Aneiki

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Aneiki
Also known asHalogen
Origin Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres Pop
LabelsMeridienmusik
Past members
  • Jennifer Waite
  • Grant Wallis

Aneiki is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane, Queensland made up of Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis. [1] The duo was originally called Halogen, but were forced to change their name after the Perth-based band Halogen established sole rights to the name's usage in Australia.

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Aneiki worked with songwriter Daniel Jones [2] and was signed to his label, Meridienmusik. [3] Their debut single, "Pleased to Meet You", reached number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart, spending 18 weeks in the top 100 [4] and was number 13 on 2001's Australian Artist Singles chart. [5] "Pleased to Meet You" was the most played Australian song on Australian radio in 2002. Waite and Wallis were awarded APRA's Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in 2002, [6] an award they shared with Sia.

Follow-up singles "Superhero", "15 Minutes" and "Even Without You" reached numbers 48, 72 and 97. [7] [8] [9] Their debut album Words in Place of Objects reached number 87 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [10]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[11]
Words in Place of Objects
  • Released: September 2002 [12]
  • Label: Meridienmusik (300676-2)
  • Format: CD
87

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[11] 		NZ

[13]

"Pleased to Meet You"20012639Words in Place of Objects
"Superhero"48-
"15 Minutes"200272-
"Even Without You"97-

References

  1. ↑ Girl Aneiki Interview - Aug 2001
  2. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 593
  3. ↑ ABC, Love is in the Air Episode 4: I should be so lucky, Savage Garden Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 611
  5. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 617, End Of Year 2001
  6. ↑ APRA AMCOS
  7. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 625
  8. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 631
  9. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 656
  10. ↑ The ARIA Report, Issue 657
  11. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 15.
  12. ↑ National Library of Australia listing Words in place of objects
  13. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Aneiki - Pleased To Meet You". charts.nz. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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