Carly Binding (born 2 February 1978) is a New Zealand pop singer-

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, and former member of the girl group

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. In 2000 she left the group, citing personal differences, and decided to pursue a solo career. Her debut solo album ''Passenger'' peaked at #6 on the New Zealand album charts and went gold. It was also released in Australia, where Binding has since toured extensively. She was born and raised in the city of

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. Her second (and final) album ''So Radiate'' was released on 3 July 2006. Supporting this album, she undertook a tour of New Zealand with fellow singer-songwriter Donald Reid. In 2007, Binding was invited to play at the music festival SXSW which is held in Austin, Texas each year. This led to her spending a further four months in the US playing regular shows at venues on the Sunset Strip and surrounding areas in Los Angeles. Carly's father, Wellesley Binding, is a New Zealand painter. From 2009 to 2015, Binding was in a relationship with former

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league player

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. In November 2010, the couple had a son, London Luca Ridge. The couple separated in 2014 and Binding confirmed the split in February 2015. In 2012 Binding appeared on the

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musical theatre scene.

Discography

With TrueBliss

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Albums

Singles

References

External links

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