Laura Imbruglia
Born (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 40)
Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2000–present
LabelsChatterbox
Websitelauraimbruglia.com

Laura Imbruglia (born 15 June 1983)[1] is an Australian indie rock singer-songwriter.

Early life and family

Imbruglia's father is an Italian of Sicilian heritage and her mother Anglo-Australian. She grew up on the Central Coast as the youngest of four sisters, one of whom is pop-alternative singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia.[2] Imbruglia has insisted on maintaining her musical career independent of her famous sibling.[3]

Career

Imbruglia has released a single, EP and four albums. Her debut album was released through Chatterbox Records/MGM, Silversonic Records (DE) and Strange Ears (DK), and the others were released independently through her own label Ready Freddie Records. She was featured on jtv,[4] where "Looking for a Rabbit" was voted No. 2 music video of the year in 2007, and MTV Australia[5] and performed at the 2002 Homebake festival. She has appeared on the television drama series Crash Palace.[6]

Imbruglia toured Europe in late 2007 and March 2008 to promote her self-titled album, including dates in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and the UK.[2] She released her second album "The Lighter Side Of..." in 2010, prior to relocating from Sydney NSW to Melbourne VIC. Imbruglia chose "depressing, countrified, stark, humorous and bent," as five words to sum up the record.[7]

In 2013, Imbruglia released country album "What A Treat" with a new band composed of Melbourne musicians.[8]

From 2015 to 2017, she embarked on a new career – producing, writing and hosting web series "Amateur Hour" – an episodic arts and culture show based in Melbourne which featured the popular skit "Gender Reversed Guitar Shopping" along with performances from emerging and established Australian musicians and interviews with creatives.[9][10]

In 2019, she returned to music, releasing her fourth album "Scared Of You".[11]

Personal life

Imbruglia is currently based in Melbourne.[12][7]

Imbruglia grew up listening to Bob Dylan, The Carpenters and Queen, the latter being the largest influence on Imbruglia, who proudly wears a tattoo of Freddie Mercury on her right arm. She used to work in a record store and enjoys karaoke.[7]

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Factfile". Laura Imbruglia (official website). Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. ^ a b "LAURA IMBRUGLIA". Music Finder. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ Hornery, Andrew (19 May 2006). "Stardom looms but don't mention the other S word". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ "60 Second Spotlight: Laura Imbruglia". jtv. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ MTV Live, 12 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Imbruglia No2 in TV debut". Australasian Business Intelligence. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  7. ^ a b c "Interview with Laura Imbruglia -- Obscure Sound". www.obscuresound.com. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ Pitter, Charles (22 July 2013). "Laura Imbruglia: What a Treat, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "/". The Music. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Watch Adalita, Jen Cloher & More Turn Guitar Store Sexism On Its Head In New Skit". Music Feeds. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Laura Imbruglia – Fourth album "Scared Of You" out now". Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. ^ I'll probably only host karaoke once..., archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 21 June 2021

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