Zoë Badwi Explained

Zoë Badwi
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:4 May 1986
Birth Place:Germany
Origin:Melbourne, Australia
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2001–present
Associated Acts:Little Mix

Zoë Badwi (born 4 May 1986[1]) is an Australian singer and songwriter.[2]

Early life

Badwi was born in Germany[3] but later moved to Melbourne, Victoria in Australia, where she was raised.[4] She is half Irish, one-quarter Egyptian, and one-quarter Saudi Arabian. Before her career in music began, Badwi spent time modelling and featured in a series of television commercials including advertisements for Telstra and Mars Bars.[5] She made her acting debut appearing in the Australian drama series Raw FM, which she took part in for eight months. Badwi is a cousin of Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall.[5]

Career

In 2001, Badwi became a member of the Australian girl group Sirens, replacing the original third member who left to pursue a career in modelling.[6] They had minor success with the singles "Like Fire, Like Rain" and the cover version of The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" featuring Sara-Marie Fedele from the first series of Big Brother Australia.[5] [7] Badwi later left the group to pursue a solo career.

After being discovered by Grant Smillie, a member of the Australian duo TV Rock at a venue in Melbourne,[5] Badwi went on to sign with Neon Records and released her debut solo single "Release Me" in November 2008. The single reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart[8] and received two award nominations for "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards and also "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards. In July 2010, Badwi released her fourth single, "Freefallin". It reached a peak of number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was eventually certified platinum. In September 2010, it was announced that she had signed to US record label, Atlantic Records.

"Accidents Happen" was released on 24 January 2011, as Badwi's fifth overall single.[9] While filming the music video for the song, a resident in the street where the clip was filmed fired a catapult at Badwi, who was unharmed. It is not known whether her singing was a motive for the attack.[10] The video shoot went on afterward with no incident and no one was apprehended over the matter.[11]

Badwi's sixth single, "Carry Me Home", featuring Grant Smilie, was released on 3 June 2011.[12] The song failed to impact the ARIA Singles Chart, but managed to peak at number six on the ARIA Club Chart.[13] Badwi's self-titled debut album was released in Australia on 5 August 2011.[14] Badwi worked on the album with Static Revenger, TV Rock, Stuart Crichton, Rogue Traders,[15] and Amy Pearson.[5] The following single, "Shoot Me Down" was released on 21 September 2012. The single has only managed to chart on Australia's official Radio Airplay chart at #58[16]

In 2011, saw the ABC Television's new music show Stay Tuned with Joel Phillips talks to across dance pop singing sensation Zoe Badwi will air on ABC3.

In June 2016, Badwi was the featured artist on three new-released singles. The Potbelleez with a cover of "Horny", Paki and Jaro with "I Must Have Died" and Tenzin with "Love Me Baby".[17]

In 2017, Badwi was the support act for the dates of Little Mix's Glory Days Tour in Australia and New Zealand.

In 2020, Bawdi performed with Greg Gould on the song "Crush" from Gould's album 1998.[18]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[19] 		AUS
Club
[20]
"Release Me"2008— 1Zoë
"Don't Wan'cha"2009— 7
"In the Moment"— 6Zoë
"Freefallin"20109 1

Platinum[21]

"Accidents Happen"201171 7
"Carry Me Home"
(with Grant Smillie)		— 6
"A Million Lights"
(Grant Smillie and Walden featuring Zoë Badwi)[22] 		2012— 6rowspan="24"
"Shoot Me Down"[23] — —
"Torches"[24] 2013— —
"My Way with You"
(2 Faced Funks featuring Zoë Badwi)[25] 		— —
"Spasmodic Pop"
(featuring EXL)[26] 		2014— —
"Love Me Baby"
(Tenzin featuring Zoë Badwi)[27] 		2016— —
"I Must Have Died"
(Paki & Jaro featuring Zoë Badwi)[28] 		— —
"Horny"
(The Potbelleez featuring Zoë Badwi)[29] 		— 9
"Time to Reload"
(Holmes John featuring Zoë Badwi)[30] 		2018— 10
"Sold My Soul"
(Dan Slater featuring Zoë Badwi)[31] 		— —
"Release Me 2019"
(with TV Rock)[32] 		2019— 26
"Body Drive"
(MorningMaxwell and Wildfire featuring Zoë Badwi)[33] 		— 17
"Body Pop"
(Kuhl Kuhl, Ivan Gough and Zoë Badwi)[34] 		— 18
"Hold Me"
(Dan Slater and Anthony May featuring Zoë Badwi and Rob Harris)[35] 		— —
"This Is a Raid"
(Needs No Sleep, MKJAY and Zoë Badwi)[36] 		2020— 6
"We Are"
(Dan Slater and Zoë Badwi)[37] 		2021— —
"Until You're Over Me"
(Johnny I. and Zoë Badwi)[38] 		— —
"I've Been Waiting"
(Dan Slater and Zoë Badwi)[39] 		2022— —
"Keep It Coming"
(Mr Gray featuring Zoë Badwi)[40] 		— —
"Listen to Love"
(with Nick Jay, Jet Boot Jack) 		— —
"Don't Mess with My Man"
(with Sgt Slick)[41] 		— 1
"One Last Time"2023— 16
"Do It Again"
(with Steve Hart) 		— 32
"Stralight"
(with Jimi The Kween) [42] 		2024— —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

Awards and nominations

YearTypeAwardResult
2009ARIA Music Awards[43] Best Dance Release ("Release Me")
2010APRA Awards[44] Dance Work of the Year ("Release Me")
IT List Awards[45] [46] Breakthrough Artist of 2010
Australian Female Artist
Single of 2010 ("Freefallin'")
2011APRA Awards[47] Dance Work of the Year ("Freefallin")
ARIA Music Awards[48] Breakthrough Artist – Single ("Freefallin")
IT List Awards[49] Single of 2011 ("Freefallin'")
Album of 2011 (Zoë)
Australian Female Artist

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoë Badwi on Twitter.
  2. http://crushable.com/entertainment/q-a-with-zoe-badwi/ Q & A With Zoe Badwi
  3. Web site: Interview: Zoe Badwi. Marc. Andrews. 12 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820154612/http://marcandrewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-zoe-badwi.html. 20 August 2011. live.
  4. In May 2010 http://popdirt.com/amy-pearson-co-writes-a-song-for-zoe-badwi/78969/ refers to Zoe as a "24-year-old".
  5. http://auspop.blogspot.com/2010/09/interview-zoe-badwi.html Interview: Zoe Badwi
  6. http://www.bandshop.com.au/original/artist_bio/sirens.html Sirens Biography
  7. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sirens Sirens - Discography
  8. http://www.peppermintblue.com.au/Artists/ZoeBadwi.htmwas Zoe Badwi Biography
  9. Web site: Accidents Happen - Single . iTunes Store . 31 January 2011 . Apple Inc. . 8 March 2011.
  10. Web site: Singer shot at while filming in Sydney street. The Age. 25 January 2011 . Fairfax Media. 25 January 2011.
  11. http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/104993/20110126/australian-pop-star-hit-with-a-slingshot-during-video-filming.htm Australian pop star hit with a slingshot during video filming. Published by International Business Times AU. Retrieved: 2011-01-26.
  12. Web site: Carry Me Home (Grant Smillie Edit) - Single by Zoë Badwi. . 3 June 2011.
  13. Web site: Top 50 Club Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205829/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_club.asp?chart=1L50. 18 July 2011. 15 June 2011. dead.
  14. Web site: Zoe: Badwi, Zoe: Music-Chaos.com . 30 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183621/http://chaos.com/product/badwi-zoe-zoe/11510552-978734.html . 28 June 2011 .
  15. Cameron Adams (22 October 2010) It's fallin' into place for Zoe Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  16. http://aumreport.com/amr100.html
  17. Web site: Q&A : Zoë Badwi. auspOp. 22 July 2016. 22 July 2016.
  18. Web site: 1998 album. Apple Music. April 2020. 12 May 2020.
  19. Peaks on the ARIA Albums and Singles Charts:
  20. Peaks on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart:
  21. Australia. 2010. 12 April 2022.
  22. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160924093921/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/million-lights-feat.-zoe-badwi/id556480376. A Million Lights (feat. Zoë Badwi) - EP by Grant Smillie & Walden. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 7 September 2012. 24 September 2016. 12 April 2022.
  23. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150405071459/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/shoot-me-down-single/id563812270. Shoot Me Down - Single by Zoë Badwi. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 28 September 2012. 5 April 2015. 12 April 2022.
  24. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170304125106/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/torches-2013-sydney-mardi/id623183923. Torches (2013 Sydney Mardi Gras Anthem) [Remixes] - EP by Zoë Badwi]. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 22 March 2013. 4 March 2017. 12 April 2022.
  25. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160913225831/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/my-way-you-feat.-zoe-badwi/id649383674. My Way With You (feat. Zoë Badwi) - EP by 2 Faced Funks. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 17 June 2013. 13 September 2016. 12 April 2022.
  26. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160425113112/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/spasmodic-pop-feat.-exl-single/id939687783. Spasmodic Pop (feat. Exl) - Single by Zoë Badwi. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 11 November 2014. 25 April 2016. 12 April 2022.
  27. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160911001304/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/love-me-baby-feat.-zoe-badwi/id1118183160. Love Me Baby (feat. Zoë Badwi) - Single by Tenzin. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 17 June 2016. 11 September 2016. 12 April 2022.
  28. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160911001212/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/i-must-have-died-feat.-zoe/id1123175926. I Must Have Died (feat. Zoë Badwi) - Single by Paki & Jaro. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 24 June 2016. 11 September 2016. 12 April 2022.
  29. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160911001158/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/horny-feat.-zoe-badwi-ep/id1132051816. Horny (feat. Zoë Badwi) - EP by The Potbelleez. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 15 July 2016. 11 September 2016. 12 April 2022.
  30. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190328141859/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/time-to-reload-single/1386000280. Time to Reload - Single by Holmes John & Zoë Badwi. live. iTunes Store (Australia). 19 June 2018. 28 March 2019. 12 April 2022.
  31. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412023028/https://music.apple.com/au/album/sold-my-soul-part-3-radio-edits-feat-zo%C3%AB-badwi-ep/1441487231. Sold My Soul (Part 3 - Radio Edits) [feat. Zoë Badwi] - EP by Dan Slater]. live. Apple Music (Australia). 30 November 2018. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  32. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190421083525/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/release-me-2019-pt-1-ep/1458679129. Release Me 2019 (Pt. 1) - EP by Zoë Badwi & TV Rock. dead. iTunes Store (Australia). 12 April 2019. 21 April 2019. 12 April 2022.
  33. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412023824/https://music.apple.com/au/album/body-drive-feat-zoe-badwi-single/1530325359. Body Drive (feat. Zoe Badwi) - Single by MorningMaxwell & Wildfire. live. Apple Music (Australia). 29 June 2019. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  34. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412024007/https://music.apple.com/au/album/body-pop-single/1477434597. Body Pop - Single by Kuhl Kuhl, Ivan Gough & Zoë Badwi. live. Apple Music (Australia). 30 August 2019. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  35. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412023402/https://music.apple.com/au/album/hold-me-feat-zoe-badwi-rob-harris-single/1489263194. Hold Me (feat. Zoe Badwi & Rob Harris) - Single by Dan Slater & Anthony May. live. Apple Music (Australia). 31 December 2019. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  36. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412024154/https://music.apple.com/au/album/this-is-a-raid-single/1510722821. This Is a Raid - Single by Needs No Sleep, MKJAY & Zoë Badwi. live. Apple Music (Australia). 29 May 2020. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  37. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022049/https://music.apple.com/au/album/we-are-ep/1551740744. We Are - EP by Dan Slater & Zoë Badwi. live. Apple Music (Australia). 9 March 2021. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  38. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022330/https://music.apple.com/au/album/until-youre-over-me-ep/1558250230. Until You're over Me - EP by Johnny I. & Zoë Badwi. live. Apple Music (Australia). 23 April 2021. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  39. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022608/https://music.apple.com/au/album/ive-been-waiting-remix-ep-1/1609099758. I've Been Waiting (Remix EP 1) by Dan Slater & Zoë Badwi. live. Apple Music (Australia). 22 February 2022. 12 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  40. Web site: Mr Gray - Keep It Comin feat. Zoe Badwi (Official Visualiser). YouTube. 24 June 2022. 24 June 2022.
  41. Web site: Don't Mess With My Man. Vicious Records. 28 October 2022. 28 October 2022.
  42. Web site: Jimi The Kween – ‘Starlight’ (feat. Zoë Badwi) . Acid Stag. 6 August 2024. 6 August 2024.
  43. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-award.php?awardID=12 ARIA Awards 2010: History: Winners by Award
  44. http://auspop.blogspot.com/2010/06/apra-awards-winners.html APRA AWARD WINNERS
  45. Web site: Maser. Robert. IT LIST Winners Announced. Poprepublic.tv. 17 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111129211841/http://poprepublic.tv/the-news/752-poprepublictv-it-list-winners-announced. live. 29 November 2011.
  46. Web site: Maser. Robert. IT LIST Awards Nominees Announced. Poprepublic.tv. 20 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429090213/http://www.poprepublic.tv/the-news/734-it-list-awards-nominees-announced. live. 29 April 2011.
  47. Web site: Latest Entertainment News & Celebrity News. 22 July 2011. 26 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626093523/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/4616534a-2011-apra-award-winners/. dead.
  48. Web site: 2011 ARIA Nominations Announced – Full List Here!. Take 40 Australia. Mcm Entertainment. 12 October 2011. 15 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015154044/http://www.take40.com/news/26418/2011-aria-nominations-announced---full-list-here!. 15 October 2011. dead.
  49. Web site: Manser. Robert. 2011 IT List Awards Nominees Announced. Poprepublic.tv. 31 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526211731/http://www.poprepublic.tv/the-news/883-2011-it-list-awards-nominees-announced. live. 26 May 2012.

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