Amiel Daemion
| Amiel Daemion | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Amiel Muki Daemion |
| Also known as | Amiel |
| Born |
13 August 1979 New York, United States |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Dance, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Festival, Warner |
| Associated acts | Puretone |
| Website | www.amiel.com.au |
Amiel Muki Daemion (born 13 August 1979 in New York City, United States), also known as just Amiel, is an American-Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. She moved to Australia with her family at the age of two and starred in films in the 1990s, including The Silver Brumby which also starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. Her music career shot to fame in 1999 when she teamed up with producer Josh G. Abrahams for the song "Addicted to Bass" which became a top twenty hit in Australia, this led to Daemion releasing studio albums such as Audio Out in 2003 and These Ties in 2005.
Daemion was raised in a musical household, with her parents being musicians. Her father is a musician, composer and vocalist. Daemion states "ever since I was a little girl he [her father] would have musical instruments around. He really encouraged me to do what I'm doing." Her mother is a singer as well, Daemion states "she [her mother] used to play guitar and write songs with her sister. I remember being about four and listening to her Janis Ian records and singing along and learning all the words." Daemion's first three records she bought were John Lennon, De La Soul and Mariah Carey, where she felt that Carey's album was "overproduced". She wrote and recorded her first song at the age of nine in an effort to help spread the message of ecological awareness. Daemion states "I'd seen a documentary. I turned to Dad and said why? and he had no answer for me so I thought if I wrote a song then maybe I could help the cause. I sang it into a tape recorder. Dad heard it and said 'do you realize what you've just done?' I said 'no.' He said: 'Amiel, you've written a song." She was introduced to the world of entertainment at the age of eleven performing the leading role alongside Russell Crowe in the 1991 feature film The Silver Brumby. She states "I always knew that all I wanted to do was perform."
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