Katie Anne Noonan (born 2 May 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In addition to a successful solo career encompassing opera, jazz, pop, rock and dance, she was the singer in the band George and remains the singer in the band

Elixir ELIXIR (the European life-sciences Infrastructure for biological Information) is an initiative that will allow life science laboratories across Europe to share and store their research data as part of an organised network. Its goal is to bring t ...

; performs with her mother Maggie Noonan; and plays with her band The Captains. Noonan was the musical director of and performed at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, ...

' opening and closing ceremonies.

Early life

Noonan grew up with a strong background in classical music, with her mother Maggie being a well-known opera singer. She studied opera and jazz at the Queensland Conservatorium.

Career

George

After graduation, Noonan began fronting the pop-rock group George, along with her brother

Tyrone Noonan Tyrone ("Ty") Noonan is an Australian musician, best known for his vocals, guitars, keyboards and songwriting in the Brisbane band George. He has also worked as a composer for Australian theatre companies La Boite and Queensland Theatre Company ...

. Noonan founded George with her brother, with whom she shares lead vocals, in 1996 to enter a university music competition. After a series of successful independently released EPs, they signed to Festival Mushroom Records and released the debut album ''

Polyserena ''Polyserena'' is the 2002 debut studio album by Australian band George. ''Polyserena'' debuted atop the national albums chart. George became only the tenth Australian band to do so with a debut album. It achieved gold record status within ten ...

'' in 2002, which debuted in the number 1 position on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart. George won the Breakthrough Artist ARIA award in 2002 and performed the song "Breathe in Now" at the award ceremony.

Elixir

Noonan founded the jazz trio

in 1997, which released their debut self-titled album in 2003. Elixir's second album, ''

First Seed Ripening ''First Seed Ripening'' is the second studio album by Australian jazz band Elixir. The album is credited as featuring Katie Noonan. The album was released in August 2011 and peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts and number 1 on the Jazz and Blue ...

'', was released on 5 August 2011. It won the 2011 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.

2004: ''Two of a Kind''

Noonan released an album of jazz and operatic duets with her mother in 2004. Entitled '' Two of a Kind'', the album was released by the

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label. In 2004, Noonan guest appeared at the ''Lord Of The Rings Symphony'' performances. The reviewer Murray Black said that "The undoubted highlight of the evening was guest vocalist Katie Noonan. Here is a rare talent with a voice of extraordinary beauty and versatility. In most of her solos, she sounded like a classical soprano as she soared over the orchestra with a spine-tingling, vibrato-less angelic purity. Then, in Gollum's Song and the Oscar-winning Into the West, she revealed her pop diva credentials with her strong, clear voice projecting effortlessly out in the audience."

2005: ''Before Time Could Change Us'' and Broad Festival

Paul Grabowsky and Noonan teamed up for the jazz cycle '' Before Time Could Change Us''. Consisting of words written by

Dorothy Porter Dorothy Featherstone Porter (26 March 1954 – 10 December 2008) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Early life Porter was born in Sydney. Her father was barrister ...

, the album tracks "the mysterious shifts and changes of a relationship". The album won the 2005 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album. Later in 2005, Noonan was invited by

Deborah Conway Deborah Ann Conway (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actress. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their top 5 hit "Man Overboard". Conw ...

to take part in the Broad Festival project—together with three other Australian female artists they performed their own and each other's songs. Sara Storer, Ruby Hunter and

Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, actress, radio presenter and business entrepreneur. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, Bowditch won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and was nominated for a Logie Award for her work on ...

were the other female artists.

2007: ''Skin'' and ''Second Skin''

Noonan recorded a solo album entitled ''

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'' at Sydney's

Linear Recording Linear Recording is a recording studio complex located in Sydney, Australia, which was established by recording engineer Christopher Vallejo and Emren Kara in 2005. Linear Recording is one of Australia's only dedicated all-analogue recording st ...

in 2006. Produced by

Andrew Klippel Andrew Klippel is an Australian music producer, songwriter and engineer. Klippel co-founded Australian dance-pop group Euphoria (1991-1993), before releasing solo music under the alias Elastic (1994) and A.K. Soul (1995+) Early life Andrew Kli ...

, ''Skin'' was released on 11 August 2007 and debuted at number 6 on the ARIA Top 50 album charts and number 1 on the Australian ARIA Top 20 album chart. The debut single, "Time To Begin", debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Top 50. Following the success of the remix of "Time To Begin", Noonan collaborated with John Course and Mr Timothy. The collaboration involved the re-recording of Noonan's vocal tracks and a dance version of her solo album was released under the title '' Second Skin''. On 22 February 2008, Noonan was a support act for

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at King's Park Botanic Gardens, Perth, Western Australia, and was invited on stage by Lauper to sing along to "

Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983. It ...

". Also in 2008, Noonan was featured as the vocalist in

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's "

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" series of advertisements.

2008: ''Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney''

Noonan released a jazz album of

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cover versions in 2008 entitled '' Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney''.

2010: ''Emperor's Box''

The Katie Noonan and the Captains' album '' Emperor's Box'' was created over a three-year period and is Noonan's second release for

Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...

. Noonan wrote all of the songs and collaborated with the following artists during the recording of the album:

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowd ...

(

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), Sia, Don Walker ( Cold Chisel), Josh Pyke and Australian writer/poet Tom Shapcott. The album was co-produced by Noonan and Nick DiDia (

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, g ...

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originato ...

Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kr ...

, Powderfinger). It was preceded by the single " Page One" released in February.

2011–2012: ''Songs from the British Isles'' and ''Songs of the Southern Skies''

In 2011, Noonan collaborated with Karin Schaupp and toured '' Songs from the British Isles''. An EP was released available only from Noonan's website. In 2012, the two recorded '' Songs of the Southern Skies''. The album was nominated for two ARIA Awards at the 2012 ceremony.

2013: ''Songbook'' and ''Fierce Hearts''

In 2013, Noonan released '' Songbook'', an album that saw Noonan re-recording songs from her time in george and Elixir. She also worked with the

Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company is a contemporary dance company in Australia. The company has performed on stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Joyce Theater in New York, the Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, and the ...

on the production, ''Les Illuminations''.

2014: ''Fierce Hearts''

In 2014, she released ''

Fierce Hearts ''Fierce Hearts'', or ''Fierce Hearts: the Music of Love-Song-Circus'', is a soundtrack/studio album by Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan, produced as the soundtrack to contemporary circus Circa's show ''Love-Song-Circus''. At the ARIA M ...

'' which was nominated for an ARIA Award at the 2014 ceremony. It was music alongside a

contemporary circus Contemporary circus (also known as new circus, and ''nouveau cirque'' and ''cirque contemporain'' in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through traditio ...

show by

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2015: ''Transmutant''

In 2015, Noonan released ''Transmutant'' through

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. The album peaked at number 33 on the ARIA Charts.

2016: ''With Love and Fury''

In 2016, Noonan collaborated with

Brodsky Quartet The Brodsky Quartet is a British string quartet, formed in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, in 1972 as the "Cleveland Quartet". Only Ian Belton and Jacqueline Thomas remain as original members. In addition to performing classical music, and in par ...

and released ''

With Love and Fury ''With Love and Fury'' is a collaborative studio album by British string quartet the Brodsky Quartet and Australian singer songwriter Katie Noonan. The album has been described as a fusion of their styles into an incredibly composed and creativ ...

'' in April. They toured Australia throughout April and May.

2017: ''Songs of the Latin Skies''

In December 2016, Noonan announced the release ''Songs of the Latin Skies'' with Karin Schaupp. The album due for release in February 2017 and will see the duo embark on a musical journey through the

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songbook, exploring the sounds and beats of the bossa nova, salsa, tango and samba. The duo played live shows across the country throughout 2017.

2018: ''Gratitude and Grief''

In 2018, Noonan reunited with Elixir and released ''Gratitude and Grief'' in August 2018. The album was nominated for Best Jazz album at the 2018 ARIA Awards.

2019: ''The Little Green Road to Fairyland'' and ''The Glad Tomorrow''

In April 2019, Noonan released ''The Little Green Road to Fairyland'' with Camerata and the Queensland Chamber Orchestra. In August, Noonan collaborated with The Australian String Quartet for ''The Glad Tomorrow''. The new album sees Noonan perform uniquely Australian poetry of Queenslander and First Nations icon Oodgeroo Noonuccal to music.

2020: ''Late Night Tunes with Noons'' and ''The Sweetest Taboo''

In January 2020, Noonan confirmed the release of a mini-album titled ''Late Night Tunes with Noons''. The album featured Noonan covering a range of Australian songs, with the inclusion of one original track. In May 2020, Noonan released her twentieth album, ''

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'', a jazz album covering 1980s pop songs.

2021: AVÉ

In May 2021, Noonan launched the Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ), an

a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...

quartet. The other members are tenor Andrew Goodwin, mezzo-Soprano Fiona Campbell and bass Baritone Andrew O'Connor.

Other activities

A National Office for Live Music was launched by Australian Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again from June 2013 to September 2013, holding office as the leader of the ...

in July 2013 and, as of August 2013, Noonan is the state ambassador for Queensland. In 2013, Noonan combined with the

and musicians from the

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and conductor Richard Gill to perform

Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

's song cycle '' Les Illuminations'' at Sydney's City Recital Hall Angel Place. This production was taken in 2014 to Brisbane's QPAC with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under

Johannes Fritzsch Johannes Fritzsch (born Meissen, Germany, 1960) is a German conductor. Biography Fritzsch's father, a cantor and organist, was his first music teacher, in piano and organ. His brother Georg Fritzsch (born 1963) is also a conductor. His other br ...

. In 2014, Noonan was part of the '' I Touch Myself Project'', with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer. They released a version of "

I Touch Myself "I Touch Myself" is a song recorded by the Australian rock band Divinyls and written by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg with Christine Amphlett and Mark McEntee of the Divinyls. It was released in November 1990 as the lead single from their f ...

" which peaked at number 72 on the ARIA singles chart. Noonan was the official ambassador to the

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in 2014. In 2018, Noonan performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the

. In August 2020, Noonan was unmasked as the "Sloth" in the second season of ''

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''. She was the fourth contestant revealed, placing 9th overall. In February 2021, Noonan was announced as the Artistic Director of the National Folk Festival. On 25 September 2022, Noonan sang the

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at the opening of the

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at the

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Personal life

Noonan is married to Isaac Hurren, her longtime partner and collaborator in Elixir. They are parents to two sons.

Discography

Studio albums

Charted singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. History The inaugural 2006 awards were held at ...

) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,

AIR Awards of 2011 The AIR Awards of 2011 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2011) is the sixth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Revolt Art Space, in Melbourn ...

, ''First Seed Ripening'' , Best Independent Jazz Album , , , - ,

AIR Awards of 2020 The 2020 AIR Awards was the fourteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place on 1 October 2020 in Adelaide. The nominations were revealed on 7 July 20 ...

, ''The Glad Tomorrow'' , Best Independent Classical Album , , , - ,

AIR Awards of 2021 The 2021 AIR Awards is the fifteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place virtually on 5 August 2021 in Adelaide. The nominations were revealed on 2 ...

, ''The Sweetest Taboo'' , Best Independent Jazz Album or EP , ,

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions ...

. Noonan has won four awards from twelve nominations. In addition to that, she won one award from eight nominations during her time with band george. ! , - ,

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

, , ''Before Time Could Change Us'' (with Paul Grabowsky), , Best Jazz Album , , , , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

, , "Time to Begin" , , Best Female Artist , , , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , ''Skin'' , , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , , - ,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

, , ''Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney'' , , Best Jazz Album , , , , , - ,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

, , ''First Seed Ripening'' (with Elixir), , Best Jazz Album , , , , , - , rowspan="2",

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, , rowspan="2", ''Songs of the Southern Skies'' (with Karin Schaupp), , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , , - , , Best Independent Release , , , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

, , ''Fierce Hearts (The Music Of Love – Song – Circus)'', , Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album , , , , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, , ''With Love and Fury'' (with Brodsky Quartet), ,

Best Classical Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

, , , - ,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

, , ''Songs of the Latin Skies'' (with Karin Schaupp), ,

Best World Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

, , , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , ''Gratitude and Grief'' (with Elixir), , Best Jazz Album , , , , , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, , ''The Sweetest Taboo'' , , Best Jazz Album , , , , , -

Australian Women in Music Awards

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. ! , - ,

, Katie Noonan , Creative Leadership Award , , , - ,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, Katie Noonan , Creative Leadership Award , , , - ,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

, Katie Noonan , Artistic Excellence Award , ,

References

External links

Official website
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