Sia: Biography

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Birth Name:

Sia Furler

Genres:

Rock Music, Dance Pop Music, Adult Alternative

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Sia (full name Sia Furler) hails from the famously laid-back Australian city of Adelaide. Boasting a powerful, soulful voice, she worked the Adelaide jazz circuit during the '90s as a vocalist for the band Crisp. However, the blonde, blue-eyed antipodean's big break only came after she followed in the footsteps of many other Aussie artists and hopped on a plane to the U.K. While in London, Sia landed a gig as a backup singer for the very popular and extremely hip English outfit Jamiroquai. In early 2000, she released her first solo single, the alternative pop tune "Taken for Granted," which debuted at number 10 on the busy U.K. singles chart. Soon after, a string of big names in the British music scene were asking for Sia's services; projects with Massive Attack, Zero 7, and William Orbit ensued. In mid-2001, Sia once again made a splash on the U.K. singles chart with the moody offering "Drink to Get Drunk." Ironically, it was only after her considerable success abroad that she began to make a real impact down under.

- David Peter Wesolowski, All Music Guide