1. Mahalia Violet Barnes was born on 12 July 1982 and is an Australian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney.
12 Facts About Mahalia Barnes
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Mahalia Barnes later formed her own band, Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates, and as of 2024 has recorded four albums with them.
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Mahalia Barnes has collaborated with Joe Bonamassa, both in studio and in live performance, as well as other musical artists, including work as a backing vocalist.
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Mahalia Violet Barnes was born on 12 July 1982 in Sydney.
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Mahalia Barnes is the daughter of Jimmy Barnes, an Australian rock singer, and Jane, the Thai-born stepdaughter of an Australian diplomat.
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Mahalia Barnes auditioned for the first season of the Australian version of The Voice with the song "Proud Mary", the episode of which was broadcast on 22 April 2012 on the Nine Network.
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Mahalia Barnes was eliminated in the battle ring when she was pitted against Prinnie Stevens, who is very close to Mahalia Barnes.
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Mahalia Barnes finished eighth after being eliminated in the fifth episode.
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The collaboration came about after Mahalia Barnes had played some Davis tracks to producer Shirley, who suggested recording the album and inviting Bonamassa to be part of the process.
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Mahalia Barnes continued to collaborate with Bonamassa, including as a back-up singer on his studio album Blues of Desperation.
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Mahalia Barnes was invited to tour with him several times, including on his 2017 European tour.
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Mahalia Barnes became Reece Mastin's manager in early 2015, when he was signed to Social Family Records.