Emma Louise

Emma Louise

A woman singing on stage with three other band members

Emma Louise at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013
Background information
Born (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991
Origin Cairns, Australia
Genres Pop, indie
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active 2007–present
Website emmalouise.net

Emma Louise (born July 16, 1991) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She was nominated for the 2011 J Award Unearthed artist of the year,[1] as well as Best Female Artist at the 2013 ARIA Awards.[2] She has also won numerous awards at the Queensland Music Awards.[3] In 2011 she toured in support of Boy & Bear.

In 2013, German DJ/Producer Wankelmut remixed Emma's standout track 'Jungle', a remix of which subsequently reached double platinum status in Italy and Top 30 in Germany. In 2014, American DJ/Producer MK remixed Wankelmut's 'Jungle' remix (released as "My Head Is A Jungle [MK Remix]", of which reached #1 in the iTunes Electronic Charts and #2 in the United Kingdom. Adding to the successes of 2014, international fashion house Yves Saint Laurent used Emma Louise's original 'Jungle' track in their worldwide advertising campaign for Black Opium perfume.

In 2014, Emma appeared in an advertising campaign for South Australian Tourism Commission.[4] The ad featured her singing a version of the INXS song Never Tear Us Apart.[5]

Emma also collaborated with Australian electronic duo Flight Facilities on their breakthrough 2014 track 'Two Bodies', for which Emma wrote and performed as feature artist. 'Two Bodies' placed at #39 on Triple J's 2015 Hot 100 Countdown.

In 2015, Emma was the opening act for English singer Sam Smith on the Oceania leg of his In the Lonely Hour Tour.[6] Emma has recently been announced as the only and main support act for Sam Smith's second Australian tour, taking place in November–December 2015.

Style

In a 2011 interview with Triple J, Emma Louise said, "My biggest musical role models are Missy Higgins, Josh Pyke, Sarah Blasko and Lior. Missy Higgins really inspired me to start writing music."[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[8]		 FRA
[9]
2013 vs Head vs Heart 12 87
2016 Supercry 14

EPs

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[8]		 FRA
[9]
2011 Full Hearts and Empty Rooms — —

Singles

As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[9]		 BEL
(Fl)
[10]		 BEL
(Wa)
[11]		 NED
[12]		 SWI
[13]
2011 "Jungle" 3 99 17 100 27 vs Head vs Heart
2012 "Boy" — — — — —
2013 "Freedom" — — — — —
2015 "Underflow" — — — — — Supercry
2016 "Talk Baby Talk" — — — — —
"West End Kids" — — — — —
As featured artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[14]		 BEL
(Fl)
[10]		 BEL
(Wa)
[11]		 FRA
[9]		 GER
[15]		 ITA
[16]		 NED
[12]		 SWI
[13]		 UK
[17]
2013 "My Head Is a Jungle"
(with Wankelmut)		 55 34 64 80 29 5 68 35 5
  • ITA: 2× Platinum[18]
 vs Head vs Heart
2014 "Two Bodies"
(Flight Facilities featuring Emma Louise)		 — — — — — — — — — Down to Earth
2017 "Arty Boy"

(Flight Facilities featuring Emma Louise)

 — — — — — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "J Awards 2011 - Emma Louise". Triple J. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Mengel, Noel (16 October 2013). "Emma Louise nominated for ARIA Award for best female artist". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Queensland’s Best and Brightest Honoured at 2013 Queensland Music Awards". QMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ↑ KWP! Advertising. "Adelaide. Breathe.". Youtube. KWP! Advertising. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Ward, Miranda. "KWP: ‘We had to change tourism advertising again’ for new Adelaide spot". Mumbrella. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sam Smith 2015 All-Ages Australian Tour Announced". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "emma louise | Unearthed". Triple J, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Australian Charts Emma Louise discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "French Charts Emma Louise discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  10. 1 2 "Emma Louise – Belgian Vlanders Charts". belgiancharts.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  11. 1 2 "Emma Louise – Belgian Wallonia Charts". belgiancharts.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  12. 1 2 "Dutch Charts Emma Louise discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  13. 1 2 "Swiss Charts Emma Louise discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  14. ↑ "Emma Louise – Austrian Charts". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  15. ↑ "Germany Charts: Top 100 Albums & Top 100 Singles". Media Control Charts. charts.de. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "Italy Charts: Classifica Album & Top Digital Download". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. fimi.it. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "United Kingdom Charts: UK Singles & Albums Top 100". The Official Charts. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Wankelmut & Emma Louise – My Head Is a Jungle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
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