Alice Skye (born Alice Anderson) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is a British and Wergaia/Wemba Wemba woman from Horsham.
Career In 2017, Skye was the Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner. She released her debut album, Friends with Feelings, in 2018.
In 2020, Skye released single 'Grand Ideas' from album I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good. Lyrically, the single is about feeling overwhelmed and was written on the way home from seeing a new therapist.
In 2022, she featured on the Ziggy Ramo song 'Sugar Coated Lies' which appeared in Season 1 Episode 6 of the Stan original series, Black Snow.
She has toured with Emily Wurramara and Midnight Oil, and she has opened for The Avalanches.
Skye writes most of her songs on the piano. She also plays guitar.
Skye and her sister, author and poet Susie Anderson, contributed to the book Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, published in 2018 and edited by Anita Heiss.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with release date and label shown Title Album detail(s) Friends with Feelings Released: 6 April 2018 Label: Alice Skye Anderson , CAAMA Formats: CD, digital download, streaming I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good Released: 23 July 2021 Label: Bad Apples Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Singles +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "You Are the Mountain" 2015 "60%" 2017 Friends with Feelings "Poetry By Text" "Friends with Feelings" 2018 "I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good" 2019 I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good "Grand Ideas" 2020 "Stay in Bed" "Party Tricks" 2021 "Everything Is Great" "Sugar Coated Lies" 2022
Guest appearances Title Year Album "Speak Your Language" 2019 Deadly Hearts 2 "Terror Australia" 2020 The Makarrata Project "The Great Escape" 2021 Reprise
Awards and nominations Australian Women in Music Awards The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | Herself | Emerging Artist Award
Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.
! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| Herself | Best Breakthrough Act | | rowspan="2"| |- | The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2021 | "Party Tricks" | Best Victorian Song | | rowspan="2"| |- | Herself | Best Pop Act
| 2022 | Alice Skye | Best Regional Act
National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2020 | "I Feel Better but I Don't Feel Good" | Song of the Year
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