Lior

For other people named Lior, see Lior (disambiguation).
Lior
Background information
Birth name Lior Attar
Born 1976
Rishon LeZion, Israel
Origin Sydney
Genres Indie
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Labels Independent
Website Lior's official website

Lior Attar (born 1976), better known simply as Lior,[1] is an independent Israeli-Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.

Early life and education

Lior was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel and his family moved to Sydney when he was 10.[2][3]

Career

In early 2005, Lior self-released his debut album Autumn Flow, certified gold by ARIA. It also garnered three ARIA Award nominations in the 2005 ARIA Music Awards: Best Breakthrough Artist, Best Male Artist, and Best Independent Release.[4] The album was also nominated for the J Award, presented by Australian radio station Triple J, for the Australian Album of the Year. Autumn Flow has since gone on to become one of the most successful independent debut releases in Australian music history.

Lior released his second album in February 2008, Corner of an Endless Road; again an independent release. The album debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Australian albums chart and was nominated for the Best Independent Release in the 2008 ARIA Music Awards.[5] His third studio album Tumbling into the Dawn was released in 2010; the European compilation album 3-2-1 followed in 2011.

Lior also composed and recorded a song, entitled "Hoot's Lullaby", for the ABC children's television show, Giggle and Hoot.[6] In 2012 his song Hey Hootabelle, written and recorded for Giggle & Hoot, won the APRA|AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed for Screen.[7]

Live performances

Lior has toured with the WOMAD festival in 2005 to the UK, Singapore and Korea. Lior also performed at the Spiegeltent throughout the world, and the Make Poverty History concerts in Australia.

In February 2006, Lior released a live album, Doorways of My Mind – Live at the NSC. This recording consisted mostly of versions of tracks from Autumn Flow as well as some new material such as 'Diego and the Village Girl', a traditional prayer (Avinu Malkeinu) and 'Burying Chances'. The album ends with a singalong version of crowd favourite 'This Old Love'. Autumn Flow was also nominated for two other ARIA awards at the 2006 ARIA Music Awards: Best Independent release and Best Blues and Roots Album.

In 2008, Lior toured extensively, both in his home country of Australia and abroad including feature performances at the Edinburgh Festival. In early 2009, he performed with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for a series of outdoor concerts.

In 2009, Lior launched the Shadows and Light tour, a collaboration with renowned shadow artists Stephen Mushin and Anna Parry. The Shadows and Light concerts are an interactive performance combining Lior's music with live shadow art performance and featured a season at the Sydney Opera House.[8]

In September 2013, Lior appeared at the Sydney Opera House in Compassion, an orchestral arrangement of his own songs in collaboration with composer and conductor Nigel Westlake.[9][10]

Philanthropy

In 2012, Lior is listed as a supporter of the "Oscar's Law" campaign, together with other publicly known figures. The campaign protests against the factory farming of companion animals and is named after a neglected dog found in central Victoria, Australia. Other notable supporters include Mark McEntee (musician), Mick Molloy (comedian), the Essendon Football Club (Australian Football League), Missy Higgins (musician) and Paul Dempsey (musician).

Discography

Studio albums
Collabortation Albums
Compilation Albums
Live albums

References

  1. ↑ Murfett, Andrew (15 February 2008). "Empty halls are long gone for this muso on the rise". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lior happy to go with the Flow". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Dow, Steve (7 September 2009). http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=432. Retrieved 11 November 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Chris Duell (14 September 2005). "Lior 3 ARIA Nominations". LoudnLocal. LoudnLocal. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/documents/2008ARIAAwardFinalistsAnnounced.pdf
  6. ↑ "Lior Hoot's Lullaby". TuneGenie. MusicToGo. 2009–2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/history/2012winners.aspx
  8. ↑ BWW News Desk (30 June 2009). "Sydney Theatre Co Announces Lior Shadows & Light at Wharf 1 9/9-9/10". broadwayworld.com. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "LIOR & WESTLAKE: SONGS WITH ORCHESTRA". Sydney Opera House. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Songs with Orchestra". www.sydneysymphony.com. The Sydney Symphony. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

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