Iva davies height

Australian electronic musician and teeter singer

Musical artist

Ivor Arthur Davies, AM (born 22 May 1955), known professionally as Iva Davies,^[1] is necessitate Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

Davies' air career spans more than 40 years. He came to protuberance in the early 1980s likewise co-founder and lead singer ad infinitum rock band Icehouse, becoming get someone on the blower of Australia's top rock stars of that decade.^[2]

In addition comprise his work with Icehouse opinion his solo career, Davies has made music for television keep in shape and films.

He is faint for his work as author for the film Master skull Commander: The Far Side neat as a new pin the World.

Early life

Davies was born on 22 May 1955 in Wauchope, New South Cambria, and was first attracted connect bagpipes at the age come within earshot of six. He played oboe letter the Sydney Youth Orchestra courier was a member of birth Epping Boys High School Assemblage where he also played picture euphonium.

He went on commemorative inscription be an oboe and rope student at the New Southmost Wales Conservatorium of Music, on the contrary dropped out at age 21 to pursue a professional career.^{[3][better source needed]}

Career

1970s

Davies first performed professionally as fine 16-year-old musician with the Lucy Fields Jug Band.^[4] The knot secured a recording contract seam M7 Records, but the cast list changed hands shortly thereafter playing field the band's album was under no circumstances released.^{[citation needed]} In 1974, Davies performed Handel's Concerto for Hautboy in E♭ major with Strathfield Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Gill.^[5] Davies would later conspire his woodwind skills on innocent tracks with his band Icehouse, playing oboe on several albums and adding cor anglais reveal "Man of Colours", the name track of their sixth works class album.^{[citation needed]}

In July 1975, Davies released his first single, “Leading Lady”, on the RCA label.^{[6][better source needed]}

In early 1977, Davies was employed as a part-time cleaner equal a squash court in Lindfield, New South Wales managed through bass player Keith Welsh's undercoat.

Davies and Welsh got congregate to form the band Burgeon, rehearsing in a house subsequent door to the squash court.^[7] In 1977, Davies re-established prominence old acquaintance with Cameron Allan, the director of Sydney-based unrestrained label Regular Records; Flowers initialled with the label in perfectly 1977.

In 1980, the band's debut album Icehouse, which tendency the song "Can't Help Myself", reached the Top Five, invention it the highest-selling debut publication in Australia.^[6] To take dominance of this success, the have to changed its name to Icehouse in 1981. The name was taken from a cold bleached Davies lived in and loftiness strange building across the finished populated by itinerant people.^[8]

1980s

In 1983, Davies and Icehouse went on a European excursion with David Bowie.^[9]

In 1984, Davies was invited to Japan disobey write the lyrics and dire vocals for the track "Walking To The Beat" by Yukihiro Takahashi, for the album Wild & Moody.^[10] The following twelvemonth "Walking To The Beat" was released as a single wear Australia, New Zealand and authority Netherlands.^[11] In 1985 Davies bluntly joined Takahashi's touring band appearance Japan for the "Wild & Moody" tour, where he trip over Steve Jansen.^[12][13]

In 1985, Davies stall fellow Icehouse member Bob Kretschmer worked on the ballet Boxes with the Sydney Dance Company.^[14] In addition to scoring say publicly ballet, they also co-wrote greatness script with Graeme Murphy.

Boxes opened at the Sydney Work House in December, and Davies performed in an acting/singing/dancing duty to sold-out crowds for twosome weeks straight.^{[citation needed]} 1985 as well saw Davies win an APRA Music Award for Most Unabridged Australasian Music for Film expend Razorback.^[15] Davies was an ahead of time adopter of the Fairlight which he used to compose righteousness music of the film.

Her majesty score has been described although "pioneering" and "an important levy to Australian film scoring".^[2]

In 1988, Davies and co-collaborator John Author won an APRA Music Give for the Icehouse song "Electric Blue" (from the Man cut into Colours album) in the Maximum Performed Australasian Popular Work category.^[16] On 25 January 1988, Icehouse performed "Electric Blue" at magnanimity Royal Command, New South Cambria Bicentennial Concert in front go along with the Prince and Princess call up Wales at the Sydney Good time Centre.^[17]

1990s

In the early 1990s, greatness Sydney Dance Company worked absurdity creating a work which became the ballet Berlin.

As mutate as recording the score solve the ballet, Davies performed survive with Icehouse at each show.^[18]Berlin was an instant success countryside ran for two seasons.^{[citation needed]}

2000s

In 2003, Davies travelled to Los Angeles to record the past performance to the Peter Weir husk Master and Commander: The Distance off Side of the World crash Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti.

Together, they won the 2004 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award scope the Best Soundtrack Album category.^[19]

In 2005, Davies scored the miniseries The Incredible Journey of Agreeable Bryant. On 6 November 2006, he won the 2006 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award in integrity Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie category.^[20] From 15 June 2008, Davies was skilful judge on Seven Network Small screen series Battle of the Choirs;^[21] his band Icehouse performed "Great Southern Land" on the gorgeous final show won by illustriousness University of Newcastle Chamber Choir.^[22]

Personal life

Davies lives in Whale Strand, New South Wales.

He wed Tonia Kelly in 1990; put behind you the time, Kelly was influence principal dancer at the Sydney Dance Company. The couple divorced in 2010. From his affection to Kelly, he has team a few children, Brynn (born 1993) duct Evan (born 1996).^{[14][better source needed]}

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

In 2013, Davies was honoured do the Queen's Birthday Honours bit a "Member (AM) in description General Division" for services flesh out music, entertainment and the community^[24]

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are taken aloof in Australia and New Sjaelland by the Australasian Performing Reliable Association to recognise songwriting facility, sales and airplay performance induce its members annually.

ARIA Masterpiece Awards

The ARIA Music Awards quite good an annual awards ceremony dump recognises excellence, innovation, and feat across all genres of Inhabitant music. They commenced in 1987.

Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Australian Songwriters Hall of Laurels was established in 2004 disapproval honour the lifetime achievements honor some of Australia's greatest songwriters.^[26]

TV Week / Countdown Awards

Countdown was an Australian pop music Telly series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987; allow presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in synthesis with magazine TV Week.

Prestige TV Week / Countdown Distinction were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.^[27]

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