Sahara Beck

Sahara Beck (born 1996) is an Australian singer and songwriter, from the Sunshine Coast. She has released two studio albums: Volume One (2011) and Panacea (2016), and three EPs: You Could Be Happy (2013), Bloom (2014) and Queen of Hearts (2019). Beck has won multiple Queensland Music Awards.

Sahara Beck
Sahara Beck performing at Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016
Background information
Born1996
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
OriginSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsDew Process, Sugarrush
Associated actsKatie Noonan, Xavier Rudd, The Cat Empire
Websitewww.saharabeck.com.au

Early life

Beck was born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1996, and comes from a musical family. As a child, she used to watch Mary Poppins which inspired Beck to sing.[1] She took on vocal lessons, piano lessons, guitar lessons and trumpet lessons.

Musical career

2009–2011: Early years and Volume One

By the age of 13 she dazzled the local musician, Harii Bandhu, by joining to sing with him on her Dad's birthday party. Bandhu took on a mentoring role for Beck and has given her opportunities to perform on live gigs, as she has written numerous original songs which Bandhu later refined and recorded nine with Geir Brillian. In 2011 her debut album was then formed, Volume One when she was only 15 years of age upon release.[2][3]

2011–2015: You Could Be Happy and Bloom

In 2012, Beck moved to Brisbane to continue High School at the Music Industry College, she had made a quick impression in the local industry when two of her songs were nominated and taking home an award at the Queensland Music Awards 2012.[4] She has earned a lot of radio play on Australian broadcasters such as ABC Coast FM, HOT 91.1, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed and numerous overseas broadcasters such as in the UK, Germany and New York City.[5]

She was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2012 Queensland Music Awards for her song "You Could Be Happy" and won an award for the category: Schools (Grade 6 -12).[6][7]

In 2013 she released her EP You Could Be Happy, which contains her singles, "Bang Bang Bang" and "C'mon Man You're Dead".[8]

She supported her second EP, Bloom released in 2014, with her Australian Bloom Tour featuring her hit singles "Brother, Sister" and "Pretender" and receiving "an impressive amount of radio play across a number of stations."[2]

Beck won an award in the Queensland Music Awards 2015 in the peoples choice for Most Popular Female.[9]

In 2015, Beck went on tour with Katie Noonan with their Songs That Made Me album. She also sang alongside Noonan for a track she recorded with Grammy Award winner Sia.[10]

2016–present: Panacea and touring

In 2016 Beck released Panacea, featuring the single "Here it Comes". The new album was followed by further touring, including appearances with Xavier Rudd and The Cat Empire.

Beck sang "Somewhere Only We Know", backed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a 2017 Queensland Tourism television advertising campaign.

In August 2018, Beck released a new single titled "Here We Go Again" under new label Dew Process, and later released a music video for it too.[11][12] She later announced her national Here We Go Again Tour that was performed in September and November of that year.[13]

On 28 March 2019, Beck released a new single titled "I Haven't Done A Thing Today", produced by ARIA Award-nominated Tony Buchen.[14] A lyric video was later released on 3 April.[15] Sahara beck is slated to appear at Noosa Alive! hosted by Triple J on 24 July.[16]

Discography
List of studio albums
Title Album details
Volume One
  • Released: 2 October 2011
  • Label: CD Baby
Panacea
  • Released: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Sugarrush Records

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title Album details
You Could Be Happy
  • Shelved: 31 October 2013
  • Label: Sugarrush Records
Bloom
  • Released: 10 October 2014
  • Label: Sugarrush Records
Queen of Hearts
  • Released: 10 April 2019
  • Label: Sugarrush Records

Singles
Title Year Album
"Bang Bang Bang" 2013 You Could Be Happy
"C'mon Man You're Dead"
"Brother, Sister" 2014 Bloom
"Pretender"
"Here It Comes" 2016 Panacea
"Here We Go Again" 2018 non-album single
"I Haven't Done A Thing Today" 2019

Music videos
Year Song Director
2014 "Pretender" Dylan Wiehahn
2015 "Oh Little Boy"
2016 "Here It Comes"
2018 "Here We Go Again" Pernell Marsden
2019 "I Haven't Done A Thing Today" Jay Bovino

References
  1. Macdonald, Sarah (6 August 2012). "Sahara's on tune for awards". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Woodward, Holly (16 October 2014). "Interview: Sahara Beck". The Creative Issue. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. "Sahara Beck." Last.Fm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. "Sahara Beck Bio". Sahara Beck Official Page. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. "SAHARA BECK – 'YOU COULD BE HAPPY' EP OUT NOW". Sugar Rush Music. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. Alessio, Dom (16 July 2014). "Premiere! Sahara Beck – 'Brother Sister' Film Clip". ABC. Triple J. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. 2012 Winners Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. Open Air Cinemas Ben & Jerry's. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. 2015 Winners Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. Cooper, Nathanael (29 March 2015). "Katie Noonan and Sahara Beck are here to sing". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. Beck, Sahara (10 August 2018). "Here We Go Again – New Single – OUT NOW". Sahara Beck Official Page. Retrieved 24 December 2018
  12. Beck, Sahara (23 August 2018). "HERE WE GO AGAIN TOUR + VIDEO". Sahara Beck Official Page. Retrieved 24 December 2018
  13. Mack, Emmy (28 August 2018). "BIGSOUND Buzz Artist Sahara Beck Announces 2018 National Tour Dates". Music Feeds. Retrieved 24 December 2018
  14. "I Haven't Done A Thing Today". Sahara Beck. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  15. Sahara Beck (3 April 2019). "Sahara Beck "I Haven't Done A Thing Today" – LYRIC VIDEO". Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via YouTube.
  16. "Sahara Beck – I Haven't Done a Thing Today – NOOSA alive! 2019". The J. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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