Sahara Beck

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sahara Beck

| image = Sahara Beck (March, 2016).jpg

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| caption = Sahara Beck performing at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2016

| birth_date = 1996

| birth_place = Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

| origin = Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

| genre = {{hlist|Folk rock|Blues rock|Indie rock}}

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = {{start date|2009}}–present

| label = Dew Process, Sugarrush

| associated_acts = {{csv|Katie Noonan|Xavier Rudd|The Cat Empire}}

| website = {{URL|www.saharabeck.com.au/}}

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Sahara Beck (born 1996) is an Australian singer and songwriter, from the Sunshine Coast. She has released three studio albums and four EPs. Beck has won multiple Queensland Music Awards.

Early life

Beck was born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1996, and comes from a musical family. As a child, she used to watch Mary Poppins which inspired Beck to sing.{{cite web|title=Sahara's on tune for awards|work=Sunshine Coast Daily|first=Sarah|last=Macdonald|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/teenagers-on-song-for-recognition-in-awards-coast/1493089/|date=6 August 2012|accessdate=26 April 2015}} She took on vocal lessons, piano lessons, guitar lessons and trumpet lessons.

Musical career

=2009–2011: Early years and ''Volume One''=

By the age of 13 she dazzled the local musician, Harii Bandhu, by joining to sing with him on her Dad's birthday party. Bandhu took on a mentoring role for Beck and has given her opportunities to perform on live gigs, as she has written numerous original songs which Bandhu later refined and recorded nine with Geir Brillian. In 2011 her debut album was then formed, Volume One when she was only 15 years of age upon release.[http://www.last.fm/music/Sahara+Beck "Sahara Beck."] Last.Fm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

=2011–2015: ''You Could Be Happy'' and ''Bloom''=

In 2012, Beck moved to Brisbane to continue High School at the Music Industry College, she had made a quick impression in the local industry when two of her songs were nominated and taking home an award at the Queensland Music Awards 2012.{{cite web|title=Sahara Beck Bio|publisher=Sahara Beck Official Page|url=http://www.saharabeck.com/|accessdate=27 April 2015}} She has earned a lot of radio play on Australian broadcasters such as ABC Coast FM, HOT 91.1, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed and numerous overseas broadcasters such as in the UK, Germany and New York City.{{cite web|title=SAHARA BECK – 'YOU COULD BE HAPPY' EP OUT NOW|publisher=Sugar Rush Music|url=http://www.sugarrushmusic.com.au/sahara-beck-you-could-be-happy-ep/|date=10 October 2013|access-date=27 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322034356/http://www.sugarrushmusic.com.au/sahara-beck-you-could-be-happy-ep/|archive-date=22 March 2015}}

She was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2012 Queensland Music Awards for her song "You Could Be Happy" and won an award for the category: Schools (Grade 6 -12).{{cite web|title=Premiere! Sahara Beck – 'Brother Sister' Film Clip|publisher=ABC. Triple J|first=Dom|last=Alessio|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s4047511.htm|date=16 July 2014|accessdate=26 April 2015}}[http://www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2015/index.cfm?contentID=850 2012 Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605233401/http://www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2015/index.cfm?contentID=850 |date=5 June 2017 }} Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

In 2013 she released her EP You Could Be Happy, which contains her singles, "Bang Bang Bang" and "C'mon Man You're Dead".[http://openaircinemas.com.au/brisbane/event/Sahara_Beck_Brisbane_2014_11_09_18_00_00 Open Air Cinemas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065033/http://openaircinemas.com.au/brisbane/event/Sahara_Beck_Brisbane_2014_11_09_18_00_00 |date=5 March 2016 }} Ben & Jerry's. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

She supported her second EP, Bloom released in 2014, with her Australian Bloom Tour featuring her hit singles "Brother, Sister" and "Pretender" and receiving "an impressive amount of radio play across a number of stations."{{cite web|title=Interview: Sahara Beck|publisher=The Creative Issue|first=Holly|last=Woodward|url=http://www.creativedrinks.com.au/interview-sahara-beck/|date=16 October 2014|access-date=26 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623025327/http://www.creativedrinks.com.au/interview-sahara-beck/|archive-date=23 June 2015}}

Beck won an award in the Queensland Music Awards 2015 in the peoples choice for Most Popular Female.[http://www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2015/index.cfm?contentID=879 2015 Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623164856/http://www.qmusic.com.au/qldmusicawards/2015/index.cfm?contentID=879 |date=23 June 2015 }} Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

In 2015, Beck went on tour with Katie Noonan with their Songs That Made Me album. She also sang alongside Noonan for a track she recorded with Grammy Award nominee Sia.{{cite news|title=Katie Noonan and Sahara Beck are here to sing|newspaper=The Sunday Mail|first=Nathanael|last=Cooper|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/katie-noonan-and-sahara-beck-are-here-to-sing/story-fnn7l51k-1227283088284|date=29 March 2015|accessdate=27 April 2015}}

=2016–present: ''Panacea'' and touring=

In 2016 Beck released Panacea, featuring the single "Here it Comes". The new album was followed by further touring, including appearances with Xavier Rudd and The Cat Empire.

Beck sang "Somewhere Only We Know", backed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a 2017 Queensland Tourism television advertising campaign.

In August 2018, Beck released a new single titled "Here We Go Again" under new label Dew Process, and later released a music video for it too.{{cite news|url=https://www.saharabeck.com.au/here-we-go-again-new-single-out-now/|title=Here We Go Again – New Single – OUT NOW|first=Sahara|last=Beck|publisher=Sahara Beck Official Page|date=10 August 2018}} Retrieved 24 December 2018{{cite news|url=https://www.saharabeck.com.au/here-we-go-again-tour-video/|title=HERE WE GO AGAIN TOUR + VIDEO|first=Sahara|last=Beck|publisher=Sahara Beck Official Page|date=23 August 2018}} Retrieved 24 December 2018 She later announced her national Here We Go Again Tour that was performed in September and November of that year.{{cite magazine|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/bigsound-buzz-artist-sahara-beck-announces-2018-national-tour-dates/|title=BIGSOUND Buzz Artist Sahara Beck Announces 2018 National Tour Dates|first=Emmy|last=Mack|magazine=Music Feeds|date=28 August 2018}} Retrieved 24 December 2018

On 28 March 2019, Beck released a new single titled "I Haven't Done a Thing Today", produced by ARIA Award-nominated Tony Buchen.{{cite web|url=https://www.saharabeck.com.au/i-havent-done-a-thing-today/|title=I Haven't Done A Thing Today|website=Sahara Beck|date=28 March 2019|accessdate=30 June 2019}} A lyric video was later released on 3 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBcbGQEk9Wk|title=Sahara Beck "I Haven't Done A Thing Today" – LYRIC VIDEO|author=Sahara Beck|date=3 April 2019|accessdate=30 June 2019|via=YouTube}} Sahara beck is slated to appear at Noosa Alive! hosted by Triple J on 24 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.thej.com.au/sahara-beck/|title=Sahara Beck – I Haven't Done a Thing Today – NOOSA alive! 2019|website=The J|accessdate=30 June 2019|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630052907/https://www.thej.com.au/sahara-beck/|url-status=dead}}

Discography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of studio albums ! Title ! Album details
scope="row" \| Volume One \| Released: 2 October 2011 Label: CD Baby
scope="row" \| Panacea \| Released: 22 April 2016 Label: Sugarrush Records / Create Control
scope="row" \| All Attention on Your Emotion \| Released: 27 October 2023 Label: Sahara Beck

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums

! Title

! Album details

scope="row" | Volume One

Released: 2 October 2011
Label: CD Baby

scope="row" | Panacea

Released: 22 April 2016
Label: Sugarrush Records / Create Control

scope="row" | All Attention on Your Emotion

Released: 27 October 2023
Label: Sahara Beck

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of extended plays ! Title ! EP details
scope="row" \| You Could Be Happy \| Shelved: 31 October 2013 Label: Sugarrush Records
scope="row" \| Bloom \| Released: 10 October 2014 Label: Sugarrush Records
scope="row" \| Queen of Hearts \| Released: 10 April 2019 Label: Sahara Beck
scope="row" \| And Her Kryptonite \| Released: 17 June 2022 Label: Sahara Beck

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of extended plays

! Title

! EP details

scope="row" | You Could Be Happy

Shelved: 31 October 2013
Label: Sugarrush Records

scope="row" | Bloom

Released: 10 October 2014
Label: Sugarrush Records

scope="row" | Queen of Hearts

Released: 10 April 2019
Label: Sahara Beck

scope="row" | And Her Kryptonite

Released: 17 June 2022
Label: Sahara Beck

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Title ! Year ! Album
scope="row"\| "Bang Bang Bang" \| rowspan="2"\| 2013 \| rowspan="2"\| You Could Be Happy
scope="row"\| "C'mon Man You're Dead"
scope="row"\| "Brother, Sister" \| rowspan="2"\| 2014 \| rowspan="2"\| Bloom
scope="row"\| "Pretender"
scope="row"\| "Here It Comes" \| 2016 \| Panacea
scope="row"\| "Here We Go Again" \| 2018 \| rowspan=3 \| Queen of Hearts
scope="row"\| "I Haven't Done a Thing Today" \| rowspan=2 \| 2019
scope="row"\| "Queen of Hearts"
scope="row"\| "We'll Be Home Tonight" {{small\|(with Luke & Friends)}}{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/well-be-home-tonight-single/1527036595\|title=We'll Be Home Tonight - single\|website=Apple Music\|date=28 August 2021\|access-date=5 September 2021}} \| 2020 \| {{non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Crave Me"{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/crave-me-single/1570553409\|title=Crave Me - single\|website=Apple Music\|date=1 July 2021\|access-date=5 September 2021}} \| rowspan="3"\| 2021 \| {{non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Valley Nights" {{small\|(with Tia Gostelow and Hope D)}}{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/valley-nights-single/1579630301\|title=Valley Nights - single\|website=Apple Music\|date=3 September 2021\|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web\|url=http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/premiere-tia-gostelow-hope-d-sahara-beck-valley-nights/\|title=Premiere: Tia Gostelow unites with Hope D and Sahara Beck for new song, Valley Nights\|website=pilerats.com\|date=3 September 2021\|access-date=5 September 2021}} \| {{non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Kryptonite"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zaaDibqPGM\|title= Sahara Beck 'Kryptonite' Audio Visualiser\|website=You Tube\|date=12 November 2021\|access-date=18 April 2024}} \| rowspan="4"\| And Her Kryptonite
scope="row"\| "Stillness"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVIRC7_bwU\|title= Sahara Beck 'Stillness' Audio Video\|website=You Tube\|date=4 March 2022\|access-date=18 April 2024}} \| rowspan="4"\| 2022
scope="row"\| "Teenage Dirtbag"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz49QuoFKME\|title= Sahara Beck 'Teenage Dirtbag' Cover (Wheatus) - 2022 Official Release\|website=You Tube\|date=20 May 2022\|access-date=18 April 2024}}
scope="row"\| "Nothing Wrong With That"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMtSkJfadg\|title= Sahara Beck 'Nothing Wrong With That' Official Video\|website=You Tube\|date=17 June 2022\|access-date=18 April 2024}}
scope="row"\| "Mr Breezy"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EukZGlGUzug\|title= Sahara Beck 'Mr Breezy' Audio Video\|website=You Tube\|date=18 November 2022\|access-date=18 April 2024}} \| {{non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Like You"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdFmQ0vSFk\|title= Sahara Beck 'Like You' Visualiser\|website=You Tube\|date=17 March 2023\|access-date=18 April 2024}} \| rowspan="6"\| 2023 \| rowspan="6" \| All Attention on Your Emotion
scope="row"\| "Hunter"{{cite web\|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/new-music-discoveries-31st-march-sahara-beck-georgia-fields-katy-steele-and-more/\|title= New Music Discoveries 31st March: Sahara Beck, Georgia Fields, Katy Steele and more\|website=The AU Review\|date=31 March 2023\|access-date=31 March 2023}}
scope="row"\| "Thinking Twice"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJweE9sXvs\|title= Sahara Beck - Thinking Twice (Audio Visualiser)\|website=You Tube\|date=4 August 2023\|access-date=22 September 2023}}
scope="row"\| "Trip"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8eO2OYyybI\|title= Sahara Beck 'Trip' - Audio Visualiser\|website=You Tube\|date=22 September 2023\|access-date=22 September 2023}}
scope="row"\| "Hard to Tell"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RdKUoXrDxQ\|title= Sahara Beck - Hard to Tell (Audio Visualiser)\|website=You Tube\|date=6 October 2023\|access-date=22 September 2023}}
scope="row"\| "Compromise"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyUtPUpB124\|title= Sahara Beck 'Compromise' Audio Video\|website=You Tube\|date=27 October 2023\|access-date=17 April 2024}}
scope="row"\| "Special"{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5us4bfBHB2E\|title= Sahara Beck 'Special' Audio Video\|website=You Tube\|date=14 February 2024\|access-date=17 April 2024}} \| rowspan="2"\| 2024 \| rowspan="2" {{tba}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! Title

! Year

! Album

scope="row"| "Bang Bang Bang"

| rowspan="2"| 2013

| rowspan="2"| You Could Be Happy

scope="row"| "C'mon Man You're Dead"

scope="row"| "Brother, Sister"

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| rowspan="2"| Bloom

scope="row"| "Pretender"

scope="row"| "Here It Comes"

| 2016

| Panacea

scope="row"| "Here We Go Again"

| 2018

| rowspan=3 | Queen of Hearts

scope="row"| "I Haven't Done a Thing Today"

| rowspan=2 | 2019

scope="row"| "Queen of Hearts"

scope="row"| "We'll Be Home Tonight"
{{small|(with Luke & Friends)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/well-be-home-tonight-single/1527036595|title=We'll Be Home Tonight - single|website=Apple Music|date=28 August 2021|access-date=5 September 2021}}

| 2020

| {{non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Crave Me"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/crave-me-single/1570553409|title=Crave Me - single|website=Apple Music|date=1 July 2021|access-date=5 September 2021}}

| rowspan="3"| 2021

| {{non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Valley Nights"
{{small|(with Tia Gostelow and Hope D)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/valley-nights-single/1579630301|title=Valley Nights - single|website=Apple Music|date=3 September 2021|access-date=5 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://pilerats.com/music/electronic/premiere-tia-gostelow-hope-d-sahara-beck-valley-nights/|title=Premiere: Tia Gostelow unites with Hope D and Sahara Beck for new song, Valley Nights|website=pilerats.com|date=3 September 2021|access-date=5 September 2021}}

| {{non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Kryptonite"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zaaDibqPGM|title= Sahara Beck 'Kryptonite' Audio Visualiser|website=You Tube|date=12 November 2021|access-date=18 April 2024}}

| rowspan="4"| And Her Kryptonite

scope="row"| "Stillness"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVIRC7_bwU|title= Sahara Beck 'Stillness' Audio Video|website=You Tube|date=4 March 2022|access-date=18 April 2024}}

| rowspan="4"| 2022

scope="row"| "Teenage Dirtbag"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz49QuoFKME|title= Sahara Beck 'Teenage Dirtbag' Cover (Wheatus) - 2022 Official Release|website=You Tube|date=20 May 2022|access-date=18 April 2024}}

scope="row"| "Nothing Wrong With That"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMtSkJfadg|title= Sahara Beck 'Nothing Wrong With That' Official Video|website=You Tube|date=17 June 2022|access-date=18 April 2024}}

scope="row"| "Mr Breezy"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EukZGlGUzug|title= Sahara Beck 'Mr Breezy' Audio Video|website=You Tube|date=18 November 2022|access-date=18 April 2024}}

| {{non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Like You"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdFmQ0vSFk|title= Sahara Beck 'Like You' Visualiser|website=You Tube|date=17 March 2023|access-date=18 April 2024}}

| rowspan="6"| 2023

| rowspan="6" | All Attention on Your Emotion

scope="row"| "Hunter"{{cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/new-music-discoveries-31st-march-sahara-beck-georgia-fields-katy-steele-and-more/|title= New Music Discoveries 31st March: Sahara Beck, Georgia Fields, Katy Steele and more|website=The AU Review|date=31 March 2023|access-date=31 March 2023}}

scope="row"| "Thinking Twice"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJweE9sXvs|title= Sahara Beck - Thinking Twice (Audio Visualiser)|website=You Tube|date=4 August 2023|access-date=22 September 2023}}

scope="row"| "Trip"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8eO2OYyybI|title= Sahara Beck 'Trip' - Audio Visualiser|website=You Tube|date=22 September 2023|access-date=22 September 2023}}

scope="row"| "Hard to Tell"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RdKUoXrDxQ|title= Sahara Beck - Hard to Tell (Audio Visualiser)|website=You Tube|date=6 October 2023|access-date=22 September 2023}}

scope="row"| "Compromise"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyUtPUpB124|title= Sahara Beck 'Compromise' Audio Video|website=You Tube|date=27 October 2023|access-date=17 April 2024}}

scope="row"| "Special"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5us4bfBHB2E|title= Sahara Beck 'Special' Audio Video|website=You Tube|date=14 February 2024|access-date=17 April 2024}}

| rowspan="2"| 2024

| rowspan="2" {{tba}}

Innocence Back with Tim Finn

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sahara_Beck&action=history

Awards and nominations

=Queensland Music Awards=

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/about|title= About the Queensland Music Awards|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=21 March 2021}}

{{Awards table}} (wins only)

| 2012{{cite web|url= https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/past-winners/2012|title=Past Winners 2012|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=25 March 2021}}

| "You Could Be Happy"

| Schools (Grade 6-12) Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| 2015{{cite web|url= https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/past-winners/2015|title=Past Winners 2015|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=25 March 2021}}

| Herself

| The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Popular Female

| {{won}}

| 2016{{cite web|url= https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/past-winners/2016|title=Past Winners 2016|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=25 March 2021}}

| "Mother Mother"

| Folk Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| 2019{{cite web|url= https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/past-winners/2019|title=Past Winners 2019|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=25 March 2021}}

| "Here We Go Again"

| Regional Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/queensland-music-awards-thelma-plum-ball-park-music/102155630|title= Thelma Plum, Ball Park Music win top gongs at 2023 Queensland Music Awards|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=29 March 2023|access-date=30 March 2023}}

| "Nothing Wrong With That"

| Regional Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| 2024{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/cub-sport-jem-cassar-daley-joff-bush-win-big-at-2024-queensland-music-awards/WYznTUxPTnE/17-04-24|title= Cub Sport, Jem Cassar-Daley & Joff Bush Win Big At 2024 Queensland Music Awards|website=The Music|date=17 April 2024|access-date=18 April 2024}}

| "Compromise"

| Soul / Funk / R&B Award

| {{won}}

=Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition=

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/competitions/vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition#_89667|title=About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition|website= APRA AMCOS|access-date=12 March 2021}}

| 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/competitions/vanda-young-global-songwriting-competition/past-winners|title=Past Winners|website= APRA AMCOS|access-date=13 March 2021}}

| "Here We Go Again"

| Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

| style="background:tan;"| 3rd

References

Category:Musicians from Brisbane

Category:Australian indie rock musicians

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Australian singers

Category:Dew Process artists

Category:21st-century Australian women singers

Category:Australian women singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century Australian singer-songwriters