Charlie Collins (musician)

Charlie Collins (born Charlene Joyce Bailey, 1988, Tamworth) is an Australian singer and songwriter. For her solo debut album, Snowpine (June 2019), she was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.[1]

Charlie Collins
Birth nameCharlene Joyce Bailey
Born (1988-01-27) 27 January 1988
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Associated acts
  • The Baileys/Chasing Bailey
  • Tigertown

Biography

1988-2007: Early life and The Baileys

Charlene Joyce Bailey was born in 1988 in Tamworth.[2][3] She grew up on a nearby farm with her older siblings, Kurt (born 1986) and Crystal (born 1985), who are also musicians.[2][4] The three siblings formed a group, the Baileys, in Tamworth in 2001 with Collins on lead vocals and guitar, Kurt on drums and Crystal on vocals and mandolin.[2] They were later joined by Daniel Conway on lead guitar and vocals and Lindsay Dallas on bass guitar to provide a sound, which "embraces country, pop, rock and white-eyed soul."[2]

2008-2010: Chasing Bailey

By July 2008 they were renamed, Chasing Bailey, a "five-piece pop rock band."[5] In August of that year the group released their debut album, Long Story Short, through EMI.[2][4] Collins described their music, "We don’t want to pigeonhole ourselves at this point and it's not because we don't like country or don't like pop. We are just being true to ourselves and not changing for anybody else... The album has a bit of everything. It wasn't planned that way, but it just reflects our different influences. We didn't want to change how we write to suit a genre. This is who we are."[4]

2011-2017: Tigertown

From 2011 to 2017 Collins was a member of the Sydney pop band, Tigertown, with her husband, Chris Collins (ex-The View), on lead guitar and his siblings, Elodie on bass guitar and Alexi on keyboards.[6][7] Collins' siblings Crystal and Kurt were early members.[6][7] The band released six extended plays, starting with Tigertown in 2011 and ending with Warriors in 2017.[8] According to the staff writer for theMusic.com.au, "Their sound is a gorgeous wash of song and subtlety – quiet and layered... [Chris] Collins specifically avoids words such as 'folk'. One gets the feeling he doesn't want his band (or its members) to become some kind of product."[7]

2018-solo: Snowpine

In July 2018, Collins released her debut solo single, "Wish You Were Here".[9] On 31 May 2019, Collins released her debut solo album, Snowpine. The album was recorded at the Snowpine Lodge in Dalgety. Also appearing on the album were Chris Collins (guitar) and George Georgiadis (drums).[10]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Snowpine
  • Released: 31 May 2019[11]
  • Label: Mirror Records (MIRROR001CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Singles
Year Title Album
2018 "Wish You Were Here"[9] Snowpine
"Mexico"[12]
2019 "Beautifully Blind"[13]
"Space Between"[14]
"Please Let Me Go"[15]
"Who's Gonna Save You Now?"[16]
"I Don't Want to Be in a Rock Band"[17] TBA

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2020[18][19] Snowpine Best Independent Country Album Won

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
2019 Snowpine Best Country Album Nominated Morgan Evans - Things That We Drink To

References
  1. Brandle, Lars (10 October 2019), "Tones And I Leads 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations", Billboard
  2. Dawson, Dave (8 September 2008). "Chasing Bailey". Dave's Diary. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. Woods, Cat (31 August 2019), "Music reviews", The Australian
  4. Coufos, Polly (23 August 2008). "Baileys chaser". Perth Now, STM.
  5. Dunn, Emily; Murray, Elicia (11 July 2008). "False alarm: everyone came except the baby. Chasing Charity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. "Tigertown". Beat Magazine.
  7. staff writer (13 October 2012). "Out of Nowhere". theMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Newstead, Al (5 February 2018), "Sydney's Tigertown are calling it quits", Triple J
  9. "Wish You Were Here - single". Apple Music. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. McMillen, Andrew (30 May 2019), "Charlie still riding the highs and lows", The Australian
  11. "Snowpine (DD)". Apple Music. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. "Mexico - single". Apple Music. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. "Beautifully Blind - single". Apple Music. January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. "Space Between - single". Apple Music. March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. "Please Let Me Go - single". Apple Music. May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  16. "Who's Gonna Save You Now? - single". Apple Music. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. "I Don't Want to Be in a Rock Band - single". Apple Music. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  18. {cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2020-air-awards-nominees-20200707%7Ctitle=2020 AIR Awards Nominees|website=scenestr|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=8 August 2020}}
  19. "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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