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Lisa Mitchell

Lisa Helen Mitchell (born 22 March 1990 in Canterbury, England[1]), is an Australian singer-songwriter, who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and from her success, she was brought to the attention of boutique London based publisher, Little Victories [6] a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she signed in 2007. Subsequently, Mitchell relocated to the UK for much of 2008 where she spent the summer working on songs for her debut studio album, Wonder. Mitchell finished sixth in the 2006 season of Australian Idol.

Early years

Born to parents Angus and Ruth and with one sister Nicola, Mitchell moved to Australia at age 3, growing up in Albury, New South Wales and is now based in Melbourne, Victoria. Beginning guitar lessons at 12 and leaning towards the folk and rock genres, she played in local cafes and events as well as with the cover band Chrome, taking inspiration from artists like Clare Bowditch.

Music career

2006–2007: Said One to the Other EP

From August to September 2006 Mitchell rose to national prominence as a contestant on Australian Idol Season 4, performing cover versions, and two of her own compositions. She made the top 6 before being eliminated.

On 13 April 2007, Mitchell performed at a National Youth Week event in Parkes, NSW,[1] supporting local and Australian Country/Folk family band The Lees, of which fellow Australian Idol Top 24 Contestant Raechel Lee is a member. She performed 8 original songs, and then later joined The Lees onstage, where they performed her originals "Alice" and "See It In Your Eyes" and a cover of Ben Harper's "Diamonds on the Inside".

Starting in March, Mitchell performed live from her home on her MySpace page, with her first performance reaching ten-thousand viewers.[2] During that year she went on to be a supporting act on tours for Old Man River, The Hampdens, Bob Evans, Ben Lee and Evermore.[3] She also embarked on her own headlining tour to release her first EP Said One to the Other which was released on 4 August 2007 via iTunes and physically one week later. It was released independently through Scorpio and Warner Music and peaked at #1 on the iTunes 'Top Albums' chart. It debuted in the ARIA Singles Chart on August 20 at #27. "Incomplete Lullaby" from Said One to the Other was used on the Australian dance reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance.

Mitchell began writing for her debut album with Ben Lee, Kevin Mitchell and Clare Bowditch. Later in 2007 she moved to London to continue writing for her debut album collaborating with Ant Whiting, Ed Harcourt and Sacha Skarbek.[3]

Her song "Neopolitan Dreams" is featured on the platinum selling Packed to the Rafters soundtrack.

2008: Welcome to the Afternoon EP

On 5 January 2008, Mitchell appeared on an episode of RocKwiz and February 2008 saw Mitchell take on her second headlining tour with support acts Ashleigh Mannix and Leroy Lee.[4]

Her second EP entitled Welcome to the Afternoon, was released on 31 May 2008, along with two singles; "Neopolitan Dreams" (as a digital single) and "See You When You Get Here". The "Neopolitan Dreams" official video made its debut on 5 September 2008 and was re-released on 6 September 2008 on iTunes. "Neopolitan Dreams" from the EP was used as the theme tune for popular online series The MySpace Road Tour[5]. The song was also used in a 3 Mobile television advert in July 2008, in a UK Surf Detergent advert in September 2008, in a large Deutsche Telekom ad,[6] and in Spain in the El Corte Inglés Christmas ad. "Far Far Far Away" from Welcome to the Afternoon was used to promote the Olympic cliffhanger episode of Home and Away. Neopolitan Dreams has had considerable airplay on Australian youth radio station Triple J, FBi 94.5 and Nova 96.9. It placed 91st in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008.[7]

Mitchell announced a 14 date national tour around Australia which will start in Canberra and finish in Perth.[8]

2009: Wonder

In July 2009, Mitchell released her debut album Wonder which debuted nationally on the Australian Charts at number 6[9] and has since reached Gold status in sales within Australia.[10] On 8th October 2009, it was announced that Mitchell has been nominated for 3 ARIA music awards [11]. Promotion for the album includes an extensive tour across Australia. In October, 2009, Mitchell toured with Newton Faulkner across the UK and RoI which included shows in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle and many other UK cities [12]. Mitchell will also be playing at Australia’s Big Day Out festival in January 2010. [13]

In April 2009, Mitchell opened for Jason Mraz in Melbourne. In May 2009, she toured again, with Andy Bull and Vanessa Jade supporting.

In August 2009, "Coin Laundry" was featured in a Bell Canada ad for the Palm Pre.[14] In September 2009, "Neopolitan Dreams" was featured in both a Deutsche Telekom ad and a Unilever Surf ad.[15] In 2009, Neopolitan Dreams was used in the game LittleBigPlanet (PSP) and is the annoying song of the costumer service of Chilean telco VTR. Her song 'Coin Laundry' also placed number 7 in Triple J's hottest 100 for 2009. Her song "Pirouette" is featured in an advertisement for the 2010 season of Bondi Rescue.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[9] 		UK
[16]
2009 Wonder 6 —

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
AUS
[18][19] 		UK
[20]
2008 "See You When You Get Here" — Welcome to the Afternoon
"Neopolitan Dreams" 70 156
2009 "Coin Laundry" 28 Wonder
"Clean White Love" —
2010 "Oh! Hark!"[21] —

EPs

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2009 ARIA Awards Breakthrough Artist (Single) - Coin Laundry Nominated
Breakthrough Artist (Album) - Wonder Nominated
Best Female Artist Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Quick and Juicy Facts Retrieved 21 September 2008
  2. ^ MITCHELL'S ONLINE RESIDENCY Retrieved 21 September 2008
  3. ^ a b Lisa Mitchell's new EP- Welcome To The Afternoon Retrieved 21 September 2008
  4. ^ Lisa Mitchell on tour Retrieved 21 September 2008
  5. ^ http://www.myspace.com/myspaceroadtour
  6. ^ Surf Sunshine Lemon & Bergamot advert Retrieved 14 October 2008
  7. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/popup.htm
  8. ^ Lisa Mitchell OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2008 Retrieved 21 September 2008
  9. ^ a b "Australian Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24. Cite error: The named reference "AUS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Albums
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ [2]
  13. ^ [3]
  14. ^ [4]
  15. ^ [5] Retrieved 5 September 2009
  16. ^ "everyhit.com". everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  17. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2009 Albums
  18. ^ "Lisa Mitchell - Australian top 50 chart history". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 17th August 2009". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  20. ^ "Chart Log UK - M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  21. ^ "Artist News - Lisa Mitchell: Next single: 'Oh! Hark'!". Sony Music. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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