Marie Wilson (Australian singer)

Marie Wilson (born 20 April 1974) is an Australian singer and songwriter.[1] She was nominated for ARIA Award for Best New Talent and ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998[2] and for Breakthrough Artist – Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999.[3][4][5]

Marie Wilson
Born (1974-04-20) 20 April 1974
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1992–present
LabelsEast West, Warner Music Australia

Career

Born in Melbourne, Wilson started playing solo gigs in 1993. She had a series of independent releases before signing with Warner Music in 1997.

In 1998 she released two singles, "Next Time" and "Won't Keep a Good Girl Down", both of which made the ARIA top 40. An album Real Life was released in October 1998 and reached #7 on the albums chart.[6]

Real Life was subsequently released in USA in June 1999.[7]

In 2000, Wilson covered "Me Myself I" which was the lead song on the movie Me Myself I.[8] She released two more albums, Studio Sessions in 2001 and Heartbreak in 2005, then took a break from music. She later made her return, releasing a song "Extraordinary" in 2013[9] and followed it up the next year with an album of the same name.[10]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
AUS
[11]
Real Life 7
Studio Sessions
  • Released: June 2002[13]
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Self-release
 —
Heartbreak
  • Released: 14 March 2004[14]
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Self-release
 —
The Magic of Hoagy Carmichael
(with Kevin Hunt)
  • Released: April 2004[15]
  • Label: Marie Wilson and Kevin Hunt (MWKH2002)
 —
Studio Sessions 2 —
Extraordinary
  • Released: 9 May 2014[17]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Self-release
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums
List of live albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Live in Melbourne[18]
  • Released: 5 November 2012
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Self-release

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details
Title EP details
Marie Wilson[19]
  • Released: 2 December 1992
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Self-release
Temptation[20]
  • Released: 24 August 1996
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Self-release

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Album
AUS
[11]
"Next Time"[21] 1998 21 Real Life
"Won't Keep a Good Girl Down"[22] 31
"Rescue Me"[23] —
"Never Going that Way Again"[24] 1999 — Non-album single
"Me Myself I"[25] 2000 76 Me Myself I
"Another Night" 2002 — Studio Sessions
"Hold On" —
"Stay Away" 2004 — Heartbreak
"Can I See You Tomorrow" —
"Annie's Song" 2012 — Studio Sessions 2
"I Don't Mind" 2014 — Extraordinary
"Free" —
"Song4MS (Shine)"[26] 2017 — Non-album single

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1998"Next Time"ARIA Award for Best New TalentNominated
ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - SingleNominated
1999Real LifeARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - AlbumNominated

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Marie Wilson won three awards in that time.[27]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1994 Marie Wilson Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year Won
1998 Marie Wilson Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year Won
2001 Marie Wilson Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year Won

References
  1. Hay, Carla (3 July 1999), "Popular uprisings", Billboard
  2. "Nat's Nine Nominations", Illawarra Mercury, 20 October 1998
  3. "ARIA Nominees", Billboard, 16 October 1999
  4. Eliezer, Christie; Baker, Glenn A. (17 October 1998), "Artists To Watch", Billboard
  5. "New & Noteworthy", Billboard, 12 June 1999
  6. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Marie Wilson'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. Hay, Carla (3 July 1999), "AUSSIE MARIE.", Billboard
  8. Jansen, Ara (5 May 2000), "Wilson's World", The West Australian
  9. "Wilson returns with a creative renewal", Gold Coast Sun - Central, 9 May 2013
  10. Morris, Samantha (8 August 2014), "Marie Wilson returns to Hard Rock Cafe (after 18 years)", Blank Gold Coast
  11. "Discography Marie Wilson". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. "Marie Wilson - Real Life". iTunes Store. 22 June 1999. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. "Marie Wilson - Studio Sessions". iTunes Store. January 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. "Marie Wilson - Heartbreak". iTunes Store. January 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. Foster, Michael (12 April 2004), "Appealing for its music and history", The Canberra Times
  16. "Marie Wilson - Studio Sessions Volume 2: Favourites". Discogs. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. "Marie Wilson - Extraordinary". iTunes Store. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. "Marie Wilson - Live in Melbourne". iTunes Store. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  19. "Marie Wilson - EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  20. "Marie Wilson - Temptation". iTunes Store. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  21. "Marie Wilson - Next Time". Australian Charts. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  22. "Marie Wilson - Won't Keep a Good Girl Down". Australian Charts. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  23. "Marie Wilson - Rescue Me". Discogs. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  24. "Marie Wilson - Never Going that Way Again". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  25. "Marie Wilson - Me Myself I". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  26. "Marie Wilson - Song4MS (Shine)". Allmusic. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  27. "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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