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Azure Ryder

{{Short description|Australian singer/songwriter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Azure Ryder

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| birth_name = Azure Ryder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|4|25}}

| origin = Sydney, Australia

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock|pop}}

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals, Guitar, Piano}}

| years_active = 2020–present

| label = Island Records

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| website = https://www.azureryder.com/

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Azure Ryder, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter from Sydney, Australia but is currently based in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/03/get-to-know-azure-ryder/|title=Get To Know Azure Ryder |website=Auspop.com.au |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=16 May 2021}} She released her debut EP, Running With The Wolves, on 27 March 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52067497|title=Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder|website=BBC|date=29 March 2020 }} Azure Covered Dua Lipa's song "Don't Start Now" for Triple J's Like a Version{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/like-a-version/azure-ryder-cover-dua-lipa-dont-start-now-like-a-version/12673432|title=Azure Ryder Cover Dua Lipa Don't Start Now Like a Version|website=abc.net.au|date=17 September 2020 }} Ryder's third EP, Ladder to the Moon was released on 29 October 2021

Speaking on the Ladder to the Moon Ryder said "This EP is the journey I took through discovering how to stand strongly in who I am, unapologetic about my voice, my dreams and the depth of how I love. When you choose to surrender to love whether it be for yourself or another, these landscapes that once held limitations become wide, commanding and wild like a woman."

Early life

Her family is of Lebanese origin.{{cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/interview-azure-ryder-on-crazy-with-the-light-her-family-roots-and-songwriting/|title=Azure Ryder on Crazy With The Light, her family roots and songwriting|website=theaureview.com|date=20 November 2020 }} After finishing high school, Ryder went traveling through America and decided to do a music course at Berklee College of Music in Boston.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/from-insta-dm-to-radio-fm:-meet-%E2%80%98dizzy%E2%80%99-singer-azure-ryder/12106886|title=From Insta Dm To Radio Fm Meet Singer Azure Ryder|website=abc.net.au|date=31 March 2020 }}

Discography

=Extended plays=

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|+List of EPs, with release date and label shown

! Title

! EP details

scope="row"| Running With the Wolves

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  • Released: 27 March 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/1502661837|title=Running With the Wolves on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=27 March 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}
  • Label: Island Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
scope="row"| Crazy with the Light

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  • Released: 20 November 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/crazy-with-the-light-ep/1539084572|title=Crazy with the Light on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=20 November 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}
  • Label: Island Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
scope="row"| Ladder to the Moon

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  • Scheduled: 29 October 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-the-title-track-from-azure-ryders-new-ep-ladder-to-the-moon-3054020|title=Listen to the title track from Azure Ryder's new EP Ladder to the Moon |website=NME Australia |date=24 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|author=Doria, Matt}}
  • Label: Island Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

=Singles=

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|+List of singles, with year released and album name shown

! Title

! Year

! Certifications

! Album

scope="row"| "Dizzy"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dizzy-single/1499019998|title=Dizzy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=28 February 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}

| rowspan="4" | 2020

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| rowspan="2" | Running With the Wolves

scope="row"| "Wolves"{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52067497|title=Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder|publisher=BBC News |date=29 March 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}

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  • ARIA: Gold{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|access-date=13 March 2025}}
scope="row"| "Petty Isn't Pretty"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/petty-isnt-pretty-single/1523943355|title=Petty Isn't Pretty on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=31 July 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}

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| rowspan="2" | Crazy With the Light

scope="row"| "Stronger"{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/azure-ryder-drops-soaring-new-single-stronger-2786503|title=Azure Ryder Drops Soaring New Single Stronger|website=NME |date=October 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/stronger-single/1532335523|title=Stronger on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=16 October 2020|access-date=24 August 2021}}

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scope="row"| "Dreams"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dreams-single/1553974810|title=Dreams on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=19 March 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}

| rowspan="5" | 2021

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| rowspan=2 {{non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Don't Start Now"
(Triple J Like a Version){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dont-start-now-triple-j-like-a-version-single/1560934573|title=Don't Start Now on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=23 April 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}

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scope="row"| "Some Kind of Love"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/some-kind-of-love-single/1573633099|title=Some Kind of Love on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=23 July 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}

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| rowspan="3" | Ladder to the Moon

scope="row"| "Ladder to the Moon"

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scope="row"| "Lover Be Brave"{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/news/azure-ryder-new-ep-ladder-to-the-moon/|title=Australian singer-songwriter Azure Ryder has dropped her new EP, Ladder to the Moon, alongside a new single, "Lover Be Brave"|website=readdork.com|date=29 October 2021|access-date=1 November 2021}}
scope="row"| "Angel"

| 2023

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| rowspan=3 {{non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Honeycomb"{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/azure-ryder/|title=Azure Ryder Honeycomb|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=13 December 2024|access-date=15 December 2024}}

| 2024

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scope="row"| "Collarbones"{{cite web|url=https://noctismag.com/music/now-beyond-a-new-career-in-australia-for-azure-ryder/|title=Now & Beyond: A new career in Australia for Azure Ryder|website=Noctismag|date=20 March 2025|access-date=24 March 2025}}

| 2025

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Category:1996 births

Category:21st-century Australian singers

Category:Living people

Category:Musicians from Sydney

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