Olivia Jayne Bartley (born 1982,

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), who also performs as Olympia, is an Australian art-pop singer-songwriter-guitarist. She released her debut studio album '' Self Talk'' in April 2016 which received an ARIA Award nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016.

Career

2013–2017: Career beginnings and ''Self Talk''

In March 2013, Olympia released her self-titled, self-released debut

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, which included her debut single "Atlantis". In February 2015, Olympia released "Honey", the lead single from her forthcoming debut studio album. This was followed by "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" and "Tourists". In March 2016, Olympia announced the release of her debut studio album '' Self Talk'' in April, alongside the single "Smoke Signals". ''Self Talk'' peaked at No. 26 on the

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. She was nominated for Breakthrough Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016., and for the

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. ''Self Talk'' was co-produced by

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, with music videos directed by Alexander Smith. It was also the feature album on

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. Olympia's 2016 performance at the Northcote Social Club was listed as the best live show of the year by Michael Dwyer of ''

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''. She was nominated for a gig at the

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in 2017. Olympia has appeared at the

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(United Kingdom), Sound City (UK) and

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. Olivia Bartley has played lead guitar and vocals in

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's band.

2018–present: ''Flamingo''

In August 2018, Olympia released "Star City", the lead single from her forthcoming second studio album, due in 2019. She promoted the single with an Australian tour. In February 2019, "Shoot to Forget" was released as the second single. In May 2019, Olympia announced her second studio album would be titled ''

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'' and is due for release on 5 July 2019.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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, , ''Self Talk'' , , Breakthrough Artist , ,

Australian Music Prize

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J Awards

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - , J Awards of 2016 , "Smoke Signals" , Australian Video of the Year ,

Music Victoria Awards

The

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are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. ! , - ,

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References

External links

www.olympiamusic.com.au
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