Artist Spotlight: Seeing Through Sia

I am sure we have all at some point heard one of Sia’s trendy new songs. It could have been on the radio, at a party, even walking through the store. Trying to think of who she is? "Chandelier" and "Cheap Thrills" are two of her popular songs. Still guessing? Sia is the new artist that is famous for wearing wigs so big they cover her face.

So why does Sia cover her face? Let’s back up and look inside to see who Sia is, was, and where she has been. Some artists have their unique style, as Sia has her wigs, but she was not always hiding behind her hair. 

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, 41, grew up in South Australia.  As a young child, she loved to sing to Aretha Franklin, Sting and Stevie Wonder. Around the mid-1990’s, she started her career as a singer in a local Adelaid acid jazz band, Crisp. Around 1997, Crisp disbanded and Sia released her first album, Only See. This Trip Hop album didn’t succeed as well as she hoped it would. Sia continued to release music and change her genres slightly, in attempt to entice the mainstream audience. 

• Only See – 1997 – Trip Hop
• Healing is Difficult – 2001 - Trip Hop/Alternative Rock
• Colour the Small One – 2004 – Indie Pop/ downtempo

 
After her release in 2004 of Colour the Small One, she decided to move to New York City and tour the country, releasing her fourth and fifth studio releases. 

• Some People Have Real Problems – 2008 – Indie Pop
• We Are Born – 2010 – Indie pop/new wave/ Synthpop/ R&B

 
All of a sudden, we no longer saw any new music released from Sia. She took a hiatus from the music industry.

To read about Sia's triumphant return to music, Click Here.

Written by Shelley