Georgia Wonder
Georgia Wonder | |
|---|---|
 Stephanie Grant, vocals - Julian Moore, music | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | UK |
| Genres | Folk-rock |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Labels | Self released |
| Members | Stephanie Grant (vocals) Julian Moore (music) |
| Website | Georgia Wonder Website |
Georgia Wonder is a British folk-rock duo consisting of vocalist Stephanie Grant and musician Jullan Moore.
History
[edit]Awards and achievements
[edit]Their song "Girl You Never Knew", taken from their debut Hello Stranger EP was named “Song Of The Day” by Popjustice on 6 August 2008 who said it was "one Grey's Anatomy soundtrack appearance away from being an international hit single."[1]
It also claimed “Song Of The Day” on 29 August 2008[2] and “Song Of The Week” for the week of 29 August[3] on the Record Of The Day website, who called it "a simple, restrained, haunting ballad which sounds classic but not dated".
Radio
[edit]Georgia Wonder’s debut BBC radio broadcast was on "whispering" Bob Harris's BBC Radio 2 show on 27 January 2007 when he played the track ‘Hello Stranger’.[4] He followed this up by playing their unreleased track ‘Two Weeks To Live’ during the following show on 3 February 2007.[5]
They have also performed live on BBC Radio Solent and BBC Southern Counties Radio.[6]
Tours and appearances
[edit]Georgia Wonder supported Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall on the UK leg of his 2008 tour,[7] and performed at the London American Embassy on US election night 2008.[8] They also played at the American Ambassador's house in Regent's Park, London for Independence Day celebrations 2009.
Other
[edit]In January 2009, Georgia Wonder released their EP, Hello Stranger, onto file sharing sites and quickly entered the top twenty "most shared" songs on The Pirate Bay.[9]
They were nominated for an Interactive Music Award for their 'Hello Stranger' CD campaign in 2009.[10]
Georgia Wonder disbanded sometime after the release of Made in Nevada.
Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]- Hello Stranger (2008)
- "Girl You Never Knew"
- "Hello Stranger"
- "Falling Down"
- "Would Love To Meet"
- "Carnival"
- Destroy (2009)
- "Destroy"
- "Two Weeks To Live"
- "Genius"
- "Cool Again"
- "Love About You
- Made in Nevada (2010)
- "No Credit"
- "Siren"
- "Unknown Legend"
- "Fly"
- "Follow The Light'
References
[edit]- ^ "Song Of The Day: Georgia Wonder: Girl You Never Knew". Popjustice. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Record Of The Day: Georgia Wonder: Girl You Never Knew". Record Of The Day. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Record Of The Week: Georgia Wonder: Girl You Never Knew". Record Of The Day. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Bob Harris Playlist January 27th 2007". BBC Radio 2. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Bob Harris Playlist February 3rd 2007". BBC Radio 2. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "BBC Radio Georgia Wonder feature". BBC Local Radio. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Georgia Wonder support Mick Hucknall". Simply Red Website. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ "The American Embassy whoop it up in style for the elections". Superrich Lifestyle. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Unsigned Band Thrilled It's One Of The 'Most Pirated'". Techdirt. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ^ "Hello Stranger CD campaign". Interactive Music Awards. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
External links
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