Odette (musician) explained

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Birth Name:Georgia Odette Sallybanks
Birth Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Origin:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Georgia Odette Sallybanks (born 1997), who performs as Odette, is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her debut album, To a Stranger (July 2018), peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018 it was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album and Breakthrough Artist – Release.

Early life

Odette was born in Bath, England in 1997 and grew up in inner western Sydney, Australia.[1] Her mother is South African and her father is English-born.[2] She began writing music at approximately eight years old, while attending Haberfield Public School.[3] [4]

Career

2017–2018: To a Stranger

In 2017, Odette released her debut single, "Watch Me Read You", a piano ballad incorporating spoken word which she wrote in England in 2015.[5] It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles Chart.[6]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, Odette was nominated for two awards; Best Adult Contemporary Album and Breakthrough Artist for To a Stranger.[7] Happy Mag's Luke Saunders called the album "a poetic tapestry of melancholy soul and powerful pop ballads."[8] Triple J praised Odette's "canny ability to weave melodic meditations that, like her singing, hover in the space between sensuous composition and spoken-word poetry" throughout the album.[9]

2020–present: Herald

See main article: Herald (album). On 20 October 2020, Odette released "Dwell", the second single from her second studio album, Herald, released on 5 February 2021.[10]

In 2023 Odette announced a fifth anniversary tour of To a Stranger, which commenced in July 2023. In a statement, Odette said "Releasing To a Stranger changed my life. It connected me to people who felt the same as I did when I was writing the songs. It was kind of a risky experiment to put my most vulnerable self out there and see what happened and I'm so glad I did it. It's been five years now and my life's trajectory has completely shifted because of it. I'm so excited to be able to tour this record again and honour it and the people who fell in love with the record."[11]

In May 2024, Odette released "Reverence", the first new release in three years.[12]

Musical style and influences

Odette cites Joanna Newsom, Laura Mvula and her grandfather (a jazz pianist) as musical influences, and poets John Keats and Walt Whitman as lyrical influences.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[14]
To a Stranger 13
Herald
  • Released: 5 February 2021
  • Label: EMI Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
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Exnteded plays

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DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Offcuts

Singles

Title! scope="col"
YearCertificationsAlbum
"Watch Me Read You"2017To a Stranger
"Collide"[17]
"Take It to the Heart"[20] 2018
"Lotus Eaters"[22] [23]
"A Place That I Don't Know"
(featuring Gretta Ray)[24] [25]
"Lights Out"
(Jerome Blazé remix)[26]
2019
  • ARIA: Gold
"Feverbreak"
(featuring Hermitude)[27]
2020Herald
"Dwell"[28]
"Amends"[29] 2021
"Trial by Fire"[30]
"Reverence"2024rowspan="1"

Other appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearArtist(s)Album
"I'll Find It"2020Alice Ivy featuring OdetteDon't Sleep
"Laisse timber les filles"2022So French So ChicSo French So Chic
"Salt"2023This Week in the Universe featuring Odette

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.! |-| rowspan="2"| 2018| rowspan="2"| To a Stranger | Best Adult Contemporary Album| | rowspan="2"| |-| Breakthrough Artist| |-| rowspan="2"| 2021| rowspan="1"| Herald | Best Adult Contemporary Album| | rowspan="2"| [31] |-| Eben Ejdne for Herald| Best Cover Art| |-

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. It commenced in 2005.|-! scope="row"| 2021[32] | Herald| Australian Music Prize|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Introducing Odette and her stunning debut single, Watch Me Read You.
  2. Web site: odette. 27 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180625135955/http://www.1883magazine.com/music-features/music-features/odette. 25 June 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Meet Odette: the 20-year-old behind 'Watch Me Read You'. 27 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Odette: 'You can't just sing a song and all your problems go away' . Yates . Rod . . 7 July 2018 . 10 October 2019 .
  5. Web site: Odette's 'Watch Me Read You' is going to be huge - Purple Sneakers. 23 August 2017.
  6. 2 October 2017 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171004023350/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20171004-1333/Issue1440.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 2nd October 2017 ~ Issue #1440 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . PDF . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1440 . 21 . 4 October 2017 . 10 October 2019 .
  7. Web site: 2018 ARIA Award Nominees Announced . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 11 October 2018 . 14 October 2018 .
  8. Web site: The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now. 20 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Odette - To A Stranger. 18 July 2018. triple j. en. 20 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Herald (DD). Apple Music Australia. 23 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Odette Announces ‘To a Stranger’ Fifth Anniversary Tour. Music Feeds. 18 May 2023. 21 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Odette Gets Cathartic on Comeback Single ‘Reverence’. Tone Deaf. 24 May 2024. 26 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Bio Odette. Home Odette. en. 2018-07-04.
  14. Web site: Discography Odette. australian-charts.com. 20 November 2023.
  15. Web site: To a Stranger. Apple Music Australia. 30 November 2018.
  16. Web site: Live Review: Odette shares new EP, 'Offcuts', featuring stripped back versions from her album, 'Herald' . Purple Sneakers. 8 September 2021. 17 April 2024.
  17. Web site: Odette - Collide . YouTube. 16 November 2017. 13 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Odette. EMI Music. 15 November 2020.
  19. Web site: Odette at BEAT. Beat Magazine. 15 November 2020.
  20. Web site: First Spin: Odette's "Take It To The Heart" shows she's ready for her big debut album. ABC. April 2018. 13 February 2021.
  21. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles . ARIA . 31 August 2019 . 22 September 2019.
  22. Web site: Odette - Lotus Eaters . AIRIT . 30 November 2018.
  23. Web site: YouTube: odette - Lotus Eaters audio. ABC. October 2018. 13 February 2021.
  24. Web site: A Place That I Don't Know (feat. Gretta Ray) – Single by Odette on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 29 November 2018 . 30 November 2018.
  25. Web site: Odette Releases New Single A Place That I Don't Know. thepartae. 30 November 2018. 13 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Lights Out (Jerome Blazé Remix) – Single by Odette on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 1 March 2019 . 6 April 2020.
  27. Web site: Feverbreak (feat. Hermitude) – Single by Odette on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 13 February 2020 . 6 April 2020.
  28. Web site: Singles to Radio 1312. The Music Network. 23 October 2020 . 23 October 2020.
  29. Web site: Listen to Odette's new single, 'Amends' . . 8 January 2021 . 8 January 2021 . Rose, Anna.
  30. Web site: Singles to Radio. The Music Network. 7 May 2021 . 13 May 2021 .
  31. Web site: ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge . . 20 October 2021 . 24 October 2021 . Kelly, Vivienne . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ . 20 October 2021 . live.
  32. Web site: 1 February 2022. Australian Music Prize reveals 'strong & diverse' shortlist. 1 February 2022. The Music Network.