Alice Skye (born Alice Anderson) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is a British and

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/ Wemba Wemba woman from

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Career

In 2017, Skye was the

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National Indigenous Winner. She released her debut album, ''Friends with Feelings'', in 2018. In 2020, Skye released single 'Grand Ideas' from album ''I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good''. Lyrically, the single is about feeling overwhelmed and was written on the way home from seeing a new therapist. In 2022, she featured on the Ziggy Ramo song 'Sugar Coated Lies' which appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 of the Stan original series, ''Black Snow''. She has toured with

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and

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, and she has opened for

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. Skye writes most of her songs on the piano. She also plays guitar. Skye and her sister, author and poet Susie Anderson, contributed to book ''Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia'' published in 2018 and edited by

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

Australian Women in Music Awards

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the

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who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. ! , - ! scope="row",

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, Herself , Emerging Artist Award , ,

Music Victoria Awards

The

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. ! , - ! scope="row" rowspan="2",

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, "Party Tricks" , Best Victorian Song , , rowspan="2", , - , Herself , Best Pop Act , , - ,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, Alice Skye , Best Regional Act , , , -

National Indigenous Music Awards

The

National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA), also known as the NT Indigenous Music Awards from 2004 to 2008, are music awards presented to recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in ...

recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. ! , - ! scope="row",

, "I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good" , Song of the Year , ,

References

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