Kylie Auldist is an Australian singer, best known as the singer of the Bamboos and

Cookin' on 3 Burners Cookin' on 3 Burners are an Australian funk trio from Melbourne, consisting of Jake Mason, Dan West and Ivan Khatchoyan. Their 2009 song " This Girl" was remixed by French DJ and record producer Kungs and released in February 2016, peaking at ...

. She has also released five solo albums.

Career

Auldist recorded her first song at the age of six. She is half Samoan. She moved from

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to Melbourne to pursue a career as a singer. She performed as a backing singer both live and on studio recordings with Renee Geyer and

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. She also worked with the groups Curtis Late, Secret Masters, Small Fish Deep Sea, and Megabias, as well as Polyester, whose guitarist, Lance Ferguson, also played with funk group the Bamboos. She officially joined The Bamboos in 2006, debuting on stage at

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in a late night set. In 2008 she travelled with the band to the UK, where she was immediately signed to Brighton record label

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. Auldist recorded vocals for the 2009 Cookin' on 3 Burners song " This Girl", which went to number one on the iTunes R&B chart in the UK.Cookin' on 3 Burners with Tex Perkins & Kylie Auldist
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, entitled ''Still Life''. At the

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, Auldist won Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album for ''Still Life''. In 2014 she performed on

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's album '' Songs That Made Me'', which debuted at number 7 on the

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compilation chart. Auldist performed three sets at

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in December 2014. In 2016, Auldist's vocals on "This Girl" with Cookin' on 3 Burners, remixed by

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, charted in the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia.

Personal life

Auldist is married and has a child. They live in

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - , AIR Awards of 2021 , ''This Is What Happiness Looks Like'' , Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP , ,

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. ! , - ,

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, "Mind Made Up" by Cookin' on 3 Burners (featuring Kylie Auldist) , Dance Work of the Year , , , -

Music Victoria Awards

The

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(previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. , - , rowspan="2" ,

, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , ''Still Life'' , Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album , , - , rowspan="2" ,

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, herself , Best Female Artist , , - , ''Family Tree'' , Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B or Gospel Album , , - ,

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, herself , Best Solo Act ,

References

External links

Official website
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