Kylie Auldist

Kylie Auldist
Auldist performed in June 2015
Background information
Origin	Broken Hill, Australia
Genres	Deep funk, soul
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Tru Thoughts
Associated acts	The Bamboos, Cookin' on 3 Burners, Jimmy Barnes, Renee Geyer
Website	http://kylieauldist.com/

Kylie Auldist is an Australian singer, best known as the featured lead vocalist of The Bamboos and Cookin' on 3 Burners. She has also released three solo albums. Her fourth solo album, Family Tree, was released in July 2016.

Auldist recorded her first song at the age of six. She moved from Broken Hill, Australia to Melbourne to pursue a career as a singer. She performed as a backing singer both live and on studio recordings with Renee Geyer and Jimmy Barnes. She also worked with the groups Curtis Late, Secret Masters, Small Fish Deep Sea, and Megabias, as well as Polyester, whose guitarist, Lance Ferguson, also played with funk group The Bamboos. She officially joined The Bamboos in 2006, debuting on stage at Meredith Music Festival in a late night set. In 2008 she travelled with the band to the UK, where she was immediately signed to Brighton record label Tru Thoughts. Auldist recorded vocals for 2009 Cookin' On 3 Burners song "This Girl", which went to number one on the iTunes R&B chart in the UK. In 2014 she performed on Katie Noonan's album Songs That Made Me, which debuted at number 7 on the ARIA compilation chart. In 2012 Auldist performed with The Bamboos at Falls Festival and Homebake. She also sang lead vocals on the band's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" for Mojo Magazine. Later that year, Auldist released her third full-length for Tru Thoughts, entitled Still Life. Auldist won The Age Music Victoria Genre Award for Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album in 2013 for Still Life. Auldist performed three sets at Woodford Folk Festival in December 2014.