Born: 23 / 9 / 1976
Location: Australia
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow (born 23 September 1976), known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band, Acquiesce, between the mid-1990s and 2001. She had performed under her then married name, Sarah Semmens, and, after leaving Acquiesce, as Sorija in a briefly existing duo of that name. As a solo artist Blasko has released six studio albums, The Overture & the Underscore (11 October 2004), What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have (21 October 2006) – which peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart, As Day Follows Night (10 July 2009) – which reached No. 5, I Awake (26 October 2012) – which made No. 9, Eternal Return (6 November 2015), and Depth of Field (23 February 2018).
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Sarah Blasko will play the new and old stuff with her live band this November and December.
Powderfinger will receive the 'Excellence In The Community Award' next week. Sarah Blasko, Paul Dempsey, and Troy and Jem Cassar-Daley have discussed their impact for The Music.
Then follows the intimate showcases with a couple of larger shows.
Jack Colwell, the Sydney-based songwriter specialising sprawling indie, will share his new album later this month..
Seven Songs To Leave Behind is heading to Arts Centre Melbourne this month, where CW Stoneking, Sarah Blasko and Ali Barter will share and perform seven songs close to their hearts, working within the same criteria. Here, Blasko shares the song she wishes she'd written and why she loves it so much.
"The enthusiastic crowd and perfect weather all did their part to make this the ideal night to be ‘outdoors’ enjoying live music."
'Seven Songs To Leave Behind' hits Arts Centre Melbourne this May.
"Sarah Blasko burst on stage and immediately owned her square of the stage as she jumped around frenetically."
"She was almost trance-like in her performance and seemed driven to deliver her message with as much impact as humanly possible."
"Even though things had been really difficult, all of that difficulty and life shift is inevitably what made this album so satisfying."