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==Career==
==Career==
===2011-2017: Career beginnings===
===2011-2016: Career beginnings===
Alberts picked up a guitar in 2011 and began busking down the East Coast of Australia.<ref name="ABC2018"/> In 2012, he released his first self-released EP titled ''Feels Like Home''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/ziggy-alberts-0|title= Ziggy Alberts Bio|publisher=triplejunearthed|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> Shortly after, Alberts co-founded his own record label Commonfolk Records. In October 2013, he released his first studio album ''Made of Water'' and spent most of 2014 touring before releasing his second studio album ''Land & Sea'' in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortemag.com.au/?p=14727|title=Across Land & Sea |publisher=Forte Mag|date= 5 December 2015|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>
Alberts picked up a guitar in 2011 and began busking down the East Coast of Australia.<ref name="ABC2018"/> In 2012, he released his first self-released EP titled ''Feels Like Home''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/ziggy-alberts-0|title= Ziggy Alberts Bio|publisher=triplejunearthed|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> Shortly after, Alberts co-founded his own record label Commonfolk Records. In October 2013, he released his first studio album ''Made of Water'' and spent most of 2014 touring before releasing his second studio album ''Land & Sea'' in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortemag.com.au/?p=14727|title=Across Land & Sea |publisher=Forte Mag|date= 5 December 2015|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>


In October 2015, Alberts released the single "Runaway" Alberts said "Runaway is a song about reopening up a relationship that heavily affected my emotional trust, in order to become friends and heal those trust issues."<ref name="Radelaide"/> In May 2016, Alberts released the 5-track EP ''Four Feet in the Forest''; the EP highlights social and environmental issues.<ref name="Radelaide">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisradelaide.com.au/rad-life/2016/5/25/interview-ziggy-alberts|title=Interview: ZIGGY ALBERTS |publisher=This is Radelaide|date=25 May 2016 |accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> He performed 44 shows across Australia in 2016 with the "Start Over Summer Tour".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoneberg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/artists/01-ROCK/U-Z/Ziggy_Alberts/Ziggy_Alberts_profile.pdf|title=Ziggy Alberts profile |publisher=schoneberg|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>
In October 2015, Alberts released the single "Runaway" Alberts said "Runaway is a song about reopening up a relationship that heavily affected my emotional trust, in order to become friends and heal those trust issues."<ref name="Radelaide"/> In May 2016, Alberts released the 5-track EP ''Four Feet in the Forest''; the EP highlights social and environmental issues.<ref name="Radelaide">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisradelaide.com.au/rad-life/2016/5/25/interview-ziggy-alberts|title=Interview: ZIGGY ALBERTS |publisher=This is Radelaide|date=25 May 2016 |accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> He performed 44 shows across Australia in 2016 with the "Start Over Summer Tour".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoneberg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/artists/01-ROCK/U-Z/Ziggy_Alberts/Ziggy_Alberts_profile.pdf|title=Ziggy Alberts profile |publisher=schoneberg|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>


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===2017-present: ''Laps Around the Sun''===
In 2017 Alberts toured 11 European countries as part of the "Tell Me European Tour", including festival performances in France ([[Fête de la Musique]]), Netherlands (Mundial Festival and Surfana Festival) and Germany ([[Bochum Total]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrepublicmagazine.com/2018/08/undiscovered-ziggy-alberts/|title= Undiscovered Ziggy Alberts|publisher=Music Republic Magazine|date= August 2018|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>
In 2017 Alberts toured 11 European countries as part of the "Tell Me European Tour", including festival performances in France ([[Fête de la Musique]]), Netherlands (Mundial Festival and Surfana Festival) and Germany ([[Bochum Total]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrepublicmagazine.com/2018/08/undiscovered-ziggy-alberts/|title= Undiscovered Ziggy Alberts|publisher=Music Republic Magazine|date= August 2018|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> In September 2017, Alberts released "Heaven", as the lead single from his forthcoming studio album. The song became his first song to make the [[ARIA Charts]] as 85.<ref name="heaven"/> "Love Me Now" was released in May 2018, followed by "Laps Around the Sun" in August and "Stronger" in September 2018. In November 2018, Alberts released his third studio album ''Laps Around the Sun'', which became his first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the [[ARIA Charts]]. The album is a metaphor about the Earth's rotation in a passionate message about the importance of protecting marine life.<ref name="ABC2018"/>

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===2018-present: ''Laps Around the Sun''===
In November 2018, Alberts released his third studio album ''Laps Around the Sun'', which became his first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the [[ARIA Charts]]. The album is a metaphor about the Earth's rotation in a passionate message about the importance of protecting marine life.<ref name="ABC2018"/>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 01:41, 21 January 2019

Ziggy Alberts
BornJuly 1994
Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011-present
Labels
  • Commonfolk Records
Websiteziggyalberts.com

Ziggy Alberts (born July 1994) is an Australian singer and songwriter from Sunshine Coast, Queensland. He is best known for his studio album Laps Around the Sun, which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts in November 2018.

Early Life

Ziggy Alberts was born in July 1994[1] and grew up on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and was homeschooled until the age of 13. Alberts told Triple J "I was looking into dentistry and engineering – no creative stuff". On 31 December 2010, his parents gave the budding dentist a guitar as a graduation gift.[2] He said "I wasn't planning to be a musician, so I was like 'Thanks for this present but…' They said, 'maybe it's time to explore songwriting, and it's just gone from there."[3] Alberts attended public school on the Sunshine Coast and graduated when he was 16 years old.[2]

Career

2011-2016: Career beginnings

Alberts picked up a guitar in 2011 and began busking down the East Coast of Australia.[3] In 2012, he released his first self-released EP titled Feels Like Home.[4] Shortly after, Alberts co-founded his own record label Commonfolk Records. In October 2013, he released his first studio album Made of Water and spent most of 2014 touring before releasing his second studio album Land & Sea in December 2014.[5]

In October 2015, Alberts released the single "Runaway" Alberts said "Runaway is a song about reopening up a relationship that heavily affected my emotional trust, in order to become friends and heal those trust issues."[6] In May 2016, Alberts released the 5-track EP Four Feet in the Forest; the EP highlights social and environmental issues.[6] He performed 44 shows across Australia in 2016 with the "Start Over Summer Tour".[7]

2017-present: Laps Around the Sun

In 2017 Alberts toured 11 European countries as part of the "Tell Me European Tour", including festival performances in France (Fête de la Musique), Netherlands (Mundial Festival and Surfana Festival) and Germany (Bochum Total).[8] In September 2017, Alberts released "Heaven", as the lead single from his forthcoming studio album. The song became his first song to make the ARIA Charts as 85.[9] "Love Me Now" was released in May 2018, followed by "Laps Around the Sun" in August and "Stronger" in September 2018. In November 2018, Alberts released his third studio album Laps Around the Sun, which became his first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. The album is a metaphor about the Earth's rotation in a passionate message about the importance of protecting marine life.[3]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[10]
Made of Water -
Land & Sea
  • Released: 14 December 2014[12]
  • Label: CommonFolk
  • Format: CD, digital download
 -
Laps Around the Sun
  • Released: 9 November 2018
  • Label: CommonFolk (CMNFOLKC 001)
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 9

EPs

List of extended plays
Title EP details
Feels Like Home
Four Feet in the Forest
  • Released: 9 May 2016[14]
  • Label: CommonFolk
  • Format: digital download

Singles

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[9]
"Gone (The Pocahontas Song)"[15] 2014 - Land & Sea
"Runaway"[16] 2015 - Four Feet in the Forest
"Four Feet in the Forest"[17] 2016 -
"Heaven"[18] 2017 85 Laps Around the Sun
"Love Me Now"[19] 2018 -
"Juke Jam"[20] - Triple J Like a Version
"Laps Around the Sun"[21] - Laps Around the Sun
"Stronger"[22] -
"On Hold"[23] -

References

  1. ^ "Generation Z: Ziggy Alberts interview". SwellNet. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "With so many new people discovering my music I feel like I should tell you a little more about me". Facebook. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Ziggy Alberts: The golden boy who busked his way to success". ABC. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ziggy Alberts Bio". triplejunearthed. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Across Land & Sea". Forte Mag. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Interview: ZIGGY ALBERTS". This is Radelaide. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Ziggy Alberts profile" (PDF). schoneberg. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Undiscovered Ziggy Alberts". Music Republic Magazine. August 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b "ARIA CHART WATCH #439". auspOp. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Discography Ziggy Alberts". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Made of Water (DD)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Land and Sea (DD)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Feels Like Home EP (DD)". Ziggy Albert. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Four Feet in the Forest EP (DD)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Gone (The Pocahontas Song) - single". amazon. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Runaway - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Four Feet in the Forest (video) - single". YouTube. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Heaven - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Love Me Now - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Juke Jam - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Laps Around the Sun - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Stream my new single 'Stronger' out now". Facebook. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Ziggy Alberts releases new music video for "On Hold"". amnplify. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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