Amy Meredith

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Amy Meredith
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Amy Meredith at The Bourne Legacy Australian premiere in August 2012.
Background information
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop, pop rock
Years active2006–2013
Past membersChristian Lo Russo
Joel Chapman
Wade Osborn
Cameron Laing
Kosta Theodosis
Matt Johnson
Elliot Hammond
Website www.amymeredith.com

Amy Meredith were an Australian pop band who released a self-titled EP in 2008. In 2009, having already been dropped from their label Tsubi/Ksubi, [1] Amy Meredith signed a deal with Sony Music Australia, [2] and released their debut single Pornstar. Much later, in March 2010, Amy Meredith released their second single, Lying, [3] which peaked at No. 10, [4] making it their only top 10 single. Their debut album, Restless was released on 2 July 2010 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [5] The album was met with extremely negative reviews and shortly afterwards Sony terminated their deal with the band, so Amy Meredith turned to Vector Management for a distribution deal. [6]

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In 2013, with no label, Amy Meredith tried to release their second album, Maps following a crowd funding effort to raise the required money, [7] however the album was not a success and failed to produce any charted singles. Since its release the band have been inactive, and their Facebook page has displayed "new album out September" since 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
AUS
2010 Restless 8
2013Maps
  • Released: 2013
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

YearAlbum details
2008Amy Meredith EP

Singles

YearSongChart positions
AUS
Certifications Album
2009"Pornstar"65Restless
2010"Lying"10
"Young at Heart"58
"Faded White Dress"
2011"Pick Up Your Tricks"Maps
2012"Fun"

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2009"Pornstar"
2010"Lying" [11] Mark Alston
"Young at Heart" [12]
"Faded White Dress" [13] Mikey Hamer
2011"Pick Up Your Tricks" [14]
2013"Wake Me Up"Alyson Rothwell

Award nominations

YearTypeAwardResultLost To
2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Fresh Aussie Musos [15] Nominated Cody Simpson
ARIA Music Awards Breakthrough Artist ( Restless ) [16] Nominated Washington
Channel V Australia Oz Artist Award 2010 ( Restless ) [17] Nominated Short Stack
2011 APRA Rock Work of the Year ( Lying ) [18] Nominated Jet

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