Sarah Paige Aarons (born 4 October 1994, previously known as Paige IV and sometimes simply as Sarah) is a songwriter from Bentleigh, Melbourne, Australia. Now based in Los Angeles, Aarons is signed to Sony ATV Publishing. She co-wrote "

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" by

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and

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and " The Middle" by Zedd,

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and

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, which both went to #1 on

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and were each certified double platinum in the US. In 2019, Aarons was nominated for Song of the Year at the

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for her work on "The Middle". In Australia, Aarons had acclaimed success with the breakout song " Keeping Score" by

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, "Frozen" by Pon Cho and

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's "History," which in turn has become the most played song on

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in 2017. She has also received three ARIA Awards for her work with LDRU and has gone double platinum in Australia. In 2017, Aarons was appointed one of

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Ambassadors and was included in ''LA Weekly''s 20 hottest current songwriters. At the

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she won Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, she was also nominated for Country Work of the Year for the track, "House", alongside co-writers

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, Mollie McClymont,

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and Michael Fatkin. At the 2019 APRA Awards, Aarons won Songwriter of the Year as well as Most Played Australian Work, Rock Work of the Year and Dance Work of the Year. In 2018, Aarons had her right leg amputated due to severe rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that causes pain and swelling of the joints.

Selected discography

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Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aarons, Sarah 1994 births Living people APRA Award winners Australian songwriters Musicians from Melbourne Women songwriters 21st-century Australian musicians 21st-century women musicians Australian amputees Amputee musicians People from Bentleigh, Victoria Australian expatriates in the United States