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Shakaya
Shakaya are an Australian girl group formed in Cairns, Queensland in 2002 by Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong. The two met in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music course and they had both been writing individually before they met each other."Shakaya at Girl.com.au" ''Girl.com.au''. Retrieved 3 June 2007."The power of two" . ''VIBE Australia''. Retrieved 3 June 2007. The girls were initially discovered in Cairns by Reno Nicastro and Michael Pearson-Adams. Nicastro produced most of the girls' songs and gave them free studio time for two years. The band's name, 'Shakaya', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop Calling Me
"Stop Calling Me" is a song written by Reno Nicastro, Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, produced by Nicastro for Australian music duo Shakaya's first album, ''Shakaya'' (2002). The song is about relationships, about "boyfriends who keep calling after the relationship is over". It was released as the album's first single on 21 January 2002 as a CD single. It became Shakaya's most successful single in Australia, peaking at number five on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. Its music video was well received. Lyrical content The song is about real-life experiences Stacey and Wenitong have had, and states that it is basically talking about boyfriends who keep calling after the relationship is over."Shakaya interview with Girl" ''Girl''. Retrieved 8 October 2007. They wrote the song when they were discussing with friends about st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Stacey
Simone Angela Stacey (born November 1977) is an Australian soul and jazz singer-songwriter. She was a founding mainstay member of girl pop duo, Shakaya, along with Naomi Wenitong, from 2002 to 2006. Soon after Wenitong formed a hip-hop group, The Last Kinection, while Stacey took a hiatus from the music industry. In October 2011 Stacey was featured on The Last Kinection's single, "Are We There Yet?". In April 2013 she auditioned for ''Season 2'' of ''The Voice'' and was eliminated in "Episode 12: The Battles". At the Deadly Awards 2013 Stacey was nominated for Single Release of the Year for "My Pledge" (May 2013), and for Female Artist of the Year. Biography Simone Angela Stacey was born in late November 1977. Graduated from Bowen State High School, Bowen, Queensland in 1994 before moving to Cairns, Queensland. In 1999 she attended TAFE North: Cairns campus, studying an ATSIC-sponsored music course. Her first job was working in a deli. 2001–06: Shakaya In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakaya (album)
''Shakaya'' is the first studio album by the Australian duo of the same name, which was released in Australia on 18 October 2002 (see 2002 in music) by Columbia Records. It has a mix of pop and R&B tracks – mostly co-written by the duo, Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, with their manager and producer, Reno Nicastro. The album debuted at number five on the Australian ARIA albums chart. ''Shakaya'' provided three hits on the related ARIA singles chart: "Stop Calling Me" (January 2002), " Sublime" (May) and "Cinderella" (September). Background Shakaya's Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong met in 1999 while studying a music course in Cairns – both had already started writing songs, separately. They reconnected in August 2001 and formed their duo early in the following year in Cairns. The duo's debut self-titled album appeared in October 2002 via Columbia Records/Sony Music Distribution and was produced by their talent manager and nightclub owner, Reno Nicastro. It peake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Wenitong
Naomi Sky Wenitong (born 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Cairns, Queensland. Under the name, Nay, she is a member of hip hop group, The Last Kinection, alongside her older brother, Joel "Weno" Wenitong, and Jacob "DJ Jaytee" Turier. Previously Wenitong was a member of pop girl duo Shakaya (2001–2006) with Simone Stacey. Biography Naomi Sky Wenitong was born in 1982 in Cairns, Queensland to a large extended family belonging to the Kabi Kabi people of South East Queensland. Her father, Mark Wenitong, is a medical practitioner. He became head of the Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association. Her mother, Deb Sisson, studied art. Both her parents were also in bands. Her paternal grandmother was one of the first indigenous health workers in Queensland. Wenitong was raised in Newcastle, New South Wales and at the age of sixteen she returned to Cairns to study music. Her older brother, Joel Wenitong, is also a musician and from 2002 to 2006 was a member of hip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Ready (Shakaya Album)
''Are You Ready'' is the second and the final album by Australian girl duo Shakaya, released on 5 March 2006 by Columbia Records. It was produced by Billy Mann and Christopher Rojas and features urban R&B songs—written by Shakaya themselves and Audius Mtawarira, Daniel O'Donoghue, Ruth-Anne Cunningham and Jonathan Davis. Sales of the album in Australia did not match those of their first album ''Shakaya'' (2002), and the singles "Are You Ready" and "We Ain't Goin' Down" were not major hits. It is the final album from the group, as they disbanded later in the year. Track listing #"Are You Ready" (Daniel O'Donoghue, Ruth-Anne Cunningham) – 3:23 #"No Shame" (Wenitong, Stacey, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, Aleese Simmons, Andre Morton) – 3:20 #"Broken" (Wenitong, Stacey, Alex Greggs, O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan) – 3:38 #"We Ain't Goin' Down" (Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges, Tracy Ackerman, Abdul Nello) – 3:18 #"Too Late" (Wenitong, Stacey, Audius Mtawarira) – 3:55 #"Tryna Find Tha One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Ready (Shakaya Song)
"Are You Ready" is an R&B song written by Danny O'Donoghue and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team (who have also done work for artists like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake) and recorded by the Australian musical duo Shakaya. The song also features a rap verse from Nate Wade. Produced by Mark Sheehan, Alex Greggs and Daniel O'Donoghue, "Are You Ready" was released as the lead single from Shakaya's second album of the same name on 13 June 2005. The song debuted at number 25 in Australia, stayed there for two weeks, and left the chart two weeks later. Track listing Australian CD single # "Are You Ready" (featuring Nate Wade) # "Say Ho" # "Are You Ready" (without rap) Charts Anna Abreu version In 2007, Finnish '' Idols'' runner-up Anna Abreu Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari (née Mourão de Melo e Abreu; born 7 February 1990), known professionally as simply ABREU since 2017, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sublime (song)
"Sublime" is the second song released by Australian musical duo Shakaya from their self-titled debut album (2002). It reached number 19 on the Australian Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici .... Track listings * Original single # "Sublime" # "Sublime" (House mix) # "Sublime" (Sam Gee Clubb mix) # "Sublime" (Smoooth mix) # "Stop Calling Me" (Grooove mix) * "Sublime" / "Stop Calling Me" # "Sublime" # "Stop Calling Me" # "Stop Calling Me" (House mix, Mobin Master & Dj Hess) # "Stop Calling Me" (Nurban mix, New Breed) # "Stop Calling Me" (Gomez mix) Charts References 2002 singles Columbia Records singles Shakaya songs {{2000s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella (Shakaya Song)
"Cinderella" is a song performed by Australian recording duo Shakaya for their debut album ''Shakaya Shakaya are an Australian girl group formed in Cairns, Queensland in 2002 by Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong. The two met in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music course and they had both been writing individually b ...'' (2002). The song was released as the album's third and final single on 30 September 2002. It was written by Vincent DeGiorgio, Rebecca Hortlund, Mikael Lundh, George Samuelson and Quint Starkie and produced by Patrick Crowley, Reno Nicastro and Khesrow Rasta. Track listing ;CD single # "Cinderella" (Radio Edit) – 3:33 # "Cinderella" (Vocal Remix) – 3:40 # "Cinderella" (NRG Mix) – 5:57 # "Sublime" (Hess Bamboo Mix) – 7:38 # "What I Want" – 3:33 # "Good Times" – 3:44 In popular culture * The song features in episodes three and four of " We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year" (2005). Charts Certificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way You Make Me Feel
"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on November 9, 1987, as the third single from his seventh studio album, ''Bad''. It was written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones and Jackson. It received positive reviews from contemporary critics. "The Way You Make Me Feel" became ''Bad''s third consecutive single to peak at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and charted mainly within the top ten and twenty internationally. A music video for "The Way You Make Me Feel" was released at the time showing Jackson pursuing and dancing with former model Tatiana Thumbtzen. Aside from appearing on ''Bad'', "The Way You Make Me Feel" has also been featured on the first disc of Jackson's compilation album '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' in 1995, and on others like '' Number Ones'' in 2003, '' The Ultimate Collection'' in 2004, ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' in 2005, or '' This Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Australia Season 2)
The second season of ''The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice'', the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 7 April 2013. Season 1 coach, Keith Urban left the show and was therefore replaced by Ricky Martin. This is the last season to feature Delta Goodrem and Seal (musician), Seal until they both return in Seasons The Voice (Australia season 4), 4 and The Voice (Australia season 6), 6, respectively. Format The season is part of the television franchise, The Voice (TV series), ''The Voice'' and is based on a similar competition format in The Netherlands entitled ''The Voice of Holland''. The winner receives a recording contract with Universal Music. This season consists of four phases: the blind auditions, battle phase, followed by the showdowns and finally the live performance shows. For the second season, during the battle rounds phase of the competition, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Kinection
The Last Kinection is an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The band was formed in 2006 by Joel Wenitong, DJ Jay Tee (both from Local Knowledge) and Naomi Wenitong (Shakaya). The Last Kinection first came to attention with its reworking of the Peter Allen song, "I Still Call Australia Home". History Elefant Tracks In June 2010, The Last Kinection was officially signed to Independent, Sydney record label Elefant Traks who released the band's second album, ''Next of Kin'', in 2011. Touring In 2009, the band supported Public Enemy. They followed this up with a national tour beginning in July. Accident In September 2008, the band was involved in a car accident, with Naomi Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee receiving serious injuries. And their other member had died in the accident. Wenitong sustained a broken femur, jaw, wrist, ribs, fractured pelvis, head injuries and was left in a coma. The accident was featured in an episode of the ''Crash Investigation U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland, and 15th in Australia. The city was founded in 1876 and named after Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson river. Throughout the late 19th century, Cairns prospered from the settlement of Chinese immigrants who helped develop the region's agriculture. Cairns also served as a port for blackbirding ships, bringing slaves and indentured labourers to the sugar plantations of Innisfail. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism, and in the early 21st century has developed into a major metropolitan city. Cairns is a popular tourist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
