1. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band Acquiesce between the mid-1990s and 2001.
48 Facts About Sarah Blasko
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Sarah Blasko had performed under her then married name, Sarah Semmens, and, after leaving Acquiesce, as Sorija in a briefly existing duo of that name.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, Sarah Blasko won Best Pop Release for her second album.
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Sarah Blasko is the stage name of Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow, who was born on 23 September 1976 and grew up in Sydney.
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Sarah Blasko's family had just returned from French-speaking Reunion, where both of her parents were Christian missionaries.
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Sarah Blasko eventually left the church in her final year of school, declaring that its emphasis on material success "just didn't fit" with her, or her interpretation of the scriptures.
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Sarah Blasko had no formal singing lessons until age 19 and she started playing guitar.
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At university, Sarah Blasko completed a degree in English literature and film.
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Sarah Blasko had released and promoted her material independently, with financial assistance from her then-manager, Craig New.
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Sarah Blasko signed to Brisbane-based label, Dew Process, which repackaged and re-released Prelusive in March 2003.
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Sarah Blasko co-produced the album with Gagel and fellow songwriter Robert F Cranny.
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Allmusic's Tammy La Gorce finds Sarah Blasko is "an entrancing artist who sings exceptionally well but is bent on making you guess what brews within her heart rather than pouring it out to you".
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Sarah Blasko spent April 2006 recording her second album, What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have, in Auckland, New Zealand at Roundhead Studio, which is owned by Crowded House front man, Neil Finn.
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Sarah Blasko co-produced the album with Cranny and Jim Moginie ; which featured musical contributions from Dave Symes, de Araujo, Moginie and Cranny, and was mixed by Victor Van Vugt.
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In October 2006 Sarah Blasko showcased tracks from her second album with an appearance at the Legs 11 concert, a breast cancer benefit, which included Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers playing with the Sydney Youth Orchestra.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 Sarah Blasko won her first trophy: Best Pop Release; she was nominated for Best Female Artist, Best Cover Art ; and Paul McKercher was nominated for Engineer of the Year for the album.
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In 2008, Sarah Blasko co-composed the score, with Stefan Gregory, for Bell Shakespeare's production of Hamlet, which ran from June to August.
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From late January 2009 Sarah Blasko recorded it in Stockholm, Sweden, and blogged on her official site about her experiences.
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In July 2009 Sarah Blasko had released a live album, Live at the Forum, which had been recorded during a performance at the Melbourne venue, Forum Theatre.
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Sarah Blasko produced the album on her own as her preferred choice, Yttling, was unavailable.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 Sarah Blasko was nominated for Best Female Artist and Best Contemporary Adult Album.
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In 2015, Sarah Blasko collaborated with Nick Wales, a Sydney-based composer, to co-create the soundtrack for Emergence, a theatre dance performance.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016 Sarah Blasko was nominated for Best Female Artist and won for Best Adult Alternative Album.
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On 10 November 2017, Sarah Blasko announced her sixth studio album called, Depth of Field.
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Sarah Blasko provided original songs for the soundtrack of Bell Shakespeare's 2023 production of Twelfth Night.
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Travis Johnson of TimeOut praised Sarah Blasko's originals, "reminding us that, for all the ribaldry, the story is rooted in real emotion and longing".
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In July 2024, Sarah Blasko announced I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain will be released in November 2024.
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Sarah Blasko has toured extensively in Australia, as well as the US, Canada, UK and Ireland.
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Sarah Blasko performed in a duo with Cranny accompanying on guitar and keyboards.
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In both formats, Sarah Blasko plays acoustic guitar and occasional keyboards.
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Sarah Blasko has toured the UK and Ireland with Tom McRae, and US and Canada with Ray LaMontagne, James Blunt and Martha Wainwright.
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Sarah Blasko has played at Woodford Folk Festival, The Falls Festival, Homebake, Splendour in the Grass, Festival of the Sun, WOMADelaide festival and in 2006 joined the national Big Day Out tour.
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In March 2007 Sarah Blasko performed a special concert in Perth, Western Australia in the Octagon Theatre of the University of Western Australia.
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Sarah Blasko supported by a string quartet and a local guitarist.
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In January 2009, Sarah Blasko played to thousands at the Southbound festival in Busselton, Western Australia.
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In May 2010, Sarah Blasko toured the UK supporting The Temper Trap.
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In 2012, Sarah Blasko performed with Snow Patrol at their acoustic shows in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Sarah Blasko joined lead singer Gary Lightbody for the duet "Set Fire to the Third Bar".
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In 2015, at her preview show of Eternal Return, Sarah Blasko introduced an entirely new backing band.
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Sarah Blasko was joined by Lawrence Pike on drums, Donny Benet on bass, Sarah Belkner on keys, autoharp and backing vocals, Neil Sutherland on keyboards and synthesizer and David Hunt on guitar and keyboards.
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In 2017, Sarah Blasko embarked on an extensive tour around metro and regional areas of Australia, performing solo to audiences.
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Sarah Blasko married Cameron Semmens in 1997, having been with him for two years prior.
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Semmens is a performance poet and, in the latter years of being a member of Acquiesce, Blasko performed under her married name, "Sarah Semmens".
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The marriage lasted five years; Sarah Blasko told Zuel in 2006 that she had "an early unsuccessful marriage".
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From early 2004 Blasko worked with fellow musician, co-composer, and co-producer Robert F Cranny, including on her first two albums.
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Sarah Blasko gave birth to a son in July 2015, with her partner Dave Miller.
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Sarah Blasko has had periodic bouts of depression and stopped writing during 2016 and considered ending her music career but resumed for Depth of Field.
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Sarah Blasko has won three Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards from 19 nominations.