greatest australian singers...

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number 23: SARAH BLASKO



Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow[SUP][1][/SUP] (born 23 September 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician.[SUP][2][/SUP] Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band, Acquiesce, between the mid-1990s and 2002.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]
In 2007, Blasko won the "Best Pop Release" award for What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have at the ARIA Music Awards.[SUP][3][/SUP] Her album, As Day Follows Night, won the "Best Female Artist" award at the 2009 ARIA Awards.
Acquiesce[edit source | edit]

In 1998, as Sarah Semmens, she fronted Sydney band Acquiesce on lead vocals, with founding members Paul Camilleri on guitar, Steve Foxe on violin, Dave Hemmings on drums, Ted Langtree on bass guitar and her sister Kate Halcrow on harmony vocals.[SUP][10][/SUP][SUP][11][/SUP] Tracks were co-written by Blasko and Camilleri,[SUP][11][/SUP] Acquiesce recorded an EP, Aa for Acquiesce, released in September 1999.[SUP][10][/SUP] Dave Cullen (of Brotherhood Lush) replaced Langtree on bass guitar and they released a single, "Breathe In", in November 2000.[SUP][10][/SUP] Both EP and single were produced by Hugh Wilson (Brotherhood Lush).[SUP][11][/SUP][SUP][12][/SUP] Acquiesce received some local attention in 1999 by winning a national campus band competition.[SUP][13][/SUP] Acquiesce disbanded by January 2001 and Blasko teamed-up with acoustic guitarist, Nick Schneider in the short-lived project Sorija,[SUP][14][/SUP][SUP][15][/SUP] an acoustic pop/electronic duo, they played gigs in Sydney until April 2002.[SUP][14][/SUP] Early in her career, Blasko says she had an unsuccessful marriage.She went on to have four solo albums and one as part of a trio with Seeker,Lover,Keeper...
She continues to tour the US,Canada,Europe to this day recieving good reviews for her shows...

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