Angie McMahon
McMahon performing in 2018
Background information
Born1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)
OriginAlphington, Victoria, Australia
Websiteangiemcmahon.com

Angie McMahon is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Melbourne, Victoria. McMahon released her debut studio album Salt in 2019.

Career

2013-present: Salt

McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career.[1] She won a Telstra competition in 2013 to open for Bon Jovi on the Australian leg of their Because We Can tour.[2] In 2017, McMahon won the Josh Pyke Partnership,[3] releasing her debut single "Slow Mover" in the same year.[4] She has since released the singles, "Missing Me", "Keeping Time", a cover of Neil Young's "Helpless", "Pasta", and "And I am a Woman".

Her debut album, Salt, was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the ARIA Charts. A live extended play was released in September 2019.

In October 2019, Happy Mag labelled her as "one of the most endearing and talented voices in music today," placing her at no. 15 on their list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now."[5] On 3 October 2019, McMahon released a cover of Tom Waits' "Take It With Me"; the lead single from an all-female tribute album to the singer titled Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits.[6] In November 2019, McMahon released a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song, "Silver Springs"; a song McMahon names as her favourite.[7] In February 2020, McMahon released a cover version of ABBA's "Knowing Me, Knowing You" as part of Triple J's Like a Version.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]
Salt 5

Extended plays

Title EP details
Audiotree Live
  • Released: 10 September 2019[10]
  • Label: Audio Tree
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with selected certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Certifications Album
"Slow Mover"[11] 2017 Salt
"Missing Me"[13] 2018
"Keeping Time"[14]
"Helpless"[15] Non-album single
"Pasta"[16] 2019 Salt
"And I am a Woman"[17]
"Take It with Me"[6] Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
"Slave"(Jim Alxndr featuring Angie McMahon)[18] to be confirmed
"Silver Springs"[19] non-album single
"Knowing Me, Knowing You"[20] 2020 Triple J Like a Version

Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.[21]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 "Slow Mover" Rock Work of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Angie McMahon has been nominated for one award.[22]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Salt Best Independent Release Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
Music Victoria Awards 2019[23] Salt Best Album Nominated
Angie McMahon Best Female Musician Nominated
Angie McMahon Best Solo Artist Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Get to know... Angie McMahon". 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Young singer to open for Bon Jovi".
  3. ^ Writers, Staff. "Melbourne Musician Angie McMahon Named 2017 Josh Pyke Partnership Winner".
  4. ^ "Josh Pyke Partnership Winner Angie McMahon Releases First Single 'Slow Mover'". theMusic.
  5. ^ "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b Graff, Gary (3 October 2019). "Warren Zanes Talks All-Female Tom Waits Covers Album & Unveils Angie McMahon's 'Take It With Me'". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Angie McMahon Releases Cover Of Her "Favourite Song," Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs"". ShoreFire. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  8. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Angie McMahon reveals new single 'And I Am A Woman', announces national album tour, debut album release date". Amnplify. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Audiotree Live (EP)". 10 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Slow Mover – Single by Angie McMahon". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Missing Me – Single by Angie McMahon". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Keeping Time – Single by Angie McMahon". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Helpless – Single by Angie McMahon". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Pasta – Single by Angie McMahon". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. ^ Newstead, Al (21 June 2019). "Angie McMahon announces Australian album tour, shares 'And I Am A Woman'". ABC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Slave - single". Apple Music. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Silver Srpings". Apple Music. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Knowing Me Knowing You – Single by Angie McMahon". Apple Music. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  21. ^ "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  22. ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  23. ^ "And The Music Victoria Awards Nominees Are …". noise11. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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