:Fiona Horne
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fiona Horne
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 150
| background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Fiona Therese Horne
|alias =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|06|24}}
|birth_place = Sydney,{{cn|date=May 2023}} New South Wales, Australia
| genre = Rock, Crossover Thrash, Techno
| years_active = 1983–present
| label = Air Records
Mystic Monkey
Rajon Music
Universal Music
EMI
| past_member_of = Sister Sludge
The Mothers
Def FX
| website = {{URL|www.fionahorne.com/}}
}}
Fiona Horne (born 24 June 1966) is the former lead singer of 1990s Australian electro-rock band, Def FX, before continuing on to author several best-selling books on Modern Witchcraft. She is a popular radio and television personality, appearing on many programs around the world. She is now a commercial pilot, humanitarian aid worker, world record holding skydiver, professional fire dancer, yoga instructor and freediver.{{cite news|last=Seddon|first=Shelley|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/fiona-horne-takes-to-the-skies-and-tells-who-was-her-worst-pash/news-story/5533b7c0a05f8ddfb62301b2f2d1632f|title=How 'naked witch' Fiona Horne flies these days|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=2 July 2017|accessdate=25 May 2023}}
Musical career
=1984–1989: Sister Sludge and The Mothers=
Horne started playing in bands when she moved to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984. Her first band was Sister Sludge, which only lasted for six months until Horne moved back to Sydney.{{cn|date=May 2023}} She then formed a punk-thrash band, The Mothers, in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://amnplify.com.au/portfolio-items/interview-with-fiona-horne/|title=Interview with Fiona Horne|author=Ink-Sliger, Julie|date=|website=Amnplify|access-date=24 May 2023}} The Mothers started as an all-girl punk band, although the lineup changed a number of times. This was the first band with Horne performing both vocals and guitar. In October 1987, The Mothers, comprising Horne (vocals, guitar), Nat (guitar), Jo Collings (bass) and Rick (drums), released their first single, "Drives Me Wild"/"Get Outta My Life", which was followed in 1989 by the EP, 12-Incher, with the line-up of Horne (guitar, vocals), Rick (drums), Luke (guitar) and Cristina Calero (bass), both of which were released on the Waterfront Records label. The Mothers broke up in 1989.
=1990–1997: Def FX=
{{main|Def FX}}
In 1990, Horne formed the industrial-dance-rock band Def FX with Blake Gardner (guitar; ex-Bezerk), Sean Lowry (synthesisers, sequencers, samples; ex-King Prawn), Martyn Basha (bass; ex-Bezerk).{{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | title = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Def FX' | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040710214258/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=269 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=269 | year = 1999 | publisher = Allen & Unwin | location = St Leonards, NSW | archive-date = 10 July 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }} The band issued three EPs, Water, in June 1991,{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230431148 | title = Records: Def FX Water EP (Phantom) | last1 = Palmer | first1 = Joanna | newspaper = Tharunka | date = 1 August 1991 | access-date = 4 February 2017 | page = 50 | via = National Library of Australia }} Surge, in November and Blink in June 1992 on the Phantom label before signing to EMI. In December 1992 the band released their debut album, Light Speed Collision.{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127231792 | title = Def FX on Verge of Light Speed Collision | last = Haygarth | first = Nic | newspaper = The Canberra Times | volume = 67 | issue = 21,240 | date = 10 June 1993 | access-date = 18 April 2017 | page = 27 | via = National Library of Australia }} At the 1994 Big Day Out Horne made headlines by appearing topless on stage. In September 1994, they released the EP Post Moronic, which reached No. 43 on the Australian charts.Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Def+FX|title=australian-charts.com > Def FX in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=11 December 2017}}{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/archive.htm?context=artist&search=def+fx&yearrange=1989%3B2016&alltime= | title = Hottest 100 Archive | def fx 4 Results | publisher = Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)) | access-date = 19 April 2017 }} The band were dropped from the EMI label. In May 1995 they released their second album, Ritual Eternal, on their own label, Cicada. They then signed with Universal Music Australia's subsidiary label Grudge, which released the band's third album, Majick, in July 1996. Def FX disbanded in May 1997.
=1998–2011: Solo career=
In 1998 Horne made several appearances on the television series Good News Week, singing duets with the show's host, Paul McDermott. Virgin/EMI subsequently released a single of their duet, "Shut Up/Kiss Me", in November 1998,{{cite web |author=Scatena, Dino | url=http://www.geocities.com/tangawarra/paulart6.html | title=This Is Serious, Mac! |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=26 November 1998 | access-date=19 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025061059/http://geocities.com/tangawarra/paulart6.html|archive-date=25 October 2009}} which reached No. 48 on the Australian singles charts in December.
In October 1999, Horne released her debut single, "Let’s Go Out Tonight", on Air Records. The song was co-written with Peter Farnan (Boom Crash Opera) and Simon Austin (Frente!).
In March 2007, Horne released her first solo album Witch Web.
In 2010, she released the spoken word album Magickal Life-Guided Meditations and Spells for Positive Change, on her own label, Mystic Monkey.
=2012–present: Def FX reformation and formation of Seawitch=
In 2012, Def FX reformed for a national tour in May–June, playing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. This was followed by another tour in October - November 2013 with the band playing shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane. The band toured again in 2019 ... originally performed as a farewell tour, the band decided to rename it, 'The Never Say Never Tour'.
In 2022 Horne formed a new band, Seawitch, with Dave Hopkins (ex-Hellmenn) on guitar, Brad Miller on bass, Kenny Watt on keyboards and Adam Sciullo on drums. The band released its debut album, Well of Spells, on 21 October 2022, on Cheersquad Records and Tapes. The first single, "Witches Forever", which was followed by a second single, "Force".{{cite web|url=https://australianmusician.com.au/watch-seawitch-fiona-horne-dave-hopkins-interview/|title=Seawitch: Fiona Horne and Dave Hopkins interview|website=Australian Musician|date=20 October 2022|author=Phillips, Greg|access-date=24 May 2023|archive-date=24 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524083607/https://australianmusician.com.au/watch-seawitch-fiona-horne-dave-hopkins-interview/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://heavymag.com.au/fiona-horne-with-new-project-seawitch/|title=Fiona Horne with new project,Seawitch|website=Heavy Magazine|date=18 August 2022 |access-date=24 May 2023}}
Modelling and acting
In October 1994, she featured in a nude pictorial in Black+White magazine. In 1998 she was featured in the September issue of Ralph, FHM Australia and on the cover of the November issue of Australian Playboy. After moving to Los Angeles in 2001, Horne featured in the October 2005 issue of Playboy.
In 2001, Horne starred in the Australian opening season of Eve Ensler's theatrical production The Vagina Monologues;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/11646|title=AusStage|website=www.ausstage.edu.au}} she also appeared in an episode of the Australian television series Pizza that year. Horne has continued to act, appearing in the 2005 film, Unbeatable Harold, which starred Dylan McDermott and Henry Winkler and the 2007 film Cult, starring Rachel Miner and Taryn Manning. Horne also appeared in the independent fantasy features, Fable-Teeth of Beasts and Ember Days.
In 2004, Horne was a host (called an 'Alt') in the reality television show Mad Mad House for the Sci Fi Channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mad-mad-house/cast/1000241587/|title=Mad Mad House - Full Cast & Crew|publisher=TV Guide|date=|access-date=24 May 2023}} She also competed in Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu for the Seven Network Australia (which aired in August 2006).{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/reality-tv-just-hocus-pocus-for-horne-20060829-ge30py.html|title=Reality TV just hocus-pocus for Horne|newspaper=The Age|author=McWhirter, Erin|date=29 August 2006|access-date=24 May 2023}}
Personal life
Horne is currently a commercial pilot and works for a charter company based in the Caribbean.{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/features/love-casts-its-spell-on-fiona-horne-ng-b881692462z|title=Love casts its spell on Fiona Horne|newspaper=The West Australian|first=Belle|last=Taylor|date=31 October 2020|access-date=25 May 2023}} She also co-ordinates and executes humanitarian aid missions.Epstein, Curt. [https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-06-26/back-seat-cockpit-fiona-horne]. Aviation International News, June 2015
Horne also works as a yoga instructor and professional fire dancer - she performs regularly in the Caribbean at resorts and private events, as well as special engagements in New Orleans and Los Angeles.
In July 2017, Rockpool Publishing Australia published Horne's autobiography, The Naked Witch. In 2019 her manifesto The Art of Witch and debut oracle deck, The Magick of You Oracle were published by Rockpool. In 2021 her guide to Witchcraft, Teen Magick - Witchcraft for a New Generation was released by Rockpool/Simon & Schuster. Horne relocated to Western Australia to conduct a book tour and explore new opportunities in the wake of international lockdowns and closures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/perth/former-def-fx-lead-singer-fiona-horne-shares-her-magical-life-as-a-modern-witch-in-the-art-of-witch-ng-b881690551z|title=Horne shares her modern witch fix|date=11 October 2020|website=PerthNow}} Perth Now
In 2020 Horne formed music duo, Spiff & Fifi with Dave Hopkins (The Hellmenn) and heavy rock band, Seawitch also with Hopkins. Both acts are toured Western Australia, with single and album releases signed with The Manick Label/Ingrooves Universal.Taylor, Belle. [https://www.fionahorne.com/play-mag-article]. The West Australian, PLAY Magazine, October 2020 She is in a relationship with Dave Hopkins, after having left the Caribbean to live with him in Western Australia, where she currently resides {{Cite web |last=Pushworth |date=2021-04-23 |title=Spiff and Fifi {{!}} The Pushworth Group |url=https://pushworth.com/2021/04/23/spiff-and-fifi/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101011212/https://pushworth.com/2021/04/23/spiff-and-fifi/ |url-status=dead }}
Bibliography
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Witch: A Personal Journey|publisher=Random House Australia|isbn=0-09-183387-6|date=1998}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Witch: A Magickal Year|publisher=Random House Australia|isbn=0-09-184000-7|date=1999}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Life's a Witch: A Handbook for Teen Witches|publisher=Random House Australia|isbn=1-74051-022-4|date=2000}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Witch: A Magickal Journey: A Hip Guide to Modern Witchcraft|publisher=Thorsons|isbn=0-00-710399-9|date=2001}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=7 Days to a Magickal New You|publisher=Thorsons|isbn=0-00-712346-9|date=2001}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=In 7 Tagen magische Kräfte wecken|language=de|publisher=Bauer, Freiburg|type=hardback|isbn=3-7626-0875-X|date=2002}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Magickal Sex: A Witches' Guide to Beds, Knobs, and Broomsticks|publisher=Thorsons|isbn=0-00-714133-5|date=2002}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Witchin': A Handbook for Teen Witches|publisher=Thorsons|isbn= 0-613-89284-4|date=2003}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Pop! Goes the Witch: The Disinformation Guide to 21st Century Witchcraft|editor=Fiona Horne|publisher=Disinformation|isbn=0-9729529-5-0|date=2004}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=The Coven: Making Magick Together|publisher=Random House Australia|year=2005}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Bewitch a Man: How to Find Him and Keep Him Under Your Spell|publisher=Simon Spotlight Entertainment|isbn=1-4169-1474-9|date=2006}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=L.A. Witch: Fiona Horne's Guide to Coven Magick|publisher=Llewellyn Publications|isbn=978-0-7387-1034-1|date=2007}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=Witch-A Summerland Mystery|publisher=Allen & Unwin|isbn=9781494484279|date=2012}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|title=The Naked Witch; An Autobiography|publisher=Rockpool Publishing|isbn=978-1-925429-63-3|date=2017}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|date=2019|title=The Art of Witch|publisher=Rockpool Publishing|isbn=9781925682830}}
- {{cite book|last=Horne|first=Fiona|date=2019|title=Teen Magick-Witchcraft for A New Generation|publisher=Rockpool Publishing|isbn=9781925924411}}
- Horne, Fiona (2024).Living With the Elements: Extreme Adventures for Witches.Warlock Press Publishing. {{ISBN|1733246665}}
Discography
=Albums Under Own Name=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Witch Web
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| scope="row"| Magickal Life-Guided Meditations and Spells for Positive Change
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUS {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?\interpret=Paul+McDermott+and+Fiona+Horne&titel=Shut+Up+And+Kiss+Me&cat=s|title=Paul McDermott and Fiona Horne|website=Australian Charts|access-date=2 October 2021}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Shut Up / Kiss Me" (with Paul McDermott) |rowspan="1"| 1998 | 48 |
| scope="row"| "Let's Go Out Tonight"
|rowspan="1"| 1999 | - |
=Discography with Band [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2885387-The-Mothers-5 The Mothers]=
- "Drives Me Wild"/"Get Outta My Life" - Waterfront Records (DAMP54) 1987
- "12 Incher" - Waterfront Records (DAMP84) 1988
=Discography with Band [[Def FX]]=
- Surge (Extended Play). 1991
- Water (Extended Play). 1991
- Blink (Extended Play). 1992
- Light Speed Collision (Album). 1992
- Space Time Disco (Single). 1993
- No Time for Nowhere (Single). 1993
- Something Inside/No Time for Nowhere (Single). 1993
- Baptism (Album). 1993
- Ritual Eternal (Album). 1993
- Post Moronic (Extended Play). 1994
- Psychoactive Summer (Extended Play). 1995
- Kill the Real Girls (Extended Play). 1995
- Majick (Album). 1996
- Spell on You (Single). 1996
- I'll Be Your Magick (Single). 1996
- DejaVu/Head Fuck (Single). 1996
=Discography with Band [https://seawitchtheband.bandcamp.com/ Sea Witch]=
- "Trial of Love" (Single). 2021
- "Amulet" (Single). 2021
- "Initiate" (Single). 2021
- "Witch Hunt" (Single). 2021
- Well of Spells (Album). 2022
- "Force" (Single). 2022
Oracle Decks
- Horne, Fiona. The Magick of Your Oracle. Rockpool Publishing. 2019. {{ISBN|192568282X}}
- Horne, Fiona. Dark Magick Oracle: Reveal the Light Within. Rockpool Publishing. 2023. {{ISBN|1922579386}}
- Horne, Fiona. Witch Magick: Messages from a Witch's Journey. Rockpool Publishing. 2024. {{ISBN|1922579394}}
- Horne, Fiona. Lost Oracle: Ancient Wisdom to Find Your Way by in the Modern World. (Forthcoming October 2024). Rockpool Publishing. 2024. {{ISBN|1922786012}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film and Television |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001 Episode Four – Season Two | Pizza | Survivor host |
| 2004
| The Witch | Reality television series |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Herself | Reality television series |
| Unbeatable Harold
| Cherry | Film |
| 2007
| Cult | Professor Estabrook | Film |
| 2010
| Fable: Teeth of Beasts | Maggie Trader | Video release |
| 2011
| Pets of the Rich and Famous | | Television movie |
| 2012
| Ronn's Garage | Herself | Television series |
| 2013
| Ember Days | Summer Lady | Video release |
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040710214258/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=269 'Def FX'] entry at Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop by Ian McFarlane
- [http://www.chaoscontrol.com/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050921205101/http://www.chaoscontrol.com/content_article.php?article=fionahorne |date=21 September 2005 }} (Chaos Control interview, October 2003)
- [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/fiona-horne-takes-to-the-skies-and-tells-who-was-her-worst-pash/news-story/5533b7c0a05f8ddfb62301b2f2d1632f/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne] (Stellar Magazine interview, July 2017)
- [http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/spiritofthings/fiona-horne-flying-high/8715416/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne] (The Spirit of Things ABC Radio National interview, July 2017)
- [http://50sowhat.com.au/fiona-horne-book-extract-why-50-does-not-suck-for-famous-witch/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (50 So What interview - book extract, July 2017)
- [http://www.pressreader.com/australia/who/20170814/281556585908259/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne] (Popstar to Pilot - WHO Weekly Magazine, August 2017)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyBtpI1HiHU/content_article.php?article=fionahorne Fiona Horne] (The Morning Show Channel 7 Australia July 2017)
- [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/panmankey/2018/04/a-few-questions-with-fiona-horne/] (Raise The Horns, An Interview with Fiona Horne by Jason Mankey, PATHEOS April 2018)
External links
- {{official|url=http://www.fionahorne.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0395010|name=Fiona Horne}}
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