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 Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016
Background information
Born1996
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
OriginSunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsDew Process, Sugarrush
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 nominee 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: Create Control

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title EP 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: Dew Process

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
"We'll Be Home Tonight"
(with Luke & Friends)[17]		 2020 TBA
"Crave Me"[18] 2021 TBA
"Valley Nights"
(with Tia Gostelow and Hope D)[19][20]		 non-album single
"Hunter"[21] 2023 TBA
"Trip"[22]

Awards and nominations

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2012[24] "You Could Be Happy" Schools (Grade 6-12) Song of the Year Won
2015[25] Herself The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Popular Female Won
2016[26] "Mother Mother" Folk Song of the Year Won
2019[27] "Here We Go Again" Regional Song of the Year Won
2023[28] "Nothing Wrong With That" Regional Song of the Year Won

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[29]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[30] "Here We Go Again" Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition 3rd

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 Archived 5 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. Open Air Cinemas Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Ben & Jerry's. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. 2015 Winners Archived 23 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. "We'll Be Home Tonight - single". Apple Music. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  18. "Crave Me - single". Apple Music. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. "Valley Nights - single". Apple Music. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  20. "Premiere: Tia Gostelow unites with Hope D and Sahara Beck for new song, Valley Nights". pilerats.com. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  21. "New Music Discoveries 31st March: Sahara Beck, Georgia Fields, Katy Steele and more". The AU Review. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  22. "Sahara Beck 'Trip' - Audio Visualiser". You Tube. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  23. "About the Queensland Music Awards". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  24. "Past Winners 2012". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  25. "Past Winners 2015". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  26. "Past Winners 2016". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  27. "Past Winners 2019". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  28. "Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music win top gongs at 2023 Queensland Music Awards". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  29. "About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  30. "Past Winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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