Robyn Loau
Robyn Loau | |
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Born | [1] New Zealand | 20 October 1972
Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | myspace.com/robynloau |
Robyn Loau (/laʊ/; born 20 October 1972) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. From 1991 to 1994, she was lead singer of pop group Girlfriend,[2][3] before leaving the group to become the face and voice of world music project Siva Pacifica. Loau launched her solo career in 1997 with the Adamski produced single "Sick with Love".
Career
1991–1994: Girlfriend
Robyn Loau first came into the spotlight as the lead singer of Australian all-girl pop group
Girlfriend's popularity helped launch their own range of clothing, available through Myer. The group achieved minor success in the UK, where "Take It from Me" and "Girl's Life" charted at #47 and #68, respectively.[6]
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Loau left the band in mid-1994 to pursue a solo career. The four other members continued performing and renamed themselves GF4. However, the group disbanded in 1996 after two further singles.
1995–1996: Siva Pacifica and acting
In 1996, Loau made her film debut in the David Caesar directed film Idiot Box.
Loau was the face and voice of the
1997–2007: Solo artist
Lou's released her debut solo single "
In 1999, Loau featured in the film Somewhere in the Darkness.
The following years saw little music output from Loau, with the main exceptions being a cover of Duran Duran's "The Wild Boys" for the various artists Duran Duran tribute album UnDone in 1999, and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras theme "Never Miss the Water" in 2003.[8]
In 2007, Loau released "She Devil".
Also in 2007, Loau covered
2008–present: Malaria and Only Human
In 2008, Loau released the double A-sided single "Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime"/"Foreign Life". "Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime" was featured as the theme for
In July 2008, Loau's un-released 1998 debut album Malaria was released, titled Malaria: The Lost Album, featuring "
In November 2010, Loau's second studio album Only Human was released. The album explores themes of redemption, sexuality, school bullying, infidelity and gun control.
In March 2012, Loau released a cover of "Wuthering Heights".[14]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details |
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Malaria: The Lost Album | |
Only Human |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||||
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"Sick with Love" | 1997 | 21 | Malaria: The Lost Album
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"Love Addiction" | 1998 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
"Got That Kinda Feelin' (Float On)" | 115 | |||||||||||||||
"Never Miss the Water"[8] (with Gerry DeVeaux, Shauna Jensen and Michal Nicolas) |
2003 | — | Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2003 | |||||||||||||
"She Devil" | 2007 | 83 | Only Human | |||||||||||||
"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"/"Foreign Life"[18] | 2008 | — | ||||||||||||||
"Hard"[19] (with Josh Abrahams) | 2009 | — | ||||||||||||||
"Never Let You Down"[20] (with Josh Abrahams) | 2010 | — | ||||||||||||||
"Wuthering Heights"[21] | 2012 | — | ||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
References
- ^ Chenoweth, Ben (12 November 2012). "Robyn Loau a friend to the kids". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 13 August 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ISBN 1-86503-891-1. Archived from the originalon 29 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- ^ a b c d e
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Robyn Loau in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 169.
- "Love Addiction": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 May 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 14 June 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Got That Kinda Feelin' (Float On)": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 June 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Official Charts > Girlfriend". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "SIVA PACIFICA - LES CHANTS DU PACIFIQUE (ALBUM)". 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Gerry DeVeaux, Shauna Jensen, Robyn Loau & Michal Nicolas – Never Miss The Water". Discogs. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Robyn Loau: Malaria The Lost Album". Go Set Music. 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b "ROBYN LOAU MALARIA - THE LOST ALBUM". WaterFront Music. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Blogger".
- ^ "ROBYN LOAU – Only Human". Go Set Music. 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Only Human by Robyn Löau". iTunes.
- ^ Paul Cashmere (9 March 2012). "Robyn Loau Covers Kate Bush Classic". Noise11. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Malaria - The Lost Album by Robyn Loau". Amazon. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Robyn Loau - Only Human". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Only Human by Robyn Loau". Amazon. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ ""Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime Foreign Life" single". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ ""Hard" - single with Josh-Abrahams". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ ""Never Let You Down" - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ ""Wuthering Heights" - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 June 2018.