Erana Clark (18 December 1959 - 20 December 2024) was an Australian singer, songwriter and vocal coach originally from Auckland, New Zealand.
Background Her work as a vocal coach started with Popstars. Then she spent seven years with Australian Idol. She also coached for X-Factor, then later worked on Australia's Got Talent.The Daily Telegraph, 30 October 2015 – Effects of reality TV on children needs to be discussed – Rod Bennett, Manly Daily She is now recognised for her vocal coaching.Song Summit – Speakers & Artists / Erana Clark She also had some charting singles on Lew Pryme and Russell Clark's Impact label.AudioCulture, 28 April 2013 – Impact – Simon Grigg
Career 1970s to 1980s In 1973, at the age of 12 with her song "Circle Game" she was a finalist for RATA Awards. It was released on Impact, backed with "Teardrop On Teardrop". The following year she recorded two more singles for the label: "I Have A Dream" backed with "My Friend The Sea" and "Angel Eyes" bw "The Rivers Too Wide". By the age of 21 she was a veteran performer. Having been a teenager and being exposed to an adult lifestyle, it took its toll on her.Sergent.com.au – Erana Clark
1990s One of the artists she worked with during the 1990s was jazz pianist Judy Bailey. She sang on her 1993 album Sundial.Discogs – Judy Bailey And Friends – SundialThe Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz, Colin Larkin – Page 48 She provided backing vocals for Marcia Hines's album Right Here and Now, released in 1994.Discogs – Marcia Hines – Right Here And Now She sang the track "Falling In Love" which was on the 1994 album Ain't It Funky by Craig Calhoun & The Brothers Of Oz.Discogs – Craig Calhoun & The Brothers Of Oz – Ain't It Funky Along with Chrissy May and Rod McCormack, she provided backing vocals on a Gina Jeffreys track, "Away In A Manger" which was on The Spirit Of Christmas '96 album. Another artist she provided backing vocals for was Christian Fry on "When I'm With You", which appears on his EP album, released in 1999.Discogs – Christian Fry – EP
Later years In 2010, along with The Blaine Whittaker band she appeared at the Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival.Illawarra Mercury, 13 May 2010 – Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival full of highlights – Emma Spillett She co-wrote Jack Vidgen's single "Yes I Am" which spent two weeks on the Australian charts, peaking at #5.News.com.au, 4 August 2011 – Music, No time for celebrating as AGT winner Jack Vidgen gets straight to work – Kathy McCabe, DailyTelegraphAustralian Charts – DISCOGRAPHY JACK VIDGEN, JACK VIDGEN IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS,Singles
Coaching She is recognised for her coaching abilities. According to an article in Christian Woman, she is a vocal coach.Christian Woman, WINTER 2013, Volume 59, Number 2 – Page 40 Jack Vigden – music * faith * soul, Winner of last year's Australian got talent shares his journey of music and faith – Lynn Goldsmith Editor-in-Chief An article in The Daily Telegraph, written in 2015 said that she had cornered the market, coaching for shows such as Australian Idol, X-Factor, and Australia's Got Talent.The Daily Telegraph, 30 October 2015 – Effects of reality TV on children needs to be discussed – Rod Bennett, Manly Daily
Clark's coaching has even led her to work with the Australian police in a PCYC scheme, held in Liverpool, Sydney around 2013.Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2013 – Diverse path to straight and narrow Ilya Gridneff One of the singers she has coached was a young Australian jazz zinger Ella-Jane Sharpe who in 2016 received a $26,000 scholarship for Boston's Berklee College of Music.Daily Telegraph, 30 August 2016 – Rising jazz star wins $26,000-a-year scholarship to Berklee College in Boston – Ali Lowe
Death She died at her home in Sydney, Australia on 20 December 2024 aged 65.
Discography + Singles Title Release info Year Notes "Circle Game" / "Teardrop On Teardrop" Impact IR 1081 1973 "I Have A Dream " / "My Friend The Sea" Impact IR 1085 1974 From the N.Z.B.C. Television Show "Sing"Discogs – Erana Clark Discography, Singles & EPs "Angel Eyes" / "The Rivers Too Wide" Impact IR 1086 1974 Singles In My Collection – The Erana Clark Single 'Angel Eyes'
+ Various artist compilation appearances Title Release info Year Track(s) F Notes 20 Golden Rata Award Hits Music for Leisure RATA 1 1973 "Circle Game" LP Innovations K-Tel INN 1 "It's My Party" LP Discogs – Erana Clark Discography, Compilations Waiata 2 : Maori Showbands, Balladeers & Pop Stars EMI 2013 "Angel Eyes" 2013 WorldCat – Waiata. 2 : Māori showbands, balladeers & pop stars
References
External links Imdb: Erana Clark