Georgia Odette Sallybanks (born 1997), who performs as Odette, is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her debut album, '' To a Stranger'' (July 2018), peaked at No. 13 on the

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. At the

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it was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album and Breakthrough Artist – Release.

Early life

Odette was born in

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, England in 1997 and grew up in inner western

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, Australia. Her mother is South African and her father is English-born. She began writing music at approximately eight years old, while attending Haberfield Public School.

Musical style and influences

Odette cites

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, Laura Mvula and her grandfather (a jazz pianist) as musical influences, and poets

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as lyrical influences.

Career

2017–2018: ''To a Stranger''

In 2017, Odette released her debut single, "Watch Me Read You", a

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incorporating

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which she wrote in England in 2015. It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles Chart. At the

, Odette was nominated for two awards; Best Adult Contemporary Album and Breakthrough Artist for '' To a Stranger''.
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''s Luke Saunders called the album "a poetic tapestry of melancholy soul and powerful pop ballads." ''

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'' praised Odette's "canny ability to weave melodic meditations that, like her singing, hover in the space between sensuous composition and spoken-word poetry" throughout the album.

2020–present: ''Herald''

On 20 October 2020, Odette released "Dwell", the second single from her forthcoming second studio album, ''

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'', released on 5 February 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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

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Australian Music Prize

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References

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