Amy Shark

Amy Shark
Birth name Amy Billings
Born 1986
Origin Gold Coast, Queensland
Genres Indie pop
Instruments Singer Songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Labels Wonderlick Entertainment
Website amyshark.com

Amy Billings (born 1986), who performs as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. She is best known for her 2016 single "Adore", which was voted in at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.

Shark grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Southport State High School throughout her teenage years.[1] She has been a video editor for the Gold Coast Titans and a resident of Broadbeach Waters with her husband Shane[2] and has been active as a musician on YouTube since 2014.[3] In 2016, Shark won Pop Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards, and embarked on a nationwide tour.[4] She performed her single "Adore", released in 2016 with production assistance from M-Phazes and Cam Bluff,[5] in addition to a cover of Silverchair's "Miss You Love" for Like a Version.[6] "Adore" received significant media attention as one of two frontrunners to take out first place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016, alongside Flume's "Never Be like You";[7] it was later voted in second place.[8][9]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[10]		 NZ
Heat.
[11]
Night Thinker EP[12] 2 1

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[10]
"Spits on Girls"[13] 2014 —
"Golden Fleece"[14] 2016 —
"Adore"[15] 3
"Weekends"[17] 2017 59
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. ↑ Premiere! Amy Shark - 'Adore' Film Clip
  2. ↑ Aleisha Pidgeon (5 June 2016). "Peek inside indie-pop musician Amy Shark’s Gold Coast beach shack". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Amy Shark Music. "AMY SHARK - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Melanie Baker (9 December 2016). "Rise to fame: Amy Shark on music, ARIAs and her first national tour". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Dom Alessio (8 August 2016). "Premiere! Amy Shark - 'Adore' Film Clip". Triple J. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Like A Version: Amy Shark covers 'Miss You Love'". Triple J. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Neil Griffiths (21 January 2017). "Amy Shark Opens Up On The Pressure Of Being A Hottest 100 Favourite". TheMusic.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170127010757/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/countdown/
  9. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/your-guide-to-this-years-triple-j-hottest-100/news-story/c696da38f02be3c5e70af574b5b06e75
  10. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
  11. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Night Thinker – EP by Amy Shark on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Spits on Girls (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Golden Fleece (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Adore (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Hottest 100 hero Amy Shark releases new single 'Weekends' | Music News | triple j". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 March 2017.


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