Jerome Farah, is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer. Farah co-wrote and co-produced "

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" with Kian before releasing his debut single in 2020.

Early life

Jerome Farah is the son of a Lebanese father and a Zimbabwean mother and grew up in suburban

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. Originally a dancer, Farah transited into music, collaborating with the likes of

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Baker Boy Danzal James Baker (born 10 October 1996), known professionally as Baker Boy, is a Yolngu rapper, dancer, and artist. Baker Boy is known for performing original hip-hop songs incorporating both English language, English and Yolŋu languages, ...

and

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and Kian.

Music career

2018-present

In 2018, Farah co-wrote and co-produced "

" with Kian which won Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year at the

APRA Music Awards of 2020 The APRA Music Awards of 2020 are the 38th annual series, known as APRA Awards, in 2020. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards ...

. On 26 June 2020, Farah released his debut single "

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". The song discusses

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and

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. On 19 July 2020, Farah performed the song on the series premiere of Australian live music program '' The Sound''. In September 2024, Farah released his debut EP ''Chlorine''.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

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 ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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, Pip Norman, Rob Amoruso, Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga, Willie Tafa & Jerome Farah for

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'' , Producer – Best Produced Album , ,

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. ! , - , rowspan="3",

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 ...

, rowspan="2", "Marryuna" by

(with Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Yirrmal Marika) , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2", Urban Work of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , "Mr La Di Da Di" by Baker Boy (Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Dallas Woods) , , - , rowspan="3",

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, rowspan="2", "Waiting" (with Kian) , Most Performed Australian Work of the Year , rowspan="2" , rowspan="3", , - , Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year , - , "Cool as Hell" (Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods) , Most Performed Urban Work of the Year , , - ,

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 ...

, "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) , Song of the Year , , , - ,

, "Vibrate" , Most Performed R&B / Soul Work , , , - ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, "Tuesday" (KYE featuring Jerome Farah) (Kylie Chirunga, Jerome Farah, Jacob Farah, Vincent Goodyer) , Most Performed R&B / Soul Work , , , - ,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, rowspan="1", "Falling" by Dean Brady (Dean Brady, Jacob Farah, Jerome Farah, Kara-Lee James, Tim Omaji, Rahel Phillips) , Most Performed R&B / Soul Work , , rowspan="1", , -

J Awards

The

J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J, and which also extend to sister stations, Triple J Unearthed and Double J. The awar ...

are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

's youth-focused radio station

Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...

. They commenced in 2005. ! , - , J Awards of 2021 , "Concrete Jungle Fever" (directed by Sanjay De Silva) , Australian Video of the Year , ,

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The

Rolling Stone Australia Awards The ''Rolling Stone Australia'' Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. The awards initially commenced i ...

are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''

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'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. ! , - , 2021 , Jerome Farah , Best New Artist , , , -

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" and is coordinated by

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and

APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwri ...

. It commenced in 2009. ! , - , 2021 , "Mikey Might" , Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition , style="background:silver;", 2nd , , -

UK Music Video Awards

The

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotiona ...

is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. They commenced in 2008. ! , - ,

, Jerome Farah - "Concrete Jungle Fever" , Best Performance in a Video , ,

References

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