Molly Contogeorge

Molly Contogeorge
Molly Contogeorge, 2012.
Background information
Birth name	Molly Anastasia Contogeorge
Born	1990 (age 26–27)
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Indie pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, piano
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Independent
Website	facebook.com/mollycontogeorgemusic

Molly Anastasia Contogeorge (born 1990) is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and keyboardist. She has performed both locally and internationally with appearances at South by South West, CMJ, Romerías de Mayo World Festival of Arts in Holguín, Cuba, Peats Ridge Festival, Surry Hills Music Festival, Newtown Music Festival, The 28 Black Crown Street Crawl, The Wonder 100! fête, Conception Day Music Festival, Bitter and Twisted Festival and the Cruelty Free Festival. Contogeorge has issued two extended plays, Cause and Effect (2008) Glasshouse Living (2011) with a third (title unknown) due for release on Thursday 27 June 2013.

Molly Anastasia Contogeorge was born in 1990, both her father, Leon Contogeorge (died 15 December 2008), and her mother, Catherine (née McSoriley, born in New Zealand and whose mother was also named Molly), were musicians who also taught music. Her paternal grandfather, Paul Contogeorge, established a guitar teaching business in the early 1960s, which Leon and Catherine subsequently took over. Contogeorge grew up in a musical household in the Sydney suburb of Coogee. At nine-years-old her favourite music was Aqua's "Barbie Girl", The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" and Angelo Badalamenti's theme for the TV series, Twin Peaks ("Falling"). Contogeorge wrote and recorded her first song at the age of ten. In 2007 she completed her Higher School Certificate (final year of secondary education) at Randwick Girls' High School where she was listed as a Distinguished Achiever (top 90%) in English Extension 1 and Music 1. She made her professional performance debut in 2008 at the age of seventeen.

Contogeorge was one of three in-house songwriters for Underscore Production Music, which was headed by composer, Ric Mills. In 2008 her debut extended play, Cause and Effect, was issued as a promotional recording and was distributed freely to the public both online and via live performances. It was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney and Panoramix Studios, Byron Bay. Due to this release, her music reached thousands of people worldwide and attracted the attention of music industry executives in Australia and the United Kingdom. In November 2008 she appeared on a bill with United States singer-songwriter Shelley Harland and Australian indie folk duo, Ruby for Lucy. In March 2009 she "performed unofficial showcases in Austin" at the South by South West festival.