Phebe Starr is an
Electropop
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singer/songwriter from Australia.
Career
Starr began her career on Australian radio station
Triple J
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. She released a debut single "Alone With You", which was favourably reviewed by
ABC
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and ''
The Age
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'' magazine, Her single has been placed in a Samsung commercial, the 2015 film ''A Million Happy Nows'', and the television series ''
Dance Academy
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'' and ''
Offspring
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''. Soon after, she released an EP, ''Zero''.
Since then, Starr has received airplay from Triple J. She has also opened for
Of Monsters and Men
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,
Jagwar Ma
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,
The Rubens
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, and Paperkites, in addition to touring both Australia and the US. Starr has been featured in ''
Harper's Bazaar
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'', ''
Glamour
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'', and ''
Interview
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'',
and by
Perez Hilton
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.
In 2016, Starr released a single, "Feel My Love", and performed in several venues in New York City. She appeared at The Foundry in Brisbane with Tigertown. She also performed at the
SXSW
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Festival in Austin, Texas. In September, Starr's song "Feel My Love" won an award in the adult album alternative category by the International Unsigned Music Awards.
Discography
Albums
* ''Heavy Metal Flower Petal'' (2022)
EPs
* ''Zero'' (2013)
* ''Phebe Starr on Audiotree Live'' (2016)
* ''Chronicles'' (2017)
* ''Ice Tea Liberace'' (2019)
Singles
* "Alone With You" (2012)
* "Jurassica" (2013)
* "Tonight" (2014)
* "Feel My Love" (2016)
* “WONDER” (2017)
* “TOUCH XXX” (2019)
* “DAFFODILS” (2020)
* “Alphabet Soup” (2020)
* “Ode to the Alien” (2020)
* “Rollercoaster Man” (2021)
* “Air” (2021)
* “Edelweiss” (2021)
* “Everything” (2022)
As featured artist
* "The Night" - Capetown single (2014)
"Capetown ‘The Night’ (Young Franco Remix)"
''Purple Sneakers'', Lauren Payne
References
External links
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Australian women singer-songwriters
Australian electronic musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people