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Biography |
Jade Aurora MacRae is a soul singer and the daughter of two
professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK and has
been surrounded by all facets of the music industry all her
life. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top
50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004. Her
follow-up single "So Hot Right Now" debuted in the top 20 in
February 2005.
She is currently a rising star in the Australian music
industry, and her album has been nominated at the ARIA, MTV,
APRA & Urban Music Awards in 2005/2006.
Coming from a musical family (her mother is respected
session vocalist Joy Yates; and her father pianist Dave
Macrae); Jade's musical education began at a young age;
learning the piano at age three and going on the learn the
violin at age eight. After finishing her Higher School
Certificate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, she
started singing in pubs and clubs around Sydney. As well as
singing in a band with Mahalia Barnes, daughter of leading
Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, she supported Renée
Geyer and Jackie Orszaczky. Her work with Mahalia Barnes
lead to work as a backup singer with Jimmy Barnes.
MacRae starting doing session work as a singer with
Australian electronic acts such as Disco Montego, Endorphin
and Pnau. UK dance producer Ian Pooley recruited her to sing
on the track "Heaven" which became a dance hit in Germany.
While singing as a backup singer with Barnes, MacRae was
signed by Michael Hegarty of Workstation Records. They
recruited a couple of Los Angeles producers to produce
tracks on the album including Warryn Campbell who had worked
with gospel singers Mary Mary and White Chocolate who had
worked with Brandy and Destiny's Child. They also worked
with a number of Australian producers including Israel,
Jarrad Rogers and the Elite Fleet who produced the first
single "You Make Me Weak". MacRae wrote or cowrote every
song on the album. After its completion MacRae signed with
Roadshow Music, an offshoot of Sony Music Australia. "You
Make Me Weak" reached the top 50 of the Australian singles
charts in early November, while her follow-up single "So Hot
Right Now" debuted in the top 20 in February 2005.
MacRae released her debut self titled album in September
2005 and it featured her released singles including "You
Make Me Weak" (peaked at #46 AUS), "So Hot Right Now"
featuring Israel (peaked at #18) and "Superstar" featuring 6
Pound (peaked at #32). MacRae also had a fourth single "Up
And Do Your Thing" which was released as a radio single.
She performed the Australian National Anthem at the 2005
World Cup Qualifying match, against Uruguay at Sydney's
Telstra stadium.
MacRae participated in the Australian celebrity television
singing show, It Takes Two in 2006 and was partnered with
Australian cricket legend Michael Bevan. The pair were
eliminated on 2 July 2006. Jade returned to the show in May
2007 partnered with Home and Away's Bobby Morley. They were
eliminated on the show on the 12th of June, 2007. Bobby
later appeared in Jade's music video "In The Basement".
Jade was nominated for 3 ARIA Awards in 2006 (including
"Best Female Artist").
In mid 2007 she toured around Australia as part of the
"Broad" show (with Deborah Conway, New Buffalo, Anne McCue
and Abbe May).
Jade's upcoming album "Get Me Home" is scheduled for release
on February 9, 2008. It will feature production from (among
others), Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary, Dru Hill) and Arnthor
Birgsson (Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson). |
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since January 16, 2008