Brooke Addamo (born 2 January 1991), better known by her stage name Owl Eyes, is an Australian recording artist from

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signed to the Illusive / Wunderkind Label with distribution through

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. She released her debut studio album ''Nightswim'' in April 2013, which peaked at number 28 on the

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Career

2008: Australian Idol

In 2008, Addamo successfully auditioned for the 6th season of Australian Idol. She reached the finals and finished in 11th place.

2009-2012: ''Faces'', ''Raiders'' & ''Crystalised''

In September 2010, Owl Eyes released her debut extended play ''Faces''. She also featured on the

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single "

It Can Wait "It Can Wait" is a song by Australian rapper Illy, featuring Owl Eyes and was released in October 2010 as the second single from Illy's second studio album, '' The Chase''. "It Can Wait" peaked at number 58 on the ARIA Charts and was certified ...

". The song was certified gold in Australia in 2011. In May 2011, Owl Eyes released "Raiders", the lead single from her second extended play of the same name, which was released in July. In April 2012, Owl Eyes released "Crystalised", the lead single from her third extended play of the same name, which was released in May. In August 2012, Owl Eyes released the single "Love Run Dry", which was later included as a bonus track on her debut studio album ''Nightswim''.

2013-2016: ''Nightswim''

In March 2013, Owl Eyes released "Closure", the lead single from her debut studio album ''Nightswim''. In April 2013, Owl Eyes released ''Nightswim'', which debuted and peaked at number 28 on the Australian

. The album was co-produced by Jan Skubiszewski and Stylaz Fuego. A remix EP was released in October 2013, featuring eight tracks. Three further singles were released from the album and she toured in support of the album around Australia in 2013. In 2015, she performed a number of tracks with

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and the

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at a concert at the

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. The performance was released in December 2015 as part of Flight Facilities' live album ''

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'', which won the

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at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016.

2018–present: ''Invisible Woman''

In November 2018, Owl Eyes released her first new single in four years, "On Me". In April 2020, Owl Eyes released the single "Tokyo." On 29 May 2020 she released her six track EP ''Invisible Woman''.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards

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 2011 , "It Can Wait" (with Illy) , Best Independent Single/EP , , -

References

External links

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Take Five With… Brooke Addamo (OWL EYES) - LifeMusicMediathe AU interview: Brooke Addamo of Owl Eyes (Melbourne) , the AU reviewPurple Sneakers interview with Owl Eyes (2011)

Music Feeds interview with Owl Eyes (2013)

Australian Musician interview with Owl Eyes (2013)

Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune with Owl Eyes & the MSO (2016)

Owl Eyes - On Me (A Capella) (2019)
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