Sia Biography

The artist known as Sia was born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler in 1975 in Australia. Sia grew up in a musical household; her mother was a singer/songwriter and her father was a musician who performed with a number of notable acts, and as a child Sia had the privilege of personally knowing musicians such as Colin Hay.

By the early 1990’s, Sia had joined a number of different bands and was experimenting with her own unique vocal sound. But it wasn’t until the new millennium that she signed her first recording contract, with a Sony Music affiliate, and released a solo album, Healing is Difficult. The album featured the singles “Taken for Granted” and “Little Man,” both of which gained popularity on the UK charts, but she’d still not had her major breakthrough. A relocation to New York City and the simulteanous use of one of her other singles, “Breathe Me,” on the HBO series Six Feet Under began to create a buzz for Sia, and the tides began to shift.

After contributing vocals to tracks for the group Zero 7, Sia released the live album Lady Croissant, followed by an EP, Day Too Soon, which featured a title track which rose into the top twenty on the Billboard charts.  The studio album Some People Have Real Problems followed in 2008, featuring the singles “Little Black Sandals” and “Day Too Soon,” and Sia’s music began to appear on other television shows and in a number of different media outlets, further increasing her exposure. The album We Are Born (2010) featured the single “You Changed,” which appeared on the hit television shows The Vampire Diaries, Rookie Blue, Nikita, and Gossip Girl.

Sia’s star is definitely on the rose. She recently collaborated to write songs for Celine Dion, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, and Katy Perry. She has also announced plans for an upcoming album release in 2014 and additional tours and performances.