Lyric (musician)

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Lyric
Born
Lyric Angelina Hatezic [1]

(2003-09-09) September 9, 2003 (age 22)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Genres Indie pop
Occupations
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2021-present
Website www.musicbylyric.com

Lyric (born 9 September 2003) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has performed at multiple festivals including BIGSOUND, [2] SXSW Sydney [3] & Spilt Milk. [4]

Contents

Lyric's third EP "The Art of Falling First" charted at number 9 on the ARIA Album Charts and number 2 on the Australian Album ARIA Charts. [5]

Career

2021-2023: Beginning of career and "Every Colour, Every Hue"

Lyric started her music career by uploading videos to YouTube and songs to Bandcamp. [6] The first song she posted was "I Can't Tell When I'm In Love" on 17 February 2021. She continued posting singles to Bandcamp and YouTube including "The Second Hand" and "Forever?" before she released her debut single to streaming "I Can't Tell When I'm In Love". Lyric released five more singles throughout 2021.

In 2022 Lyric released "Lunar Eclipse" the lead single to her debut EP "Every Colour, Every Hue". [7] Between 2022 and 2023 Lyric released two more singles for her "Every Colour, Every Hue". She released the EP to streaming services on 24 March 2023. During this time Lyric was performing at shopping centres and the Springtime festival. [8] Following the release of her debut EP, Lyric released a standalone single, "Wine Stain"

2024-2025: Two more EPs, headline tours and chart success

In January 2024, Lyric released "Gravity". The song quickly became Lyric's most streamed song gaining over 900,000 streams on Spotify by October 2025. [9] Lyric released "Wildfire (Make You Mine)" and "Isabella" throughout 2024 and on 20 September 2024 she released her second EP "Nostalgia. [10] Alongside the release of her EP, Lyric released her first CD.

On 15 October 2024, Lyric announced her debut headlining tour, "The Nostalgia Tour". She originally had three dates: Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, and she added one more Brisbane show one week later. [11] After two weeks of being on sale, the tour was sold out.

In February 2025, Lyric released "Friends". In March, she released her very first vinyl record for her EP "Nostalgia". [12] Following the release of "Friends, Lyric performed a sold out show in Sydney and announced her first UK tour. In May, Lyric was announced to be a part of Spilt Milk Festival 2025 and Starburst Festival 2025. [4] [13] Lyric released "Make a Move" and "Homesick" between May and June 2025. She announced her third EP "The Art of Falling First" on 25 July 2025 and a month later announced "The Falling First Tour", with five dates across Australia. [14]

Lyric performed at Triple J on 15 September 2025, covering "Ribs" by Lorde for Like a Version. [15] She also performed Make a Move at Triple J.

On 17 October 2025, Lyric achieved her first charting success, on the ARIA charts. "The Art of Falling First" charted at number 2 on the Australian album chart and number 9 on the album chart. [5]

Personal life

Lyric has a younger sister, Harper. Lyric's song "Tahlia" is about her IRL best-friend of the same name.

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS [16]
Every Colour, Every Hue
Nostalgia
  • Released: 20 September 2024
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
The Art of Falling First
  • Released: 10 October 2025
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in this region.

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"I Can't Tell When I'm in Love"2021Non-album singles
"Remember Everything"
"Falling Like Rain"
"Your Light"
"In Another Life"
"Trust Fund Baby"
"Lunar Eclipse"2022Every Colour, Every Hue
"1985"
"Outdated"2023
"Wine Stain"Non-album single
"Gravity"2024Nostalgia
"Wildfire (Make You Mine)"
"Isabella"
"Friends"2025The Art of Falling First
"Make a Move"
"Homesick"
"The Real You"

Tours

Headlining act

Opening act

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee(s)CategoryResultRef.
Gold Coast Music Awards 2023HerselfBreakout Artist of the YearNominated [23]
Gold Coast Music PrizeWon [24]
People's Choice AwardWon
2024Breakout Artist of the YearNominated [25]
Studio Producer of the YearNominated
"Gravity"Song of the YearNominated
HerselfPeople's Choice AwardWon [26]
2025Breakout Artist of the YearTBA [27]
Live Act of the YearTBA
People's Choice AwardTBA
"Make a Move"Song of the YearTBA

References

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  2. Fry, Courtney (12 June 2025). "BIGSOUND unveils its bumper 2025 line-up". triple j . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  3. Young, David James (26 August 2025). "SXSW Sydney Expands Music Line-Up With Over 60 New Artists". Music Feeds . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Mangan, Clodagh (17 September 2025). "Spilt Milk Adds Even More Energy To Its Stacked Lineup! | Breaking News | Moshtix". www.moshtix.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Taylor takes two weeks - ARIA". ARIA . 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  6. Hatezic, Lyric (17 February 2021). "I Can't Tell When I'm In Love, by Lyric". Bandcamp . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  7. Lunar Eclipse - Single by Lyric on Apple Music, Apple Music, 6 May 2022, retrieved 17 October 2025
  8. "Springtime Music Festival 2023". Inside Gold Coast. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  9. "A Local Musician's Guide to the Gold Coast". Rolling Stone Australia . 28 February 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  10. "Lyric | triple j Unearthed". ABC . 24 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  11. "Lyric – The Nostalgia Tour – Metro Theatre". The Metro Theatre . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  12. Lyric - Nostalgia, Discogs, 19 March 2025, retrieved 17 October 2025
  13. "Starburst Fest - Cult Artists" . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  14. "Buy Lyric 'The Falling First' Tour tickets, QLD 2025 | Moshtix". www.moshtix.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  15. Muller, Presented byConcetta CaristoLuka (11 September 2025). "Lyric covers Lorde's 'Ribs' for Like A Version". triple j. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  16. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  17. "She's Got A Rapidly Growing Mighty Fan Base, Meet Lyric". triple j. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  18. "Lyric / Juno - Takes The UK & Ireland tour live gallery and review from The Academy 2 Dublin 11.07.2025 - Mc Gig Music". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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  27. "Gold Coast Music Awards Winners Announce 2025 Finalists". Gold Coast Music Network. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.