Teen sensation Gabriella Cilmi looks set to scoop the pool at this year’s Motorola ARIA Awards after she earned six nominations. The not-so-sweet singer is up for best female artist, single of the year, breakthrough artist – album, breakthrough artist single, best pop release, and highest selling single! Wow!
“It’s sweet as to be nominated. Looking forward to getting home!” Gabriella said today from France. She’s there for a promotional tour which will see her appear on the popular TV show Tara Tata with Metallica!
The nominations cap off an amazing year for Gabriella, whose debut single “Sweet About Me” and debut album Lessons to be Learned both zoomed to the top of the Aussie charts. She’s also scored top 10 hits in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Norway, New Zealand, and Italy! And it’s not likely to slow down anytime soon, with Gabriella recently singing a deal with US label Universal Republic.
But before she heads to the States Gabriella will come home to perform at the ARIA Awards and Homebake.
Expat Sam Sparro didn’t do too badly either with nominations for single of the year, best male artist, best pop release, breakthrough artist album, and breakthrough album single.
He may not have topped the charts like Gabriella and Sam, but blind indigenous singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was still a big hit with ARIA voters. He scored nominations for best world music album, best independent release, best male artist, and album of the year.
Also scoring four nominations were mainstream successes The Veronicas, The Presets, The Living End, and Angus and Julia Stone. Close behind with three nods were Faker, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson.
The ARIA Awards Ceremony will be held at Acer Arena on Sunday 19 October. Until then, check out all the nominations!
Album of the Year
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnipingu – Gurrumul
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin’ Bones
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig Lazarus, Dig
The Living End – White Noise
The Presets – Apocalypso
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Clare Bowditch – The Moon Looked On
Jimmy Barnes – Out In The Blue
Katie Noonan – Skin
Robert Forster – The Evangelist
The Panics – Cruel Guards
Best Blues and Roots Album
Angus and Julia Stone – A Book Like This
Jeff Lang – Half Seas Over
Mia Dyson – Struck Down
The Audreys – When The Flood Comes
The Waifs – Sun, Dirt, Water
Best Children’s Album
Hi-5 – Planet Earth
Jay Laga’aia – Come Dance and Sing
Justine Clarke – Songs To Make You Smile
The Fairies – Fairy Fun Fun Fun
The Wiggles – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Best Comedy Release
Akmal – Akmal Live and Uncensored
Matt Tilley – Gotcha Calls Three’s a Crowd
Merrick & Rosso – Live and Totally Wrong!
Shaun Micallef – The Expurgated Micallef Tonight: The Very Best of Shaun Micallef’s Short-Lived but Brilliant Tonight
The Umbilical Brothers – Don’t Explain
Best Country Album
Catherine Britt – Little WildFlower
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin’ Bones
Melinda Schneider – Be Yourself
Sara Storer – Silver Skies
The McClymonts – Chaos and Bright Lights
Best Dance Album
Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
Mobin Master – Show Me Love
PNAU – Pnau
The Potbelleez – Don’t Hold Back
The Presets – Apocalypso
Best Female Artist
Clare Bowditch
Gabriella Cilmi
Holly Throsby
Kylie Minogue
Missy Higgins
Best Group
Angus and Julia Stone
Silverchair
Faker
The Presets
The Living End
Best Independent Release
Ben Lee – Ripe
British India – Thieves
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnipingu – Gurrumul
Lior – Corner of an Endless Road
Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
Best Male Artist
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnipingu
Nick Cave
Paul Kelly
Pete Murray
Sam Sparro
Best Music DVD
Hilltop Hoods – City of Light
Paul Kelly – Stolen Apples
Powderfinger/Silverchair – Across The Great Divide
John Butler Trio – Live at Federation Square
Wolfmother – Please Experience Wolfmother
Best Pop Release
Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons To Be Learned
Kylie Minogue – X
Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
Best Rock Album
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
Faker – Be The Twighlight
Gyroscope – Breed Obsession
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig Lazarus, Dig
The Living End – White Noise
Best Urban Release
A-Love – Ace of Hearts
Bliss ‘n’ Eso – Flying Colours
Kayalyst – What’s Happening?
Muph & Plutonic – …and Then Tomorrow Came
Spit Syndicate – Towards The Light
The Herd – Summerland
Breakthrough Artist – Album
Angus and Julia Stone – A Book Like This
Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons To Be Learned
Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
Operator Please – Yes Yes Vindictive
Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro
Breakthrough Artist – Single
Angus and Julia Stone – “The Beast”
Gabriella Cilmi – “Sweet About Me”
Sam Sparro – “Black and Gold”
The Panics – “Don’t Fight It”
The Potbelleez – “Don’t Hold Back”
Single Of The Year
Faker – “This Heart Attack”
Gabriella Cilmi – “Sweet About Me”
Sam Sparro – “Black and Gold”
The Living End – “White Noise”
The Presets – “My People”
Highest Selling Single
Delta Goodrem – “In This Life”
Gabriella Cilmi – “Sweet About Me”
The Potbelleez – “Don’t Hold Back”
The Veronicas – “Untouched”
The Veronicas – “Hook Me Up”
Highest Selling Album
David Campbell – The Swing Sessions 2
Delta Goodrem – Delta
Guy Sebastian – The Memphis Album
The Veronicas – Hook Me Up
Tina Arena – Songs of Love and Loss
Best Classical Album
Brett Dean and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Brett Dean
Elena Kats-Chernin – Slow Food
Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres da Costa and Daniel Yeadon – Bach Sonatas For Violin and Keyboard
Roger Woodward – Jon Seb Bach Chromatic Fantasia Fugue, BVW 903
Slava Grigorian and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Baroque Guitar Concertos
Best Jazz Album
Andrea Keller – Footprints
Deni Hines and James Morrison – The Other Woman
Grace Knight – Willow
Joe Chindamo – Duende, The Romantic Project
Mike Nock Project – Meeting of the Waters
Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck – Lost and Found
Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album
Night – Original Cast Recording
Summer Heights High – Chris Lilley
Pricilla The Musical – Original Cast Recording
The Square – OST
Various Artists – The Countdown Spectacular Live 2
Best World Music Album
Archie Roach – Journey
David Jones – Colours of the Drum
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunnipingu – Gurrumul
Joseph Tawadros – Angel
Watussi – Tequilla Sandre Fuego
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