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Sia
Sia performing in Seattle, 2011
Born
Sia Kate Isabelle Furler

(1975-12-18) 18 December 1975 (age 48)
Adelaide, Australia
Occupations
Spouse
Erik Anders Lang
​
(m. 2014)​
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1975–present
Labels
Websitesiamusic.net

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975), better known simply as Sia (/sɪə/or /ˈsiːə/), is an Australian singer, songwriter and music video director, who has collaborated with many artists. In 2000, her single "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the low 50s on the Billboard 200.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Sia won the award for Best Music DVD and received six nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 and won Best Independent Release and Best Pop Release for We Are Born and Best Video for the song "Clap Your Hands". She co-wrote and featured on Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits "Titanium" with David Guetta—with whom she also produced the single "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)"—and "Wild Ones" with rapper Flo Rida. All three songs achieved international success. In 2014, her single "Chandelier" became an international success, and her highest ranked solo song to date at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for four Grammy Awards. In 2014, she was ranked the 97th richest Australian person under the age of 40 by BRW magazine, with a reported net worth of $20 million AUD.[2]

Career

1975–1997: Early life and career beginnings

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 18 December 1975. Her father, Phil Colson, is a musician, and her mother, Loene Furler, is an art lecturer.[3] Sia is the niece of actor-singer Kevin Colson,[4] and musician Colin Hay, a member of Australian group Men at Work.[3] Sia said that as a child, she imitated the performing style of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Sting, who she counted as her early influences.[5] She attended Adelaide High School, graduating in 1994.[3] In the mid-1990s, Sia started a career as a singer in the local acid jazz band Crisp.[3] Sia collaborated with the band and contributed vocals to their two albums: Word and the Deal (1996) and Delerium (1997).[6] By 1997, Crisp disbanded,[7] and Sia released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee on Flavoured Records.[8] The album sold 1,200 copies.[9]

1997–2006: Healing Is Difficult and Colour the Small One

Following the disbandment of Crisp in 1997, Sia decided to move to London to follow her first love affair named Dan. Several weeks later, while on a stopover in Thailand, she received the news that Dan had died in London after a car accident. Sia returned to Australia, but soon later she received a call from one of Dan's former housemates, who invited her to stay in London.[7] While living in London, she performed as a background vocalist for British band Jamiroquai.[10] Sia also provided vocals for English downtempo group Zero 7 on their first three studio albums and toured with the group.[11] The single "Destiny" by Zero 7 featuring Sia peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.[12]

Sia in concert in 2006

In 2000, Sia signed a recording contract with Sony Music's sub-label Dance Pool and released her first single, "Taken for Granted", which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[10] In 2001, she released her second solo album, Healing Is Difficult, which blends retro jazz and soul musical styles and lyrically discusses Sia's dealing with the death of her first love affair.[7][13] Displeased with the promotion of the album, Sia fired her manager, left Sony Music and signed with Go! Beat, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group (UMG).[11] At the APRA Awards of 2002, Sia won the Breakthrough Songwriter category alongside Brisbane pop duo Aneiki's Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis.[14]

In 2004, Sia released her third studio album, Colour the Small One.[15] The album employs a mixture of acoustic instruments and electronic backing to her material.[15][16] The album spawned four singles: "Don't Bring Me Down", "Breathe Me", "Where I Belong" and "Numb". "Breathe Me" was the most commercially successful single from the album, peaking at number 71 in the United Kingdom,[12] number 19 in Denmark and number 81 in France.[17] "Where I Belong" was scheduled to be included on the soundtrack for the film Spider-Man 2; however, owing to a record label conflict, it was withdrawn at the last minute.[18]

Dissatisfied with Colour the Small One's being poorly marketed and struggling to connect with a mainstream audience, Sia relocated to New York City in 2005.[7] During which time, "Breathe Me" appeared in the final scene of the U.S. HBO television series Six Feet Under, which helped increase Sia's fame in the United States. Consequently, Sia's manager, David Enthoven, set up a tour across the country to maintain her success.[19]

2007–09: Some People Have Real Problems

Sia performing in 2008

In 2007, Sia released a live album entitled Lady Croissant, which includes eight live songs from her April 2006 performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York and one new studio recording—"Sunday".[20] A year later, Sia released her fourth studio album, Some People Have Real Problems. The album peaked at number 41 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[21] It charted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Sia's first album to chart in the United States.[22]

Some People Have Real Problems yielded four singles. The lead single, "Day Too Soon", was released in November 2007 and peaked at number 24 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs.[23][24] The second single, "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine", was made available in March 2008.[25] The single peaked at number 11 in the Netherlands and number 12 in Spain;[26] it additionally reached number 8 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs.[24] The third single from the album, "Soon We'll Be Found", was made available in October 2008.[27] The Bart Hendrix Deep Dope remix of "Buttons" was issued as the final single from Some People Have Real Problems in February 2009.[28]

In May 2009, Sia released TV Is My Parent on DVD, which includes a live concert at New York's Hiro Ballroom, four music videos and behind-the-scene footage.[29] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Sia won the Best Music DVD category for TV Is My Parent.[30] She also received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Artist Album for Some People Have Real Problems.[31]

2010–13: We Are Born

Sia approached Christina Aguilera's manager in 2007 to record "Death by Chocolate" and Aguilera contacted Furler herself. During 2009, Sia and Samuel Dixon collaborated with Aguilera on tracks for the U.S. artist's sixth studio album, Bionic (2010). Three of the songs were included on the standard version and a fourth was included on the deluxe edition.[32] Sia, Aguilera and Dixon also co-wrote "Bound to You" for the soundtrack of Burlesque of the film of the same name, which was performed by Aguilera who co-starred with Cher. "Bound to You" was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[33] In May 2011, Sia appeared on the inaugural season of the U.S. version of a singing competition The Voice, as an adviser for Aguilera, who was a vocal coach and judge.[34]

Sia released her fifth studio album, We Are Born, on 18 June 2010.[35] She had performed some new material from the album ("You've Changed", "The Co-Dependent" and "Clap Your Hands") during her 2009–2010 tours. In 2008, "The Co-Dependent" was expected to be part of an animated pop project, "The H-Crusaders". The album's first single, "Clap Your Hands" was issued in May.[36] The track "You've Changed" was premiered on music blog, Sheena Beaston, on 18 November 2009.[37] It was co-written with Lauren Flax, American DJ and producer, and was originally released in 2008 by Flax. Sia re-recorded it for We Are Born. "You've Changed" peaked at number 31 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[38] It was played in the television show The Vampire Diaries, while "I'm in Here" (piano vocal version) was used in Gossip Girl, Rookie Blue, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, and Nikita. "You've Changed" placed 72nd in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009; despite being only available from December, her track "Buttons" (CSS Remix) appeared in 50th place.[39]

She received six nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 and won 'Best Independent Release' and 'Best Pop Release' for We Are Born, while Kris Moyes won 'Best Video of the Year' for "Clap Your Hands".[40][41] The album was also nominated for 'Album of the Year', and "Clap Your Hands" was nominated for 'Single of the Year'.[41] "Clap Your Hands" peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[38] It earned Sia and co-writer Samuel Dixon a nomination for 'Song of the Year' at the 2011 APRA Music Awards.[42][43] The album received gold album accreditation by the Australian Recording Industry Association in 2011 for shipment of 35,000 units.[44]

In June 2010, Sia cancelled her touring commitments and later announced that she had been diagnosed with Graves' disease. After rest and treatment, she resumed performing from January 2011.[45] She performed at the Big Day Out concerts in New Zealand and Australia.[45] Further touring of Australia followed in February.[46] According to Furler's website, her tour of North America is due to start in late July.[47] During the 2012 Royal Rumble, a Pay-Per-View produced by WWE, a promo featured in between matches where the Flo Rida song "Wild Ones" that she features on, was used in the background. The song would later feature in the following weeks for various other WWE content and would later be announced as one of the theme songs for WWE's biggest show of the year, WrestleMania XXVIII.[48] Sia also provided vocals for David Guetta's song "Titanium" released on 5 August 2011, which can be found on his album Nothing but the Beat. Sia also performed this song live alongside Guetta at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2012, as well as featuring in Guetta's 2012 single "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)".

On 30 March 2012, Sia released the career retrospective Best Of... in Australia. It peaked at number 27 on the Australian Albums chart. She recorded "Kill and Run" for the soundtrack of the 2013 film, The Great Gatsby. On 17 June 2013, Sia won both Urban Work of The Year for the single "I Love It" with Hilltop Hoods and Songwriter of the Year at the 2013 APRA Awards.[49]

2013–present: 1000 Forms of Fear

On 13 September 2013, Sia announced that she was finishing up her sixth album with Greg Kurstin.[50] The album was preceded by the lead single, "Chandelier", released on 17 March 2014. The song was co-written by Jesse Shatkin and produced by Greg Kurstin.[51] The single was Sia's first number one on the US Dance Club Play chart.[52][53] On 18 April 2014, it was revealed that the album was to be titled 1000 Forms of Fear.[54] On 14 May 2014, Sia revealed the album's artwork and tracklisting and also stated that it would be released on 8 July 2014.[55]

A music video for "Chandelier" was released on 6 May 2014, and features child dancer Maddie Ziegler of the TV show Dance Moms. On 19 May 2014, Sia performed "Chandelier" live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, recreating the video with Ziegler dancing live on the set. Sia avoided the media spotlight, her back facing the audience and cameras during her entire appearance on the show. She also did this on ABC's Dancing with the Stars results show for Week 2. Likewise 1 November 2014 on the tray of the French version of Dancing with the Stars, but with other dancers, Denna Thomsen and Fauve Hautot (professional dancer from the TV show).

Sia featured on the deluxe version of Eminem's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, on "Beautiful Pain". Furler also co-wrote Maroon 5's song "My Heart Is Open", on the band's fifth studio album V. On 8 July 2014, 1000 Forms of Fear was released worldwide. It has since topped the US Billboard 200, the Canadian Albums Chart, and the Australian Albums Chart. On 25 August 2014, she again collaborated with Eminem and was featured on his single called "Guts Over Fear", which is the first single from Shady Records' compilation album Shady XV, which was released on 24 November 2014. The song is also featured in the film The Equalizer.[56] On 22 October 2014, she released a music video of "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" from the 2014 feature film Annie.[57] In 2014, Furler again collaborated with David Guetta on the songs "Bang My Head" and "The Whisperer" were featured on his album Listen. In January 2015, Sia released her solo version of "Elastic Heart" as the fourth single from 1000 Forms of Fear.

Personal life

Sia's parents, Phil Colson and Loene Furler, were members of Adelaide-based rockabilly band, The Soda Jerx. Colson is a composer, playwright and band leader, and Loene is an art lecturer, musician and songwriter.[3][58]

Sia and her boyfriend, Dan, planned to travel together on a world trip. On her way to meet him in London, she stopped off in Thailand. Dan was killed in a traffic accident in London a week before she arrived. She lived in a London boarding house with Dan's friends.[11] In 2007, Sia recalled the impact of Dan's death, "We were all devastated, so we got shit-faced on drugs and Special Brew. Unfortunately, that bender lasted six years for me."[11]

In 2008, Sia discussed her sexual orientation in interviews with Scotland on Sunday and AfterEllen.com,[59] and announced her relationship with JD Samson; they later broke up in 2011.[60][61] She was included on a list of gay entertainers in the June–July 2009 issue of The Advocate.[62] In both 2009 and 2010, Sia was nominated by readers of SameSame.com.au as one of the 25 most influential lesbian and gay Australians.[63][64] When asked about her sexuality, she said, "Before I was actually successful I'd always said I've always dated boys and girls and anything in between. I don't care what gender you are, it's about people. I didn't just recently open up, I just recently got famous! I've always been... well, flexible is the word I would use."[65]

Sia has suffered from depression. She has said that she suffered from addiction to painkillers and alcohol, and had also contemplated suicide before, going as far as writing a suicide note.[66]

In June 2010, Sia's official website announced that all scheduled promotional events and shows had been cancelled due to her poor health.[67] She cited extreme lethargy and panic attacks and considered retiring permanently from performing and touring.[68] According to her Twitter account, she was diagnosed with Graves' disease – an autoimmune disorder with an over-active thyroid.[68] Four months later, in an ARIA Awards interview, Sia said her health was improving after rest and thyroid hormone replacement therapy.[69]

On 6 June 2014, Furler's engagement to documentary filmmaker Erik Anders Lang was announced by her mother.[70] They were married at her home in Palm Springs, California on 2 August 2014.[71]

Activism

Furler, who is a vegetarian, participated in an advertisement for PETA Asia-Pacific, with her dog, Pantera, to encourage pet neutering.[72] Furler has also joined other publicly known figures for the "Oscar's Law" campaign, in protest against large scale pet breeding. Other advocates include singers Jon Stevens, Paul Dempsey, Rachael Leahcar, and Missy Higgins.[73] She is also a supporter of the Beagle Freedom Project, performing "I'm in Here" live at the Beagle Freedom Project Gala on September 9, 2013.[74]

Discography

Main article: Sia discography

See also

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