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Amiel Muki Daemion (also known as just Amiel) (born in 1979 in New York, United States) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. She move to Australia with her family at the age of two and starred in films in the 1990's, including The Silver Brumby which also starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. Her music career shot to fame in 1999 when she teamed up with producer Josh Abrahams for the song "Addicted to Bass" which became a top twenty hit in Australia, this led to Daemion releasing studio albums such as Audio Out in 2003 and These Ties in 2005.
Biography
Childhood music and acting
Daemion was raised in a musical household, with her parents being musicians.[1] Her father plays piano and is a singer-songwriter, Daemion states "ever since I was a little girl he [her father] would have musical instruments around. He really encouraged me to do what I'm doing."[1] Her mother is a singer as well, Daemion states "she [her mother] used to play guitar and write songs with her sister. I remember being about four and listening to her Janis Ian records and singing along and learning all the words." Daemion's first three records she brought were John Lennon, De La Soul and Mariah Carey, where she felt that Carey's album was "overproduced".[1] She wrote and recorded her first song at the age of nine in an effort to help spread the message of ecological awareness.[2] Daemion states "I'd seen a documentary. I turned to Dad and said why? and he had no answer for me so I thought if I wrote a song then maybe I could help the cause. I sang it into a tape recorder. Dad heard it and said ‘do you realise what you've just done?’ I said ‘no.’ He said: ‘Amiel, you've written a song.”[1] She was introduced to the world of entertainment at the of age eleven performing the leading role alongside Russell Crowe in the 1991 feature film The Silver Brumby. She states "I always knew that all I wanted to do was perform."[2]
1998-2003: Collaborations with Josh Abrahams and debut album
Daemion released her first single with the Australian producer Josh Abrahams called "Addicted to Bass" in 1998. The song had success and peaked in the top twenty on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] and was nominated for two ARIA Awards at the the 1999 awards for "Single of the Year" and "Best Video" but lost to "The Day You Come" by Powderfinger and "Girls Like That..." by Custard.[4] With the success of "Addicted to Bass", Daemion was then given a solo recording contract in 1998 at the age of nineteen with Festival Records and decided that Abrahams would be the best producer for her debut album.[2] Daemion was confronted by delays while making the record and refused to be bothered by the record’s slow progress, so she used this time to write new songs both in Australia and in the United States where she composed and recorded a song, "Meet Me in the Red Room", for the second Moulin Rouge! soundtrack with Marius De Vries, under the direction of Baz Luhrmann.[2] The new songs Daemion worked with changed the direction of the record and while a couple of the very early songs remained, the songs that were written during this period were replaced bt the first demos. Daemion states "As I learnt more about the recording process and worked with different people my writing evolved and my vision for the record expanded."[2] What started out as a small independent record, it turned into a full-scale production and Daemion's record became a major priority for her record company, which had merged to become Festival Mushroom Records since she had been signed.[2]
In 2001, Due to the success of "Addicted to Bass" in Australia and New Zealand, Abrahams and Daemion collaborated to form the band Puretone to release the song around the world. The song became a hit around the globe peaking at number two in the United Kingdom[5] and number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.[6] Abrahams and Amiel released a second single as Puretone named "Stuck in a Groove" which became a minor hit around the world. They also wrote the music for a Vodafone television commercial that was nominated for "Best Music for an Advertisement" at the 2002 APRA Screen Awards.Template:-fact
2004-present: These Ties and current activities
In 2001, Amiel collaborated with Marius de Vries on the song 'Meet Me In The Red Room' from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. The song was featured on the second volume of the movie soundtrack which hit #90 on in the U.S. Billboard Charts. Neither it, nor the debut single 'The Chase' would find their way onto Amiel's debut album; the artist choosing to start afresh with brand new material.
Her first solo album Audio Out peaked at #17 on the ARIAnet Album Charts in 2003 and was certified Gold. Three singles were released from the album that year in Australia. They were Lovesong (peaking at #6 - certified Platinum), "Obsession (I Love You)" (peaking at #15 - certified Gold) and "Tonight" (peaking at #64). The album contained two songs co-written with The Matrix (the writing team behind many Avril Lavigne songs).
The album also had some success in Japan, selling over 60,000 copies. In 2003, Amiel received five nominations in the 2003 ARIA Awards, including Song of the Year and Best Female Artist - losing all to Delta Goodrem.
"Lovesong" won the 2004 APRA Award for Most Performed Australian Work; and was also nominated for Most Performed Dance Work (for "Tonight").
In 2005 she also featured on The Blips' song "Green Eyed World", featured on the soundtrack of the film Hating Alison Ashley. In addition, she released an electroclash cover of the Split Enz song "One Step Ahead" on the Finn brothers tribute album She Will Have Her Way - which climbed to #3 on the ARIA charts.
Her second album, These Ties was released on 19 October 2005 in Japan but was never officially released in Australia. The first single to be released was 'Be Your Girl' available only by digital download. The next single was 'Round And Round' peaking at #64 on the ARIA charts, and #19 on the Australasian charts.
After the decision was made to shelve the Australian release of the album; 'Be Your Girl' was remixed and re-released in Australia complete with a new music video. 'Be Your Girl (Bass Kleph Remix)', a much more dancefloor focused tune compared to the rock sound of the original track - hit #19 on the ARIA Club Chart and #17 on the Australasian charts (hitting #76 on the main ARIA chart). The 'Be Your Girl' EP contained several previously unheard tracks from 'These Ties', which in turn have also been remixed. 'Following The Sun', features Australian rapper Phrase, whilst 'Expectations' features New Zealand based rappers Savage and Mareko.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions[3] | Sales and certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | JPN | |||
| 2003 | Audio Out
|
17 | 20 | |
| 2005 | These Ties
|
141 | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[3][8] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | GER | NZ | |||
| 1998 | "Addicted to Bass" (with Josh Abrahams) |
15 | 27 | Sweet Distorted Holiday | |
| 1999 | "Headroom" (with Josh Abrahams) |
— | |||
| 2000 | "The Chase" | 96 | Single-only | ||
| 2003 | "Lovesong" | 6 | 75 | — | Audio Out |
| "Obsession (I Love You)" | 15 | ||||
| "Tonight" | 64 | ||||
| 2005 | "Round and Round" | 64 | These Ties | ||
| 2006 | "Be Your Girl" | 76 | |||
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Silver Brumby | Indi Mitchell | |
| 1997 | Raw FM | Emma | Starred in one episode of the TV series. |
| 1998 | Meteorites! | Crystal Cassidy |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ARIA Award | Single of the Year ("Addicted to Bass") | Nominated |
| 1999 | ARIA Award | Video of the Year ("Addicted to Bass") | Nominated |
| 1999 | APRA Awards | Song of the Year ("Addicted to Bass") | Nominated |
| 2003 | ARIA Award | Single of the Year ("Lovesong") | Nominated |
| 2003 | ARIA Award | Highest Selling Single ("Lovesong") | Nominated |
| 2003 | ARIA Award | Best Female Artist (Audio Out) | Nominated |
| 2003 | ARIA Award | Breakthrough Artist - Album (Audio Out) | Nominated |
| 2003 | ARIA Award | Best Pop Release (Audio Out) | Nominated |
| 2004 | APRA Awards | Most Performed Australian Song ("Lovesong") | Won |
| 2004 | APRA Awards | Dance Song of The Year ("Tonight") | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d "Biography by Australian Music Online". Australian Music Online. Retrieved July 5 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amiel Biography from her official website". amiel.com.au. Retrieved July 3 2008.
- ^ a b c "Amiel - Australian Chart Runs". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 24 2008.
- ^ "1999: 13th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. Retrieved July 3 2008.
- ^ "Puretone Addicted to Base - UK Chart Run". chartstats.com. Retrieved July 5 2008.
- ^ "Addicted to Base - Hot Dance Club Play". Billboard. Retrieved July 5 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved June 24 2008.
- ^ "Josh Abrahams and Amiel Daemion - New Zealand Chart Runs". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved June 24 2008.
External links
- http://www.amiel.com.au/ Official Homepage
- Official Amiel MySpace
- Complete Amiel Discography
- Amiel Daemion on imdb
Category:1979 births
Category:Australian child actors
Category:Australian dance musicians
Category:Australian female singers
Category:Australian television actors
Category:Living people
Category:Melbourne techno