Adrian Eagle, born Adrian Naidu, is an Australian singer-songwriter. He is an

ARIA Award The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

winner and also a winner of two categories in the

SA Music Awards The South Australian Music Awards, also known as SA Music Awards, commonly SAM Awards, formerly Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA), are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary mu ...

in 2019.

Early life

He was born in

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to a Maltese mother and a Fiji-Indian father, with the surname Naidu. He has spoken frankly of his problems with anxiety, and his debut EP, ''Mama'', pays homage to the women who have supported him, especially his mum, who raised him as a single mother.

Career

His first break came when his cover of "Redemption Song" was shared by rapper 360. He later collaborated with the

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on their single "Clark Griswold". That song won them the 2018 ARIA for Best Urban Release. He went on to release the singles "17 Again" and "A.O.K." (which both had national rotation on

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,) and his debut EP, ''Mama'', in 2019. Adrian also covered

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's Hottest 100 winning single "

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" for

's Like A Version, which drew praise from

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. Adrian Eagle also appears as a guest vocalist on a range of hip hop artists' recordings, including

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, Fortay, K21 and

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artist DRMNGNOW.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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" (with

) , ARIA Award for Best Urban Album , , - ,

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, "A.O.K." ,

ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release The ARIA Music Award for Best Soul/R&B Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording ...

, , -

South Australian Music Awards

The

South Australian Music Awards The South Australian Music Awards, also known as SA Music Awards, commonly SAM Awards, formerly Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA), are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary mu ...

(previously known as the Fowler's Live Music Awards) are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary music industry. They commenced in 2012. , - , 2018 , Adrian Eagle , Best New Artist , , - , rowspan="2" , 2019 , Adrian Eagle , Best Solo Artist , , - , "A-OK" by Adrian Eagle , Best Release , , -

References

External links

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