Connie Mitchell is an Australian pop singer and the lead vocalist with the Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 band Sneaky Sound System

Sneaky Sound System

Sneaky Sound System are a Sydney-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus and vocalist Connie Mitchell.-Early Years:...

. She appears on the band's singles "Pictures", "I Love It

I Love It (song)

"I Love It" is the third single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. The song was their first charting single, as it peaked at #24 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 7 January 2007. "I Love It" also scored Sneaky Sound System their...

", "UFO

UFO (song)

"UFO" is the fifth single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. "UFO" has been Sneaky Sound System's most successful song to date, peaking at #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart...

", "Goodbye", "Kansas City

Kansas City (Sneaky Sound System song)

"Kansas City" is the first single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2.-Track listing:-Music video:...

", "When We Were Young

When We Were Young (Sneaky Sound System song)

"When We Were Young" is the second single by Australian dance band Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2. It was released on 15 November 2008 on Whack Records as a CD single and digital download...

", "16

16 (Sneaky Sound System song)

"16" is the third single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2. It was released on 14 February 2009.They performed the song on Australian television show Rove on 8 February 2009.-Track listing:...

" and "We Love". She drives a white 1970's Jaguar XJ6.

Before Sneaky Sound System

Mitchell attended Riverside Girls High School

Riverside Girls High School

Riverside Girls High School is a secondary, public, day school for girls, located in Gladesville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1934, celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2004...

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Jamie Fronti and Sean Fronti, members of the band Caligula

Caligula (band)

Caligula were a band from Sydney, Australia, who produced techno-grunge music in the early 1990s and achieved some national success.Caligula was composed of five members: vocalist Ashley Rothschild, guitarist James McKinnon, drummer Dave Macken, Jamie Fonti , and bass guitarist Sean Fonti...

 met Mitchell in a recording studio in Sydney, beginning another new band called Primary

Primary (band)

Primary is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia from 1995 until the early 2000s. The band's nucleus consisted of Jamie Fonti , Sean Fonti and Connie Mitchell...

. From 1995 to the early 2000's, Mitchell was the lead singer of this band.

Sneaky Sound System: The Early Years

The band, Sneaky Sound System, evolved from Sneaky Sundays night club, launched by Black Angus (Angus McDonald) and Daimon Downey. Angus and Downey met Mitchell in a park one day as she was playing guitar with a friend and asked her to sing for them. "I thought they were a bit dodgy," recollects Mitchell. However, they did have a studio, and when Connie sang on what was to be their breakthrough single, "I Love It", Sneaky Sound System had their vocalist – and their debut album. Angus noted that "We were told by every label we might sell 10,000 copies and it wasn’t worth it, so we decided to do it ourselves."

Mitchell also shares songwriting credits with Angus McDonald on "Pictures". In the 2006 International Songwriting Competition, the song came second in the Dance/Electronica category.

Current Career

Their self-titled album went on to become their multi-platinum, ARIA-Award winning debut. Its successor, "2", entered the Australian charts at number one, and Mitchell has since appeared on albums by Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross.

Mitchell spent a couple of weeks in early 2007 recording vocals for Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

 in Los Angeles. She features on four tracks on Kanye West's 2007 album, Graduation

Graduation (album)

Graduation is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2007 at Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City and at Chalice Studios and The Record Plant...

, including the singles, "Can't Tell Me Nothing

Can't Tell Me Nothing

"Can't Tell Me Nothing" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was released as the lead single of his third studio album, Graduation, on May 15, 2007. The song was produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp...

". and "Flashing Lights

Flashing Lights

"Flashing Lights" is a song by American rap artist Kanye West. It was released on November 22, 2007, as the fourth single for his third studio album, Graduation. The song was co-produced by Eric Hudson and features R&B singer Dwele as well as additional vocals provided by Connie Mitchell of Sneaky...

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Described as "a star in her own right" with a golden voice, Mitchell also laid down tracks with Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

 during his extended stay in Sydney for the Good Vibrations Festival

Good Vibrations Festival

Good Vibrations Festival commenced in 2004 and is an annual Australian music festival held in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Perth. The festival takes place during February.-2011:-2010:-2009:Master of Ceremonies – Supernatural-2008:-2007:...

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With Sneaky Sound System, Connie Mitchell has supported Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

 and Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...

, and played the Australian leg of the worldwide concert Live Earth

Live Earth

-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...

 in July 2007.

Mitchell also performed with the band Machine Gun Fellatio

Machine Gun Fellatio

Machine Gun Fellatio was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in 1997. They were well-known for their provocative on-stage antics and humorous lyrics, as well as the musical merit of their songs. Their outrage-provoking name gives some idea of the attitude that pervades the band's work...

, under the name Feyonce.

As of 2009 Mitchell is the only singer in Sneaky Sound System

Sneaky Sound System

Sneaky Sound System are a Sydney-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus and vocalist Connie Mitchell.-Early Years:...

after Daimon Downey announced he was leaving the band to pursue other interests.