the ARIA Singles Chart, but managed to peak at number six on the ARIA Club Chart.[13] Badwi's self-titled debut album was released in Australia on 5 August 2011.[14] Badwi worked on the album with Static Revenger, TV Rock, Stuart Crichton, Rogue Traders,[8] and Amy Pearson.[2]
In 2011, saw the ABC Television's new music show Stay Tuned with Joel Phillips talks to across dance pop singing sensation Zoe Badwi will air on ABC3.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions AUS |
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| 2011 | Zoë
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions AUS [15] |
Certifications | Album | |
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| 2008 | "Release Me" | — | Zoë | ||
| 2009 | "Don't Wan'cha" | — | non-album song | ||
| "In the Moment" | — | Zoë | |||
| 2010 | "Freefallin" | 9 | |||
| 2011 | "Accidents Happen" | 71 | |||
| "Carry Me Home (feat. Grant Smillie)" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Type | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ARIA Music Awards[6] | Best Dance Release ("Release Me") | Nominated |
| 2010 | APRA Awards[7] | Dance Work of the Year ("Release Me") | Nominated |
| IT List Awards[17][18] | Breakthrough Artist of 2010 | Won | |
| Australian Female Artist | Nominated | ||
| Single of 2010 ("Freefallin'") | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | APRA Awards[19] | Dance Work of the Year ("Freefallin") | Won |
| ARIA Music Awards[20] | Breakthrough Artist – Single ("Freefallin") | Nominated | |
| IT List Awards[21] | Single of 2011 ("Freefallin'") | Pending | |
| Album of 2011 (Zoë) | Pending | ||
| Australian Female Artist | Pending |