Angie McMahon is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from

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. McMahon released her debut studio album ''

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'' in 2019.

Career

2013-present: ''Salt''

Angie McMahon performing in Melbourne December 2021

McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career. She won a

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competition in 2013 to open for

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on the Australian leg of their Because We Can tour. In 2017, McMahon won the Josh Pyke Partnership, releasing her debut single " Slow Mover" in the same year. She has since released the singles, " Missing Me", "Keeping Time", a cover of

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's " Helpless", "Pasta", and "And I am a Woman". Her debut album, ''

'', was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the ARIA Charts. A live

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was released in September 2019. In October 2019, Happy Mag labelled her as "one of the most endearing and talented voices in music today," placing her at no. 15 on their list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now." On 3 October 2019, McMahon released a cover of

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' "Take It With Me"; the lead single from an all-female tribute album to the singer titled '' Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits''. In November 2019, McMahon released a cover of the

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song, " Silver Springs"; a song McMahon names as her favourite. In February 2020, McMahon released a cover version of

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's "

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" as part of

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Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Awards

AIR Awards

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

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, "Slow Mover" , Breakthrough Independent Artist , , - , rowspan="2",

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, herself , Breakthrough Independent Artist , , - , ''Salt'' , Best Independent Rock Album or EP , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. ! , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", "Slow Mover" , Rock Work of the Year , , rowspan="2", , - , Song of the Year , , - ,

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, "Pasta" , Song of the Year , , , -

ARIA Music Awards

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. Angie McMahon has been nominated for one award. , - ,

, ''

'' , Best Independent Release , , -

J Award

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

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, herself , Unearthed Artist of the Year ,

Music Victoria Awards

The

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are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. , - , rowspan="2",

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, ''Salt'' , Best Album , , - , Angie McMahon , Best Female Musician , , - , Angie McMahon , Best Solo Artist , , - ,

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, Angie McMahon , Best Solo Artist ,

National Live Music Awards

The

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(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

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, Angie McMahon , Live Indie / Rock Act of the Year , , -

References

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