Paris Wells is an Australian singer-songwriter based in

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. She has released two albums and one EP. Wells has played at festivals such as

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, Meredith and Sydney Music Festival. She has supported

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, Plan B, Robyn and

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on tour.

Biography

Wells was a Fairfax employee working in the advertising sales department, when she started performing tiny underground gigs with DJ friends in Melbourne. Her early gigs at local bars consisted mostly "toasting" over funk breaks, but after forming a creative partnership with Ryan Ritchie (aka RHyNO), a songwriter and artist with group

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, she released her debut EP of her own material, ''Mum Hasn't Slept Yet'', with label

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. Wells was then offered slots on the festival circuit, playing the

Meredith Music Festival Meredith Music Festival (otherwise known simply as Meredith or MMF) is a three-day outdoor music festival held every December at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, a natural amphitheatre located on private farmland near the town of Mered ...

and the Sydney festivals. Wells released her first album, entitled ''Keep It'', in July 2008. Wells' song "Grace Baby" was picked up for a

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's television advertising campaign. The singer was awarded the $10,000

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Contemporary Music Endowment, an annual grant given to promising acts by the producers of the

. On 14 March 2009, she appeared with

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at the

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concert at the

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, performing "Field of Dreams". Following a successful audition, Wells supported

during his FutureSex/Loveshow tour of Australia and New Zealand. Wells was also the voice o
Tourism Victoria
In October 2010, Wells released her second album, ''Various Small Fires''. She was chosen to sing the St. Kilda Saints AFL Football Club's theme in the 2010 AFL Grand Final. Two songs have been released off the ''Various Small Fires'' album: "Through And Through" and "Lets Get It Started". Wells has appeared on TV programs such as '' Spicks and Specks'',
Rockwiz
',
Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight
', ''

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''. In 2013, she appeared on Australian Channel Seven's soap drama ''

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''. Wells moved to London on the advice o
Raye Cosbert
(Amy Winehouse's manager) who told her to do mor
Topline
work along with her solo projects. Wells began a writing hub with celebrity DJ

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and Belgium punk and pop producer/compose
Nico Renson
In 2014 Wells met Danish fashion designer Christian Back and moved to Copenhagen where she was signed with Sony Denmark for her single "Overbite". "Overbite" was used by

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for their

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campaign. Wells is now working on her next release along with toplining for others in 2018. She is also in training to be a celebrant.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links

Official website

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