Mahalia Barnes
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Mahalia Barnes | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mahalia Violet Barnes |
Born | 12 July 1982 |
Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Liberation, Provogue |
Mahalia Violet Barnes (born 12 July 1982) is an Australian singer, songwriter and the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney. She began performing as part of children's pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, Eliza-Jane 'E.J.', Elly-May and Jackie, but has since become a session and backup singer in her own right. She most recently has sung backup for Joe Bonamassa, both in studio and in concert.
Biography
Mahalia Violet Barnes was born on 12 July 1982 in Sydney.[1] She is the daughter of Jimmy Barnes (born James Swan, 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland), an Australian rock singer, and Jane Mahoney (born Jane Dejakasaya, 1958, Bangkok, Thailand), the stepdaughter of an Australian diplomat.[1] The pair married in Sydney on 22 May 1981, Barnes was named after United States gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson.[1]
When she was eight, Barnes joined younger siblings Eliza-Jane 'E.J.' and Jackie for the recording sessions of their father's Two Fires album. Their voices are among the children's choir that features on the track "When Your Love is Gone". From the age of nine, she formed part of the children's singing group The Tin Lids (after Glaswegian rhyming slang for "kids") with siblings Eliza-Jane 'E.J.', Elly-May and Jackie. The Tin Lids recorded three albums between 1991 and 1994, all of which achieved platinum sales. One of their albums, Snakes & Ladders (1992) was also nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1993.
Barnes also has an older half-brother,
Barnes performs regular live gigs around Australia and also backs other artists including R&B singer
Barnes's debut album Volume 1 with the Soul Mates was released in June 2008.
Barnes auditioned for the
Barnes became Reece Mastin's manager in early 2015, when he was signed to Social Family Records. She contributed to his Change Colours album. They had been friends before she became his manager, and he has worked closely with the whole Barnes family, with all of them making a cameo on his new record, including daughter Ruby Rodgers (then 6 years of age) with Ben Rodgers, the bassist on the record Change Colours. Rodgers also plays guitar and bass at his live performances.
In 2021, Barnes competed in the
Discography
Albums
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Volume 1 (by Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates) |
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Come Together (with Prinnie )
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Ooh Yeah! - The Betty Davis Songbook (Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates featuring Joe Bonamassa) |
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Hard Expectations (by Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates) |
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Extended plays
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Mahalia Barnes Live At The Basement |
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Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates (by Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates) |
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Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates Volume 2 (by Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates) |
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Singles
Title | Year | Chart peak positions | Album |
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AUS [5] | |||
"Gonna Take Some Time" (with Jimmy Barnes) |
2005 | 31 | Double Happiness |
"I'm Just Not Ready for Love" (as Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates) |
2008 | - | Volume 1 |
"Steppin in Her I. Miller Shoes" (as Mahalia Barnes The Soul Mates featuring Joe Bonamassa) |
2015 | - | Ooh Yeah! - The Betty Davis Songbook |
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-09-182818-X
- ^ "Team Joel implodes: Voice favourite Mahalia Barnes beaten by her best mate". NewsComAu. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Fowler, Bella (21 September 2021). "The Masked Singer Australia's pavlova is unmasked". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Jimmy Barnes / Mahalia Barnes - Gonna Take Some Time". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
- Mahalia Barnes at IMDb
- Official Myspace page