Fiona McDonald
Fiona McDonald | |
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Birth name | Fiona Maude McDonald |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Huntly, New Zealand |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Alternative rock, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, model, TV presenter |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
Years active | 1988–2000 |
Labels | Flying Nun |
Fiona Maude McDonald[1] (born 1965) is a New Zealand pop singer and television personality.
Singer
McDonald's first involvement with music came through singing jingles for Auckland student radio station
McDonald also briefly sang live with NRA, and provided guest vocals on the Headless Chickens on "Cruise Control". Reaching #6 in the charts, "Cruise Control" proved to be so popular that she was asked to join the band full-time. Three successful years of recording and touring followed, including number one single "George", but McDonald eventually left the band in 1995.[citation needed]
In the mid-'90s, McDonald continued to work with the Strawpeople and at the same time worked on songs for her solo album. A Different Hunger was released in 1999 with the first single "Sin Again" making it to #7 in the New Zealand charts.[2]
Television
McDonald's first television work was in 1997 presenting @Xtra, a
Discography
Strawpeople
- Hemisphere (1991) Pagan Records
- Worldservice (1992) Pagan Records
- Broadcast (1994) Epic Records
- Vicarious (1996) Columbia Records
Headless Chickens
Album
- A Different Hunger (1999)
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ
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1999 | "Sin Again" | 7 | A Different Hunger |
"Damage Control" | 18 | ||
"Breathe" | - | ||
"Wish I Was A Man" | - | ||
"Bless Them All" | 20 | Non-album single | |
"Let Me Dream" | - | A Different Hunger | |
2000 | "Bury Me" | - | |
"I Dont Care" | - |
References
- ^ "ASCAP - ACE search engine results". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Fiona McDonald". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "10 Years Younger". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "The Big Art Trip". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Presenters". The Shopping Channel. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
External links
- Biography at Flying Nun
- Headless Chickens at Homebake
- Biography from her agent Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine