Alice Skye

Alice Skye is an Australian singer and songwriter.[1] She is a Wergaia woman from Horsham.[2]

Alice Skye
Born1994 or 1995
OriginAustralia
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

In 2017, she was the Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner.[3]

She released her debut album Friends With Feelings in 2018 and toured nationally with Emily Wurramara.[4][5]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Friends With Feelings
  • Released: April 2018[6]
  • Label: Alice Skye, CAAMA
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles
Year Title Album
2015 "You Are the Mountain"[7] non album single
2017 "60% Sugar"[8] Friends With Feelings
"Poetry By Text"[9]
2018 "Friends With Feelings"[10]
2019 "I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good"[11] TBA
2020 "Grand Ideas"[12]

Non-single album appearances
Year Title Album
2019 "Speak Your Language"[13] Deadly Hearts 2
2020 "Terror Australia"
(Midnight Oil featuring Alice Skye)[14]		 The Makarrata Project

Awards and nominations

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.[15][16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[17][18] Alice Skye Best Breakthrough Act Nominated
Alice Skye The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent Nominated
Alice Skye (for "Sunrise", "Don't Sleep", "Better Man") Best Producer Nominated

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good" Song of the Year Nominated

References
  1. McMillen, Andrew (5 September 2018), "Musical opportunities dawn on Skye", The Australian
  2. Dwer, Michael (30 October 2015), "Horsham singer Alice Skye moves mountains with award-winning song", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. "Meet Alice Skye, the deadly winner of our Unearthed NIMAs comp". ABC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Heaney, Chelsea (12 July 2018), "Emily Wurramara and Alice Skye wrap up their 'River Eylandt' tour in Darwin", NT News
  5. Gorrie, Nayuka (4 July 2018), "Alice Skye and Emily Wurramara Shift the Paradigm for Black Woman Musicians", Noisy. Vice
  6. "Friends With Feelings (DD)". Apple Music. April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "You Are the Mountain - single". Apple Music. October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. "60% Sugar - single". Apple Music. August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "Poetry By Text - single". Apple Music. October 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. ""Friends with Feelings" - ALICE SKYE". YouTube. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good - single". Apple Music. October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. "Grand Ideas - single". Apple Music. May 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. "VA Deadly Hearts 2". JBHiFi. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. "New single "First Nation" music video". midnightoil. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  15. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  17. "Industry Awards Winners And Hall Of Fame Inductees Revealed + 2020 Music Victoria Awards Nominees Announced With Public Voting Now Open!". Music Victoria. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  18. "Sampa The Great Walks Off With a Stack of Music Victoria Awards". noise11. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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