Rachel Claudio is a singer/songwriter, DJ, and live performing musical artist from Perth, Australia.

Claudio
Birth nameRachel Claudio
BornPerth, Australia
OriginPerth
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter, DJ
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboard, synthesizer
Years active2006-present

Early life

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Claudio was born and raised in Perth with an Italian heritage. After establishing herself as a DJ in Perth she moved to Paris, aged around 23.

She performs her music by singing, sampling and mixing live while manipulating an array of musical production technology. Claudio's grandfather impressed her with a fondness for musical styles such as Italian opera and The Beatles, and she spent a portion of her childhood indoors with piano music, playing and composing.[1]

Career

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Claudio has performed for artistic productions such as The Luxury of Landscape, a multi-discipline art installation in Florence, Italy, featuring floral art, photography, music and fashion. Claudio contributed to Luxury of Landscape with a group of artists selected and led by fashion designer and financier Aneka Manners, but alas did not appear at the installation in person, claiming to be "too pregnant to fly" at the time.[2] Claudio appeared on the French TF1 television channel version of The Voice where she received a standing ovation for singing "Message in a Bottle" by Police.[3]

A TEDxPerth live performance and speech by Claudio about translating emotions into sound has received almost 1 million views between February 2017 and March 2020.[4]

Claudio travels the world performing and supporting many popular music acts. Her style of performance is achieved by electronic live sampling with keyboards, creating beats and backing music on the fly and combining them with her singing.[5] As of 2006, Claudio lives in Paris, France.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
To Kill An Empath
  • Released: April 2019
  • Label: The Ayems
  • Format: Digital
ii:Nocturne
  • Released: November 2017
  • Label: CLAUDIO
  • Format: Digital
Claudiography
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Kromatik
  • Format: CD DD
Thrill of the Game
  • Released: March 2014
  • Label: La Source Mastering
  • Format: CD DD

Extended plays

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Title Details
Utterance
  • Released: June 2011
  • Label: Kromatik
  • Format: CD DD

Awards

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WAM Song of the Year

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The WAM Song of the Year was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2006 "These Times" Electronic/Dance Won

References

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  1. ^ Slider. "Rachel Claudio: Musical Bad Ass". Honeysuckle Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ CLAIRE FABB (5 September 2018). "Side hustle: how a banker stepped out of her comfort zone and launched a fashion label". Vogue Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Video of the battle between Rachel Claudio and Sean in The Voice". Le Blog TV News. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ Rachel Claudio (9 February 2017). "How to translate the feeling into sound". TEDx. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ Patch (7 January 2019). "ONE WOMAN BAND – RACHEL CLAUDIO". Patchwork Music. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Rachel Claudio: Musical Bad Ass". honeysuckle mag. August 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2006 WAM Song of the Year Awards". InterSector. Western Australian State Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.