Sia Kate Isobelle Furler is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide,she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. When Crisp disbanded in 1997,she released her debut studio album,OnlySee,in Australia. She moved to London and provided vocals for the British duo Zero 7. Sia released her second studio album,Healing Is Difficult,in 2001,and her third,Colour the Small One,in 2004.
Pascal Gabriel is a Belgian-born musician based in London,England and Paris,France.
"So Good" is a song by English singer-songwriter Rachel Stevens. It was released as the second single from her second solo album,Come and Get It (2005). It was written and produced by Pascal Gabriel and Hannah Robinson. The song was released on 4 July 2005 as a CD single and digital download. It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Stevens' fifth top 10 single and her last top 10 to date.
Hannah Robinson is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit "Some Girls",Ladyhawke's "My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in 2006 she achieved a No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Give Me Your Love",a collaboration with Carl Cox.
"Nobody's Perfect" is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus,credited as her character Hannah Montana from the eponymous television series. It was released on May 15,2007 by Walt Disney Records as the lead single from Hannah Montana 2 (2007),the accompanying soundtrack album for its second season. Written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil and produced by Gerrard,"Nobody's Perfect" discusses the importance of overcoming mistakes;it is heavily based on synthpop musical styles.
Phillipa Margaret "Pip" Brown,better known by her stage name Ladyhawke,is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She took her stage name from Richard Donner's 1985 film Ladyhawke.
Ladyhawke is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Ladyhawke. It was released on 19 September 2008 by Modular Recordings. Featuring production by Pascal Gabriel,Greg Kurstin,Kid Gloves,Kish Mauve's Jim Eliot,Paul Harris and Van She's Michael Di Francesco,the album incorporates 1980s-influenced new wave and synth-pop,as well as indie rock. It was promoted by five singles:"Back of the Van","Paris Is Burning","Dusk Till Dawn","My Delirium" and "Magic".
"My Delirium" is a song performed by New Zealand musician Ladyhawke. The third track on Ladyhawke's eponymous debut album,the song was released as a single on 8 December 2008. The most commercially successful single of Ladyhawke's to date,"My Delirium" sold over 70,000 copies in Australia,peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart,number eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and has reached the top 50 in the UK and Denmark.
"Soon We'll Be Found" is a song by Sia. Released on 13 October 2008,"Soon We'll Be Found" is Sia's third single from Some People Have Real Problems (2008). The single is only available for download in the UK,but the music video for "Soon We'll Be Found",in which Sia signs the lyrics in American Sign Language,was featured on the United States iTunes Store main page when it became the free music download of the week of 4 November 2008. Sia performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland on 7 October 2008,and on the Late Show with David Letterman on 13 November 2008.
The discography of Ladyhawke,a New Zealand electropop singer-songwriter,consists of four studio albums,two extended plays and eighteen singles. Ladyhawke began her career in 2001 as the guitarist for the hard rock band Two Lane Blacktop. The group disbanded in 2003 and she then joined the pop-rock band Teenager.
"The Climb" is a song recorded by American singer Miley Cyrus,for the 2009 film Hannah Montana:The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe,and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5,2009,as the lead single from the film's soundtrack by Walt Disney Records,and is also included as a bonus track on the international release of The Time of Our Lives. The song is a power ballad with lyrics that describe life as a difficult but rewarding journey. It is styled as a country pop ballad,and was Cyrus' first solo song to be released to country radio. The instrumentation includes piano,guitar,and violins. The song is considered both a modern classic and a signature song for Cyrus.
Linus Loves is the alias of Scottish dance music remixer/producer Duncan Reid and,until 2005,a duo consisting of himself and Kevin McKay. Reid and McKay co-founded Breastfed Recordings together in 2002 with Myles MacInnes,known as Mylo. McKay left the outfit in 2005,and Reid has continued using the moniker until the present day.
"Magic" is a song performed by New Zealand recording artist Ladyhawke,released as the fifth and final single from her debut album Ladyhawke (2008). It was produced by Pascal Gabriel who co-wrote the song with Ladyhawke herself. The song was inspired to be a fantasy epic and love song. Lyrically,it tells a story about trying to coax someone over to talk to you,where in reality you feel alone.
"Deuces" is a song written and performed by American singer Chris Brown featuring fellow American musicians Tyga and Kevin McCall. Produced by McCall,"Deuces" was released digitally on June 25,2010,as the lead single from Brown's first collaborative effort with Tyga,titled Fan of a Fan (2010). The song is a slow,down-tempo R&B ballad featuring elements from the genres of house and pop music,while the song is lyrically about "breaking it off with a girl after failed attempts to make the relationship work". "Deuces" was later included on Brown's fourth studio album,F.A.M.E. (2011).
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has released nine studio albums,six live albums,67 singles,and 42 music videos. In 1997,she released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. It was commercially unsuccessful,and none of its songs were released as a single. Sia released her second album,Healing Is Difficult,in 2001. The album yielded three singles:"Taken for Granted","Little Man" and "Drink to Get Drunk". The lead single,"Taken for Granted",peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Anxiety is the second studio album by New Zealand singer Ladyhawke. It was released on 25 May 2012 by Modular Recordings. It was recorded in early 2011 with longtime collaborator Pascal Gabriel,who co-wrote all tracks on the album. "Black White &Blue" was released as the album's lead single on 24 January 2012,followed by "Sunday Drive" on 9 April 2012 and "Blue Eyes" on 16 July 2012.
"Chandelier" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Sia,from her sixth studio album,1000 Forms of Fear (2014). Written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin and produced by Shatkin and Greg Kurstin,the song was released on 17 March 2014 as the lead single from the album. It is an electropop song,featuring electronica,R&B and reggae influences. Lyrically,the song has a melancholic theme,detailing the demoralisation and rationalisation of alcoholism through the thought process of a "party girl". More broadly,the song speaks to the fleeting feelings of release and abandon that come with intoxication,as well as the pain,guilt and emptiness that accompany addiction,alcoholism and hedonistic excess.
"Buttons" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. "Buttons" was released as a promotion single in 2007 and as the fourth and final official single from her 2008 album,Some People Have Real Problems. The song is a bonus track on the Australian edition and a hidden track on the international edition of the album.
"Still Got Time" is a song by English singer and songwriter Zayn featuring Canadian rapper and singer PartyNextDoor. It was released on 24 March 2017 by RCA Records,and it appears on the Japanese edition and the 2020 digital re-release of Zayn's second studio album Icarus Falls (2018). The song was announced on social media. Zayn reportedly wrote this song for his sister,Waliyah.
"Dusk Till Dawn" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Zayn featuring Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released on 8 September 2017 by RCA Records and appears on the Japanese edition of Zayn's second studio album,Icarus Falls (2018) and the radio edit appears on the 2020 reissue of the album. It was written by Zayn Malik,Sia Furler,Alex Oriet,David Phelan and Greg Kurstin,and produced by Kurstin. The song's accompanying music video was released on the same day and features Zayn and British-American actress Jemima Kirke. The song is featured in the official trailer for the 2017 film The Mountain Between Us. Commercially,the single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the charts in seven countries and peaked within the top ten on the charts in more than twenty countries including:Australia,Belgium,Canada,Finland,France,Germany,Ireland,Italy,the Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway,Portugal,Russia,Scotland,Slovenia,and Sweden.
