Fiona Kernaghan

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Fiona Kernaghan
Birth nameFiona Sheree Kernaghan
Born1973 (age 47–48)
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1993–present
Labels
  • ABC/EMI
  • Red Rebel/Automatic
Associated acts
Website fionakernaghan.com

Fiona Sheree Kernaghan (born 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She has released three solo albums, Cypress Grove (1995), Shadow Wine and Truth Lilies (2007) and The Art of Being (2017). Cypress Grove was nominated for Best New Talent at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. Kernaghan is the daughter of country musician, Ray Kernaghan, and the sister of Lee and Tania Kernaghan.

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Biography

Fiona Sheree Kernaghan was born in 1973. She is the daughter of Pamela and Ray Kernaghan and the younger sister of Lee, Greg and Tania Kernaghan. [1] [2] She learnt to play guitar from her elder siblings and performed in a covers band before deciding to write her own material. [3] [4] [5]

Kernaghan and Tania co-wrote, "I'll Be Gone", with Heather Field and James Gillard; [6] it was released by Tania in 1992 as her first single. [7] Kernaghan then worked with Keith Urban to record demo versions of her songs. [3] Her debut album, Cypress Grove (1995), was nominated for Best New Talent at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. [8] [9] She supported the Badloves on their tour of Australia. [3]

During 1995 Kernaghan relocated to the United States to mainly work as a songwriter, initially living in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles in 2003. [3] [10] Her songs have been recorded by Mindy McCready ("Take Me Apart"), Tina Arena, Felicity Urquhart, and Tania. [11] [12] In 2005 a compilation album, Feeling Fiona, by various artists performing songs written by Kernaghan, was released by Red Rebel/Automatic. [13]

Kernaghan's second solo album, Shadow Wine and Truth Lilies (2007), was produced by Daniel Kresco. [10] By October 2015 she had returned to Australia and explained, "It's so exciting to think that with the advances in technology, I can do what I do as a writer and as an artist from anywhere." [11] Her third solo album, The Art of Being, appeared in 2017, which was produced by Todd Herfindal. [14]

Discography

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  2. ↑ "Ray Kernaghan (1981)". Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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  6. ↑ "ACE Repertory: Work ID 883293243". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 22 September 2019. Note: user may have to enter the title/performer for other tracks to access further information.
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  8. ↑ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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