1. Sia Kate Isobelle Furler is an Australian singer and songwriter.
73 Facts About Sia
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Sia moved to London and provided vocals for the British duo Zero 7.
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Sia released her second studio album, Healing Is Difficult, in 2001 and her third, Colour the Small One, in 2004.
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Sia moved to New York City in 2005 and toured the United States.
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Sia's fourth and fifth studio albums, Some People Have Real Problems and We Are Born, were released in 2008 and 2010 respectively, and both were certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association and attracted wider notice than her earlier albums.
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In 2014, Sia broke through as a solo recording artist when her sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear, debuted at No 1 in the US Billboard 200 and generated the top-ten single "Chandelier" and a trilogy of music videos she co-directed, starring child dancer Maddie Ziegler.
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Since then, Sia has usually worn a wig that obscures her face to protect her privacy.
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Sia Kate Isobelle Furler was born on 18 December 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Sia's father, Phil Colson, is a guitarist, and her mother, Loene Furler, is an art lecturer.
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Sia collaborated with the band and contributed vocals to their album Word and the Deal and EP Delirium.
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In 1997 Crisp disbanded, and Sia released her debut studio album, OnlySee, on Flavoured Records, in Australia, on 23 December.
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Sia provided vocals for English downtempo group Zero 7 on their first three studio albums and toured with the group.
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On Zero 7's 2001 album Simple Things, Sia contributed vocals to two tracks including the single "Destiny", which peaked at No 30 on the UK Singles Chart.
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In 2006, Sia collaborated with Zero 7 for their third album, The Garden.
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In 2000, Sia signed a recording contract with Sony Music's sub-label DancePool and released a single, "Taken for Granted", which peaked at No 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
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In 2001, she released her second solo album, Healing Is Difficult, which blends retro jazz and soul music and lyrically discusses Sia's dealing with the death of her first love affair.
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At the APRA Awards of 2002, Sia won the Breakthrough Songwriter category alongside Brisbane pop duo Aneiki's Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis.
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In 2004, Sia released her third studio album, Colour the Small One.
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Dissatisfied with Colour the Small Ones poor marketing and the album's struggle to connect with a mainstream audience, Sia relocated to New York City in 2005.
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Sia released her fourth studio album, Some People Have Real Problems on 8 January 2008.
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In May 2009, Sia released TV Is My Parent on DVD, which includes a live concert at New York's Hiro Ballroom, four music videos and behind-the-scene footage.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, Sia won the Best Music DVD category for TV Is My Parent.
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Sia received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Artist Album for Some People Have Real Problems.
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In 2009, American singer Christina Aguilera approached Sia about writing ballads for Aguilera's sixth studio album.
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Later in 2010, Sia co-wrote "Bound to You" for the soundtrack of the film Burlesque, which starred Aguilera and Cher.
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In May 2011, Sia appeared on the inaugural season of the US version of The Voice as an adviser for Aguilera, who served as a vocal coach and judge.
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In June 2010, Sia released her fifth studio album, We Are Born.
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Meanwhile, at the 2011 APRA Music Awards, Sia received a nomination for Song of the Year for "Clap Your Hands".
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Sia fired Enthoven and hired Jonathan Daniel, who suggested that she write songs for other artists.
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Sia retired as a recording artist and began a career as a songwriter.
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Sia wrote the song "Titanium" for American singer Alicia Keys, but it was later sent to David Guetta, who included Sia's original demo vocals on the song and released it as a single in 2011.
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From 2011 to 2013, Sia co-wrote songs for many recording artists, including Beyonce, Kylie Minogue, Flo Rida and Rihanna.
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In October 2013, Sia released "Elastic Heart" featuring the Weeknd and Diplo for the soundtrack of the American film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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Sia executive-produced Brooke Candy's debut EP, Opulence, released in May 2014, and co-wrote 3 songs on the EP.
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In July 2014, Sia released her own sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear.
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At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Sia received four nominations for "Chandelier": Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video.
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For performances of songs from 1000 Forms of Fear, Sia chose not to show her face, either facing away from audiences or hiding it behind oversized platinum blonde wigs.
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Sia explained that the two dancers represented "warring 'Sia' self states", but she nevertheless apologised on Twitter to anyone who was "triggered".
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In 2014, Sia contributed to the soundtrack to the 2014 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Annie.
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Sia said she released 1000 Forms of Fear to free herself from her record deal and had planned simply to write for other artists, but the album's success spurred her to continue writing her own music.
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Sia released two more songs from the album, "Bird Set Free" and "One Million Bullets".
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Sia's performance received an effusively positive critical reception as "one of the greatest moments in Coachella's 17-year history", and it was consistently called one of the best performances of the 2016 festival.
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Sia is an avid fan of the television reality series Survivor; in 2016, she made a surprise appearance on the live reunion of Survivor: Kaoh Rong, where she donated $50,000 to contestant Tai Trang and another $50,000 to an animal charity of his choice, noting that the two share a mutual love of animals.
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In June 2016, Sia gave a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, featuring Ziegler.
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Sia gave her Nostalgic for the Present Tour in North America from September to November 2016, featuring Ziegler.
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Sia co-wrote and performed on a platinum-selling single, "Dusk Till Dawn", by Zayn.
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Sia performed in concert at the close of the Dubai World Cup in March 2017, together with her dancers, led by Ziegler.
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Sia released the album Everyday Is Christmas on Atlantic and Monkey Puzzle in November 2017.
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Sia performed the single "Snowman" on the finale of the 13th season of The Voice and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Ziegler dancing.
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Also in 2018, Sia was one of the narrators of Australian animal rights documentary, Dominion, and shared in a 2018 Award of Excellence from the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.
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At the start of her career, with the band Crisp, Sia performed acid jazz in Australia and later in London.
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In 2009, after leaving Zero 7, Sia dedicated herself entirely to her solo career.
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Sia's voice has been described as "deep, playful, and powerful".
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Sia has received an array of accolades, including ARIA Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and nine nominations for Grammy Awards.
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In 2016 Sia covered "Blackbird" by The Beatles for the Netflix original series Beat Bugs.
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Sia appeared in the 2017 animated film My Little Pony: The Movie as the voice of pop star Songbird Serenade.
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Sia contributed an original song, "Rainbow", to the film's soundtrack.
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Sia wrote the songs for the soundtrack to the 2018 musical film Vox Lux, with a score by Scott Walker.
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Sia wrote a screenplay, based on a story that she had written in 2007, for the 2021 musical film, Music, which starred Ziegler, Kate Hudson and Leslie Odom Jr.
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Sia said after the release of the film and subsequent backlash that she was diagnosed with autism.
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Sia has been noted for her philanthropic gestures over the years.
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Since 2016, Sia has given money to her favourite contestants in the reality television series Survivor; the tradition has been billed the "Sia Award".
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Sia has been an advocate for animals throughout her career.
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Sia performed her song "I'm in Here" at the Beagle Freedom Project Gala in 2013, and, in 2015, "Free the Animal" was used for PETA public service announcements supporting cruelty-free fashion.
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Sia returned to Australia but received a call from one of Pontifex's former housemates, who invited her to stay in London.
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Sia married documentary filmmaker Erik Anders Lang at her home in Palm Springs, California, in August 2014.
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Sia is a cousin of Australian Christian rock musician Peter Furler.
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In 2019, Sia adopted two boys who were ageing out of the foster care system.
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Sia has experienced depression and addictions to painkillers and alcohol.
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Sia cancelled various promotional events and shows due to her poor health in 2010.
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Sia mentioned having extreme lethargy and panic attacks, and considered retiring permanently from performing and touring.
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Sia said that due to the backlash she received regarding her 2021 film Music, she relapsed, became suicidal again and returned to rehabilitation.
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Sia wrote or performed songs on the following film soundtracks:.