Tori Zietsch known professionally as Maple Glider, is an Australian

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singer-songwriter from

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. Maple Glider released her debut album in June 2021.

Early life

In 2020, Zietsch said "I was raised from birth in quite a restrictive religious household" in

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. She moved to Melbourne to be "ensconced in the music community".

Career

2017: Seavera

Zietsch partnered up with childhood friend, producer Daniel Pinkerton and formed Seavera, pairing acoustic guitars with dramatic electronics. In late 2017 Seavera won the very first Pie School initiative and worked with the team from Pieater to record a song that never released. Seavera parted ways soon after. Zietsch relocated to

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and began work on solo material.

2018–2022: ''To Enjoy Is the Only Thing''

Zietsch returned to Melbourne in late 2019 with numerous demos written while she was living in Brighton. She enlisted

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to record, mix and produce the first batch of songs and was signed to Pieater. In April 2021, Maple Glider announced the release of her debut studio album, alongside the third single "Swimming". In a press release, the artist said the album takes inspiration from vignettes of her life and the perspectives that travel has given her.

2023: ''I Get Into Trouble''

In May 2023, Maple Glider released "Don't Kiss Me". In July 2023, Maple Glider released "Dinah" and announced the release of ''I Get Into Trouble'', her second studio album scheduled for release on 13 October 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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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 ...

, Maple Glider , Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , ''To Enjoy Is the Only Thing'' , Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP , , - , rowspan="4",

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 ...

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for Maple Glider - ''I Get Into Trouble'' , Independent Producer of the Year ,

Music Victoria Awards

The

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References

External links

* {{Official website, mapleglider.com/ 1997 births 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Australian women pop singers Living people Partisan Records artists