Joanne Ruth Charlotte Accom (born 13 November 1978), mononymously known as Joanne, is an Australian singer and songwriter.

Career

Joanne's first single, " Jackie", was released in late 1998. It reached No. 3 on the

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, and became the highest selling single in Australia by an Australian artist during the 12-month period of eligibility for the 1999

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. For "Jackie", Joanne was credited as B.Z. featuring Joanne or Joanne/BZ, referring to the original performers of the song, Blue Zone. She released the singles "

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" in 1999. Her next release was featuring on the track " Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us" by

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for '' The Wog Boy Movie'' in 2000. Her only solo album, '' Do Not Disturb'', was released in 2001 after being a work in progress for two and a half years. It features a remix of "Jackie", her two singles released in 1999 and three new singles, " So Damn Fine", " I Don't Know", and " Busted". It was produced and recorded in Dance World Studios,

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. Joanne featured on a duet version of

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's " Together Again" with Australian singer

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for his 2020 duets album ''1998''.

Performances

She performed a number of her hits at Melbourne's Rumba along with other artists on Saturday 17 November 2001 at the

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. She performed her hit " So Damn Fine" in front of a live audience across Australia at one of the ''

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'' live eviction shows during the closing credits. Joanne joined the

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2016 National Tour as a 'special local guest' alongside

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, Sonique and

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. Joanne performed a number of her songs, including hit single "Jackie" and a selection of cover versions including

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" at the Pump '90s dance party at ARQ in Sydney on 8 April 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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References

External links

Joanne Accom profile at DiscoGS.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Accom, Joanne 1978 births Living people Australian people of South African descent Australian dance musicians ARIA Award winners Australian women pop singers 21st-century Australian women singers