Bianca Moon (born 14 December 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She first came to attention in Australia, while still a teenager, for founding the equality campaign and later gained attention for her

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-nominated song used in an episode of the American television series ''

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''.

Music

Bianca released her first single, a cover of

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's "

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", at age 14. In 2013, Moon was nominated for the American

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for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, as composer and lyricist for her song "The Sunflower", used in a 2012 episode of the

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''.

Personal life

Moon was born with the craniofacial disfigurement

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, and as a result she began her own charity, Truly Beauty's, when she was 16. In the fall of 2007, Moon was a finalist in the selection process for the

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(NSW) entry to the 2008

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award; the NSW committee recognized her for her work as an "Equality Campaigner".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Bianca Living people 1988 births Australian Institute of Music alumni 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Australian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters