Isabella Rubi "Izzi" Manfredi (born 1987) is an Australian

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singer, songwriter and

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from

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, New South Wales. Manfredi is best known as the former lead vocalist of

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band

the Preatures The Preatures are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, who formed in 2010 and disbanded in 2021. The band consisted of lead vocalist and keyboardist Isabella Manfredi, Isabella "Izzi" Manfredi, guitarist and vocalist Jac ...

. Her debut single, "Jealousy", was released on 26 May 2021, and debut album "izzi" released in 2022.

Early life

Isabella Rubi Manfredi was born in 1987 to parents Julie Manfredi and Italian-Australian celebrity chef Stefano Manfredi. She was raised in

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Career

2010–present: The Preatures

Manfredi met Thomas Champion and

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at the

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in 2008. They formed a band together and, in 2010, added Luke Davison and Gideon Bensen, naming themselves The Preachers, a nod to the history of bands in Australia with pseudo religious names, like

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, The Angels, The Saints, The Choirboys, and The Church. In 2012, they changed the spelling of their name to

to avoid legal complications with other bands with similar names, signed with Mercury Records and released the EP ''Shaking Hands''. The EP featured the single "Take a Card", written by Manfredi with Bensen on lead vocals. It was featured on

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. In 2013, they released a second EP, ''Is This How You Feel?'', which was preceded by two singles, " Is This How You Feel?" and "Manic Baby". "Is This How You Feel?" attracted considerable success, winning the $50,000 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, receiving an

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nomination for Best Pop Release and being voted ninth in

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's Hottest 100 of 2013. '' Blue Planet Eyes'', their debut studio album, was released on 30 September 2014. ''Blue Planet Eyes'' peaked at number 4 on the

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. At the

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, the group received nominations in three categories. Their second and final studio album, '' Girlhood'', was released on 11 August 2017 via

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. ''Girlhood'' received an ARIA Award nomination for

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. Following a prolonged period of inactivity, Manfredi confirmed the end of the Preatures in 2021. Her relationship with Moffitt had ended some time before, and she was expecting a baby with her partner Rupert. She had done some side projects collaborating with

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before, but wanted to pursue a solo career, saying it would be better for the band. She spoke at some length about the break-up of the band and her personal relationships with ''

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'' in 2021. On 10 December 2024, the band reunited for a one-off performance at Sydney's Lansdowne Hotel, where they had played live for the first time ever, to commemorate their tenth anniversary, and reissued ''Blue Planet Eyes'' on vinyl to celebrate the occasion.

2019–present: Debut studio album ''izzi''

On 3 December 2019, Manfredi was announced as the recipient of the Mushroom Music Publishing Recording Grant, winning $10,000 towards the recording of her debut album. Manfredi is the seventh artist to take out the grant, following previous recipients such as Hatchie,

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and

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. On 26 May 2021, Manfredi released her debut solo single "Jealousy" In September 2022, Manfredi released her debut solo album "izzi". The album was recorded during the covid lockdown period in Australia, a remote co-production between Jonathan Wilson, Chris Collins and Manfredi. It featured prominent musicians

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, Touch Sensitive, Kirin J Callinan and Drew Erickson. In 2023, Manfredi dueted with

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on the reboot of

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, released "Rhinestone 1.7.2" with

which remained the most played song on

for 6 weeks. She also supported Marlon Williams, and toured her debut album. In May Manfredi performed "Rhinestone" with Flume at the 10 years of Flume concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, marking her third collaboration with Streten in 10 years.

Personal life

On 27 January 2021, Manfredi revealed her pregnancy and engagement to musician and creative technologist Rupert Parry. Their daughter, Mina Manfredi, was born in June 2021. Rupert and Isabella married in 2023 with Rupert taking the Manfredi surname. They now live in

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. Manfredi is a supporter of the Keep Sydney Open campaign.

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Live albums

Singles

As lead artist

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. ! , - , rowspan="2",

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, "Somebody's Talking" (Gideon Bensen, Thomas Champion, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi, Jack Mofitt) , Song of the Year , , , - , The Preatures (Gideon Bensen, Thomas Champion, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi, Jack Mofitt) , Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year , , , -

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins"; it is coordinated by

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and

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. It commenced in 2009. ! , - ! scope="row", 2013 , Isabella Manfredi for "Is This How You Feel?" , Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition , style="background:gold; text-align:center;", 1st ,

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manfredi, Isabella 1987 births Australian people of Italian descent Australian women singer-songwriters Australian singer-songwriters Australian indie rock musicians Australian pop musicians Living people