Laura Jane Lowther, known professionally as Kučka (stylised in

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for "

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"), is an Australian singer and producer. Lowther is known for her solo works, in addition to her collaborations with

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and

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. She has been praised for her "dreamy, forward-thinking, electronic pop songs" and her "delicate beats, and ethereal vocals". Her debut album, ''

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'', was released on 30 April 2021.

Early life

Kučka grew up in

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. She said she found it a strange place to grow up in, and said "I wasn't very creative when I was there". At 16, Kučka moved to

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, Australia. On her parents' computer, Kučka began to create music using

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. At that time, Kučka was creating

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music, which contained "angsty lyrics with guitar looping". She notes '' Shaking the Habitual'' by

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as an inspiration: "I used to thrash ''Shaking The Habitual'' when I worked at a cinema in Perth. I'd be so worried that the bosses would come in because it gets pretty wild".

Career

Kučka released her debut

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EP in 2012. It was later re-released on an Australian

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, Wood and Wire. She collaborated with

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in 2013, singing background vocals for some tracks on his debut album, ''

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''. In the same year, she received five nominations and one win from the

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(WAMis) for the release of the single "Unconditional". Her sophomore EP, ''Unconditional'', was released in 2015. For the EP, Kučka received ''Best Electronic Act'' and ''Best Experimental Act'' at the 2015 WAMis, as well as 4 other nominations. The EP was compared to

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, and called "shimmery, warm and intimate." In the following years, Kučka was featured on multiple

albums. She appeared on 2016's ''

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'', on the tracks "

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" and "Numb & Getting Colder", and again on 2017's "

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". She was also featured on 2019's ''

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'', on "Voices". Her debut album, ''

,'' was released on 30 April 2021 and featured co-production from Flume,

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, and Exmoor Emperor. In March 2023, Kučka announced the ''Cry Cry Cry Australian Tour 2023'', alongside the release of a single of the same name. In May 2024, Kučka announced her second album ''Can You Hear Me Dreaming?'' will be released on 12 July 2024.

Personal life

As of 2017, Kučka resides in California. She has been in a relationship with Dillon Howl since 2017. They married in 2019. Howl is Kučka's creative director and co-directed all of ''Wrestling''

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. Kučka's stage name is the

word for "

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friend.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting and production credits

Notes

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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, ''Wrestling'' , Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP , ,

WAM Song of the Year

The

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was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia. , - , 2012 , "Polly (Serialkillersundays)" , Experimental Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", 2014 , rowspan="2", "Unconditional" , Electronica Song of the Year , , - , Grand Prize ,

West Australian Music Industry Awards

The

(WAMIs) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on annually by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). Kučka has won six awards. , - , 2013 , Kučka , Best Experimental Act , , - , rowspan="3", 2014 , rowspan="2", Kučka , Best Experimental Act , , - , Best Electronic Act , , - , "Unconditional" , Best Single , , - , rowspan="2", 2015 , rowspan="2", Kučka , Best Experimental Act , , - , Best Electronic Act ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kucka 21st-century Australian women singers Australian record producers English emigrants to Australia Living people Musicians from Liverpool Musicians from Perth, Western Australia Year of birth missing (living people)