Lydia Denker
{{short description|Australian-based pop singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
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| birth_name = Lydia Norma Denker
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Germany
| origin = Melbourne, Australia
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter, photographer
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2000–present
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Lydia Norma Denker (born 25 December 1980, Germany) is an Australian-based pop singer-songwriter. Her second single, "One Perfect Day", was released in 2004, which peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 2006 Denker made the top 24 of the fourth season of Australian Idol, but did not advance to the top 12.
Biography
Lydia Norma Denker was born in December 1980 in Germany and grew up in the town of Niedermittlau, Hesse.{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20031219020633/http://001music.net/lydia-1-2.htm | url = https://001music.net/lydia-1-2.htm | title = Lydia Denker | work = Music.net | archivedate = 19 December 2003 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }} Her parents are Joseph and Jutta Denker,she has a son and she has a sister. When Denker was eight, her family moved to Melbourne. At the age of sixteen she signed with BMG's Gotham Records after Ross Fraser and Siew Ooi saw her performance at the Midnight Revue Show, Crown Casino.
Denker released her first single, "Real to Me" in October 2000, but it did not reach the ARIA Singles Chart top 50.{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lydia+Denker&titel=Real+To+Me&cat=s | title = Lydia Denker – 'Real to Me' | last = Hung | first = Steffen | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }} It was co-written by Alex Farrugia, John Anthony Cocivera, Merril Bainbridge, and Owen Bolwell.{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title='Real to Me' at APRA search engine |url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#Real%20t0%20Me |accessdate=2 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |archivedate=17 November 2015 }} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Real to Me; or at 'Performer:' Lydia Denker "Real to Me (Barcelona groove remix)" appeared on the various artists compilation album, Big Brother – The Album: Music Inspired By (June 2001).{{cite web | date = 25 June 2001 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue591.PDF | title = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 591 | page = 26 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue591.pdf | archivedate = 20 February 2002 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web | url = http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/B/BIGBROTH/BIGBROTH.html | title = Big Brother | author = Nicholson, Dennis Way | work = Australian Television Memorabilia Guide | publisher = Nodette Enterprises Pty Ltd | year = 2003 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Her second single, "One Perfect Day", followed in February 2004, which reached No. 35.{{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lydia+Denker&titel=One+Perfect+Day&cat=s | title = Lydia Denker – 'One Perfect Day' | last = Hung | first = Steffen | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }} It also peaked at No. 7 on the related ARIA Australasian Artists Singles Chart. "One Perfect Day" was the title single from the soundtrack of the film of the same name (February 2004).{{cite web | url = http://joy.org.au/soundmuseum/2013/01/lydia-denker/ | title = Lydia Denker | author = Leo | publisher = Joy 94.9 (Joy Melbourne) | work = Sound Museum | date = 18 January 2013 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }} The single was written by David Hobson and Phil Buckle and includes remixes by Radio Slave and dance music DJ-producer, Josh Abrahams.{{cite web | date = 23 February 2004 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040306130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue730.pdf | title = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 730 | pages = 2–3, 7, 11, 17 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue730.pdf | archivedate = 6 March 2004 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
= ''Australian Idol'': 2006 =
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In August 2006 Denker made the top 24 of the fourth season of Australian Idol, but did not advance to the top 12. She was eliminated on "Episode 10: Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict & Group 4 Perform", where she performed a cover version of "One Moment in Time" – originally by Whitney Houston.{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/shows/australian-idol/semi-finals-group-3-verdict-and-group-4-perform-891561/ | title = Australian Idol – Season 4, Episode 10: Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict & Group 4 Perform | publisher = | work = TV.com | date = 30 August 2006 | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}
== Performances ==
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| scope="col"| Round
! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Original artist ! scope="col"| Result |
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| Semi-Final 4
| style="background:#ccc;"| Eliminated |
= Later work =
In 2012 Denker released her debut extended play, Voices, along with the related single, "Voices (In Your Head)".{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/voices/id591007006 | title = Voices | work = iTunes Store | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/voices-in-your-head-single/id590967369 | title = Voices (In Your Head) | work = iTunes Store | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 2013 it was re-released in a remixed (by DJ Argonaut) form.{{cite web | url = https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/voices-dj-argonaut-mixes-single/id594898548 | title = Voices (DJ Argonaut vs. Lydia Denker Remix) | work = iTunes Store | accessdate = 2 August 2015 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Outside of her musical career Denker is also a professional photographer.
Discography
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS |
| scope="row"|Voices
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| — |
= Singles =
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS |
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| scope="row" | "Real to Me"
| 2000 | — | Non-album single |
| scope="row" | "One Perfect Day"
| 2004 | 35 |
| scope="row" | "Voices (In Your Head)"
| 2012 | — | Voices (EP) |
| scope="row" | "Voices (DJ Argonaut vs. Lydia Denker Remix)"
| 2013 | — | Non-album single |
| align="center" colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
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{{Australian Idol}}
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Category:Australian women singer-songwriters
Category:German emigrants to Australia
Category:21st-century Australian singers