Elisabeth White
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Elisabeth White is an Australian singer/songwriter, abstract painter and record producer, who has gained a large international following.
to an American father and an Australian mother. She started performing on stage at the age of 5, was performing the lead roles in several local musicals by the time she was 10, and started composing her first songs when she was 13. After studying drama at the Australian Acting and Theater School in Sydney, she moved with her father to New York City
upon her parent's divorce, where she played in several bands and was cast as the role of Mary Magdalene in an Off-Broadway
run of Jesus Christ Superstar
. At 20, she moved to Europe
, where she at first made a living as a session musician, but soon shifted her attention to composing and performing her own music. Managed by the Steinblatt Music Group, she released her debut album Maybe God's a Woman Too on BMG
's Wagram imprint. The album was produced by Dennis Ward
, recorded at Dieter Dierks
' studio in Cologne
, and was warmly received, spawning hits like Cool Summer. During the tour for the album, she supported artists such as Simple Minds
, Lenny Kravitz
, Beastie Boys
and Pulp
.
Her second album was released three years later and was entitled Come To Me. It too was well received by critics and contained the hits Thank You My Child, which was released as a single by Ronald McDonald House Charities
, and Wherever You Go..
Musical career
Elisabeth White was born in SydneySydney
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...
to an American father and an Australian mother. She started performing on stage at the age of 5, was performing the lead roles in several local musicals by the time she was 10, and started composing her first songs when she was 13. After studying drama at the Australian Acting and Theater School in Sydney, she moved with her father to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
upon her parent's divorce, where she played in several bands and was cast as the role of Mary Magdalene in an Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
run of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
. At 20, she moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, where she at first made a living as a session musician, but soon shifted her attention to composing and performing her own music. Managed by the Steinblatt Music Group, she released her debut album Maybe God's a Woman Too on BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
's Wagram imprint. The album was produced by Dennis Ward
Dennis Ward
Dennis Ward is an Australian former rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, New South Wales and for the Australian national team. He was named man-of-the-match in Manly-Warringah's 1972 grand final victory...
, recorded at Dieter Dierks
Dieter Dierks
Dieter Dierks is a German record producer mostly known for his collaboration with the rock band Scorpions.- Youth :...
' studio in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, and was warmly received, spawning hits like Cool Summer. During the tour for the album, she supported artists such as Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
, Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
, Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
and Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
.
Her second album was released three years later and was entitled Come To Me. It too was well received by critics and contained the hits Thank You My Child, which was released as a single by Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent 501c3 organization whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children across the world...
, and Wherever You Go..
Discography
- Maybe God's a Woman Too (Wagram/BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
) - Come To Me (Wagram/BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
) - Let your body cry (Wagram/BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
) - Babylon Live unplugged tour Bluemartin records (Wagram/BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
) - Thank you my child (Ronald Mc Donald Children's Foundation)