Amy Meredith were an Australian pop band who released a self-titled EP in 2008. In 2009, having already been dropped from their label Tsubi/Ksubi,[1] Amy Meredith signed a deal with Sony Music Australia,[2] and released their debut single Pornstar. Much later, in March 2010, Amy Meredith released their second single, Lying,[3] which peaked at No. 10,[4] making it their only top 10 single. Their debut album, Restless was released on 2 July 2010 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[5] The album was met with extremely negative reviews and shortly afterwards Sony terminated their deal with the band, so Amy Meredith turned to Vector Management for a distribution deal.[6]

Amy Meredith
Amy Meredith at The Bourne Legacy Australian premiere in August 2012.
Amy Meredith at The Bourne Legacy Australian premiere in August 2012.
Background information
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop, pop rock
Years active2006–2013
Past membersChristian Lo Russo
Joel Chapman
Wade Osborn
Cameron Laing
Kosta Theodosis
Matt Johnson
Elliot Hammond
Websitewww.amymeredith.com

In 2013, with no label, Amy Meredith tried to release their second album, Maps following a crowd funding effort to raise the required money,[7] however the album was not a success and failed to produce any charted singles. Since its release the band have been inactive, and their Facebook page has displayed "new album out September" since 2013.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
2010 Restless 8
2013 Maps
  • Released: 2013
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

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Year Album details
2008 Amy Meredith EP

Singles

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Year Song Chart positions
AUS
Certifications Album
2009 "Pornstar" 65 Restless
2010 "Lying" 10
"Young at Heart" 58
"Faded White Dress"
2011 "Pick Up Your Tricks" Maps
2012 "Fun"

Music videos

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Year Title Director
2009 "Pornstar"
2010 "Lying"[11] Mark Alston
"Young at Heart"[12]
"Faded White Dress"[13] Mikey Hamer
2011 "Pick Up Your Tricks"[14]
2013 "Wake Me Up" Alyson Rothwell

Award nominations

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Year Type Award Result Lost To
2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Fresh Aussie Musos[15] Nominated Cody Simpson
ARIA Music Awards Breakthrough Artist (Restless)[16] Nominated Washington
Channel V Australia Oz Artist Award 2010 (Restless)[17] Nominated Short Stack
2011 APRA Rock Work of the Year (Lying)[18] Nominated Jet

References

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  1. ^ Amy Meredith are trying again ...
  2. ^ What's On - retrieved 31 May 2011
  3. ^ "Lying - Single by Amy Meredith". iTunes Store. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. ^ Hung Medien (2010). "Amy Meredith - Lying". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. ^ Hung Medien (18 July 2010). "Amy Meredith - Restless". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Amy Meredith: new international management deal, split from Sony". Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. ^ Amy Meredith New Album on Pledge Music
  8. ^ "Amy Meredith: Restless". CD online. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Amy Meredith EP CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Amy Meredith - Lying video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Amy Meredith - Young at Heart video". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  13. ^ Amy Meredith - Faded White Dress video notes - Retrieved 17 December 2010
  14. ^ Amy Meredith - Pick Up Your Tricks video notes - Retrieved 18 February 2012
  15. ^ Knox, David (16 August 2010). Kids’ Choice Awards: 2010 Nominees. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2010
  16. ^ 2010 ARIA Nominations Announced Archived 2 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Take40 Australia (mcm entertainment). Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  17. ^ V Music Oz Artist 2010 Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Channel V. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  18. ^ APRA Nominations Announced Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Faster Louder - Retrieved 1 June 2011