Jerome Farah

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Jerome Farah
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2018–present
LabelsJerome Farah, Sony Music Australia
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Jerome Farah, is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer. Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian [1] before releasing his debut single in 2020.

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Early life

Jerome Farah is the son of a Lebanese father and a Zimbabwean mother and grew up in suburban Melbourne. [1]

Originally a dancer, Farah transited into music, collaborating with the likes of Adrian Eagle, Baker Boy and Dallas Woods and Kian. [1]

Music career

2018-present

In 2018, Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian which won Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020. [2] [3] [4]

On 26 June 2020, Farah released his debut single "I Can't Breathe". The song discusses racism and police brutality. [5] On 19 July 2020, Farah performed the song on the series premiere of Australian live music program The Sound . [6]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"I Can't Breathe" [5] 2020TBA
"Mikey Might" [7]
"Vibrate" [8]
"Concrete Jungle Fever" [9] 2021
"Can't Drive Stick" [10] 2024
"R.I.P." [11]
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Hoodlum"
(Dallas Woods featuring Jerome Farah) [12] 		2018non album single
"Willow Tree"
(Tash Sultana featuring Jerome Farah) [13] 		2020 Terra Firma (Tash Sultana album)
"Tuesday"
(Kye featuring Jerome Farah) [14] 		2021TBA
"Of Another Kind"
(Winston Surfshirtfeaturing Milan Ring & Jerome Farah) [15] 		2022Panna Cotta

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Not That Deep"
(DAGR featuring Jerome Farah)		2021DAGR
"Ain't Nobody Like You"
(Baker Boy featuring Jerome Farah)		 Gela

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 Pip Norman, Rob Amoruso, Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga, Willie Tafa & Jerome Farah for Baker Boy – Gela Producer – Best Produced AlbumNominated [16]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 "Marryuna" by Baker Boy (with Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Yirrmal Marika)Song of the YearShortlisted [17]
Urban Work of the YearNominated [18]
"Mr La Di Da Di" by Baker Boy (Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Dallas Woods)Nominated
2020 "Waiting" (with Kian)Most Performed Australian Work of the YearWon [19] [20]
Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year
"Cool as Hell" (Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods)Most Performed Urban Work of the YearNominated
2021 "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods)Song of the YearShortlisted [21]
2022 "Vibrate"Most Performed R&B / Soul WorkNominated [22] [23]
2023 "Tuesday" (KYE featuring Jerome Farah) (Kylie Chirunga, Jerome Farah, Jacob Farah, Vincent Goodyer)Most Performed R&B / Soul WorkNominated [24]
2024 "Falling" by Dean Brady (Dean Brady, Jacob Farah, Jerome Farah, Kara-Lee James, Tim Omaji, Rahel Phillips)Most Performed R&B / Soul WorkNominated [25]

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
J Awards of 2021 "Concrete Jungle Fever" (directed by Sanjay De Silva)Australian Video of the YearNominated [26] [27]

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. [28]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021Jerome FarahBest New ArtistNominated [29]

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. [30]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021"Mikey Might"Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition2nd [31]

UK Music Video Awards

The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. They commenced in 2008.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 Jerome Farah - "Concrete Jungle Fever"Best Performance in a VideoNominated [32]

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