Sia - ‘Breathe Me’

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Born in Adelaide to musician parents Sia Furler had to relocate to London before finding deserved worldwide success. With background in the South Australian jazz circuit her worldwide travels took her to the UK where she scored a gig as backup singer for Jamiroquai. This in turn led her to collaborations with Massive Attack, William Orbit, Beck  and the current band she’s touring with, Zero 7. With a smooth, fragile voice that balances itself right in between jazz and soul stylings Sia gained more attention after ‘Breathe Me’ was featured in a scene of the TV series Six Feet Under.

The story was that she had some resistance from her old label in the UK about releasing an album overseas. So she wrote a pop album - Colour The Small One, and they responded by dropping her from the roster altogether! Luckily a music supervisor at HBO heard ‘Breathe Me’ and included the song in the series. Immediately after it was aired labels came calling - including the one that dropped her. That song saved her music career. It’s got a pretty cool video too.

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