Madeleine Jane Woolley, who performs as Maddy Jane (born 1996), is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from

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. In 2015, she released her debut single "People". In 2017, she released the singles "No Other Way" and "Thank You and Sorry". All three singles featured on her debut

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, ''Not Human at All'', which was released on 2 March 2018. She has supported the Australian leg of tours by Harry Styles (November 2017) and by

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(2019). She released her debut album ''Not All Bad or Good'' on 1 May 2020.

Early life

Madeleine Jane Woolley was born in 1996 and was raised in Lunawanna,

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Career

2015–17: "People" and ''Not Human at All''

Woolley released her debut single "People" in 2015. She released her second single, "Drown It Out", in December 2016. Follow-up singles "No Other Way" and "Thank You and Sorry" were released in 2017. All three singles featured on her debut

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2017–19: Touring with Harry Styles and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Woolley supported the Australian leg of tours by Harry Styles in November 2017 and by

in 2019. Australian surf and garage rock band,

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, have performed cover versions of her tracks, including "I Know What I Know Already", "Ideal", "No Other Way", "Not Human at All", and "People".

2020–present: ''Not All Bad or Good''

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

References

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