Sia Kate Isobelle Furler is an Australian singer and songwriter.
80 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 co-directed by Sia and 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 musician, and her mother, Loene Furler, is an art lecturer.
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Sia said that as a child she imitated the performing style of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Sting, whom she cites as early influences.
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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 Dance Pool and released her first 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 soon penned "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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In January 2015, Sia released a solo version of "Elastic Heart" as the fourth single from 1000 Forms of Fear; it eventually reached the top 20 on the Hot 100.
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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 released two more songs from the album, "Bird Set Free" and "One Million Bullets".
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Sia released two videos for the song, one of which features Ziegler and two male dancers, while the other, featuring Sean Paul, shows a 1950s style teen dance party; it has accumulated more than 1.7 billion views.
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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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In May 2016, Sia made a surprise appearance on the finale for Survivor: Kaoh Rong where she donated $50,000 to contestant Tai Trang.
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Sia donated 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 released the deluxe edition of This Is Acting in October 2016, which includes three new tracks, a remix version of "Move Your Body" and a solo version of "The Greatest".
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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 promoted it by releasing the single "Santa's Coming for Us" and the track "Snowman", which she performed during the finale of the 13th season of The Voice and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together with Maddie Ziegler.
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In November 2018, Sia released the deluxe edition of the album, containing three bonus tracks, as a Target exclusive.
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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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Sia announced via social media that she has finished her tenth album, which is slated for a 2023 release.
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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 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 aging out of the foster care system.
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In 2020, Sia announced that she had become a grandmother when one of her two 19-year-old sons had fathered twins.
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In 2023, Sia married her boyfriend, Dan Bernad, in Portofino, Italy.
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Sia has suffered from 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 cited extreme lethargy and panic attacks, and she considered retiring permanently from performing and touring.
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Sia stated that she had been diagnosed with Graves' disease.
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Later that year, Sia said her health was improving after rest and thyroid suppression therapy.
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Sia said that following the backlash she received regarding her film Music, she relapsed, became suicidal again and returned to rehabilitation.
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Sia is a vegetarian and "has long been an advocate for animals".
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Sia has participated in campaigns to protest against large-scale pet breeding and encourage people to spay or neuter their pets.
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Sia is a narrator of the animal rights documentary Dominion.