Gabriella Cilmi is an Australian pop singer whose music spans a range of musical genres including pop, rock and soul. Cilmi has released three studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), fourteen singles and seven music videos on record label Island.
Her debut single, "Sanctuary", was released in 2007 to digital download retailers only, with limited success. It did not appear on any national charts. Cilmi's second single "Sweet About Me" achieved worldwide chart success, reaching number-one in her native Australia, as well as the top ten in several countries. It has been said that Cilmi's further success following "Sweet About Me" was hindered because "most record buyers still only know her for one song." Following the high sales of "Sweet About Me", she released her first studio album Lessons to Be Learned, which reached the top ten in Australia, New Zealand and countries across Europe. Cilmi released four further singles from the album, including a re-release of "Sanctuary" and digital download-only single "Warm This Winter", which was released in the United Kingdom only after being used in a promotional campaign for Co-operative Food.
Cilmi's second album, Ten was released in March 2010 and was preceded by single "On a Mission", an upbeat dance-pop song, which reached the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.For "Hearts Don't Lie": Cilmi also released two follow-up singles from the album titled "Hearts Don't Lie" and "Defender", respectively. "Magic Carpet Ride", used as a B-side on the "On a Mission" and "Defender" single releases, was also released as a double A-side promotional single with "Defender".
In March 2013, Cilmi released a free single, "Sweeter in History", followed by a commercially released single "The Sting" in September 2013 from her third studio album, The Sting. "Symmetry" was released as the album's second and final single on 11 November 2013. After a few years break she released "the Water" EP in 2019, which was promoted though the single "Ruins" also in 2019.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AUS AUT DEN GER NLD NOR NZ SWI UK USHeat Lessons to Be Learned Released: 31 March 2008 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download 2 6 29 10 9 15 6 7 8 17 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Ten Released: 22 March 2010 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download 17 73 — 61 63 — — 29 28 — The Sting Released: 8 November 2013 Label: Sweetness Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Pure Love Released: 9 October 2026 Label: V2 Records Formats: CD, digital download "—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released.
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Details Sweet About Me Released: 10 March 2008 Label: Warner Australia, Island Formats: Digital download Ronnie Scott's Live Session Released: 5 May 2008 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download iTunes Festival: London 2008 Released: 14 July 2008 Label: Island Formats: Digital download The Water Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Kin Records Ltd Formats: Digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS AUT DEN EUR GER NLD NOR NZ SWI UK "Sanctuary" 2007 — — — — 67 72 — — — — Lessons to Be Learned "Sweet About Me" 2008 1 2 5 2 2 1 1 6 2 6 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" 28 — — — — — — — — — "Save the Lies (Good to Me)" — — — — — — — — — 33 "Warm This Winter" — — — 68 — — — — — 22 "On a Mission" 2010 16 63 — 30 84 51 — — — 9ARIA: Gold Ten "Hearts Don't Lie" 51 — — — — — — — — 134 "Defender" — — — — — — — — — — "The Sting" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — The Sting "Symmetry" — — — — — — — — — — "Ruins" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — The Water "The Water" — — — — — — — — — — "Keep On Keeping" — — — — — — — — — — "Pure Love" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Pure Love "YRU Hanging Around" — — — — — — — — — — "Pieces" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles Title Year Album "Magic Carpet Ride" 2010 Ten "Sweeter in History" 2013 The Sting
Music videos Year Video Director2008"Sweet About Me"Mike Baldwin"Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now"Harvey"Save the Lies""Sanctuary"Mike Baldwin2010"On a Mission"Michael Gracey"Hearts Don't Lie"Emil Nava"Defender"2012"Vicious Love"Sam Wrench2013"Sweeter in History""The Sting""Symmetry"2019"Ruins"
Other appearances Many of Cilmi's songs appear on albums and soundtracks by other artists but are also featured on her own releases, as album tracks or B-sides. The following have been officially released, but do not appear on any of Cilmi's own releases.
YearSongAlbum appearanceAlbum artist2005"Don't Tell Me"Hating Alison Ashley (OST) Various artists2008"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"Mojo Presents: The White Album Recovered, Vol. 1"Non Ti Aspettavo (Libertà)"(duet with Nevio Passaro)DueNevio Passaro2009"How Can I Tell You"Island Life: 50 Years of Island RecordsVarious artists2019"Danny Nedelko"Covers - YouTube SessionsGabriella Cilmi
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