Shelley Scown is an Australian singer, musician and educator who has contributed widely to the Australian and Indigenous music industry.
Biography
Scown is probably best known for her 1997 Jazz album, ''Angel'' with
Paul Grabowsky Trio
Paul Grabowsky Trio were an Australian jazz ensemble founded in 1983 by Paul Grabowsky on piano. By 1989 he was joined by Allan Browne on drums and Gary Costello on double bass. They won Best Jazz Album for '' Six by Three'' (1989) at the ...
. She collaborated with other respected Australian musicians, such as
Paul Grabowsky
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Biography
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and o ...
,
Bernie McGann
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, The Groovematics and
Kate Ceberano
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. The album was nominated for an
ARIA
In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...
music award in 1998, but lost to ''The Future of Today'' by Chaplin, Tinkler, Rex, & Lamble.
As well as working on stage, Scown has also worked in film. Her credits include: ''Turn It Up'' (1991) (an unscreened television series pilot co-starring
Marg Downey
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Early life and education
Downey grew up in a middle-class Catholic family in the Me ...
,
Lisa McCune
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McCune ...
and
Glenn Robbins
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; she appeared as a character called Carsonette), ''Lucky Break'' (1994) (with
Gia Carides
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Early ...
and
Anthony LaPaglia
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For his starring role as Jac ...
; she played a lounge singer at a resort) and as a member of the music department where she was a lead vocalist in ''
Noah's Ark'' (1999).
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
ARIA 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 ...
are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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,
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, , ''Angel'' , ,
Best Jazz Album , ,
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Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were last awarded in 2016.
...
), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Shelley Scown won one award in that time.
and the Comedy Star of The Year award.
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(wins only)
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, 1997
, Shelley Scown
, Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year
,
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]
References
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Australian women jazz singers
Living people
Australian jazz singers
Australian music educators
Australian women music educators
Year of birth missing (living people)