Louise Adams

For the British mathematics educator, see Louise Doris Adams. For the first lady of the United States, see Louisa Adams. For the civil engineer, see Louise Adams (civil engineer).

Louise Adams
Born (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 (age 41)
OriginMount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
GenresBlues, rock, soul, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, lawyer, Event Coordinator
Instrument(s)Singing, Guitar, Piano
Years active2010–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment
Formerly ofLouise and the Tornados
Websitelouiseadamsofficial.com

Louise Adams (born 17 December 1983) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Adams is the runner-up in the seventh season of the X Factor in 2015. Her debut studio album, Louise Adams, was released by Sony Music Entertainment on 15 December 2015, which peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Louise also helps mentor and create opportunities for young local Artists. Prior to her music career, Louise was a lawyer.

Personal life

Louise Adams was born in 1983 in South Australia, and has family based in both Mount Gambier and rural Kapunda.[1][2] From 2013 to 2014 she lived in Castlemaine, where she worked as a lawyer, before returning to South Australia.[3][4] Adams is married to Andrew Burchell, a winemaker, and they have a daughter.[3][5]

Career

Adams started singing at local gigs in 2010,[2] which surprised family and friends who had not known her musical talent. She performed across Australia (including the Adelaide Fringe and Tamworth Country Music Festivals), and in South America, the United Kingdom and United States. In 2011 Adams (as part of Louise & The Tornados) was awarded a special commendation in the Best Fringe Music Act category at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.[6]

From 2010 she fronted a band, Louise and the Tornados, which has had a varied line-up. She later reflected, "We had a handful of gigs while I was working as lawyer."[4] In 2013 the line-up had settled with Adams on lead vocals and guitar, Tom Collins on lead guitar, Simon Fennell on drums and Michael Fitzpatrick on double bass.[4][7] Adams started performing solo sets in Castlemaine,[4] releasing a self-titled EP in June 2014, which featured some of her early original work.[8]

The X Factor: 2015

In 2015 Adams auditioned for The X Factor by singing Nina Simone's version of "Feeling Good". She progressed to the boot camp round where she performed "Sugar Man" by Sixto Rodriguez.[1][5] Adams then made it to the super home visits round in London, where she performed Dolly Parton's "Jolene" in front of her mentor James Blunt and guest mentors Simon Cowell and Rita Ora.[9] She was later selected by Blunt as one of his top three for the live shows; but was in the bottom two with Big T in the eighth week of the show, where she was saved after the judges' vote went to deadlock. Adams made it to the grand final and became the runner-up to Cyrus Villanueva.[10]

Following her appearance on the talent show Adams was signed to Sony Music Australia.[11] She released her debut album Louise Adams on 15 December 2015,[12] which peaked at No. 22 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[13] It included studio recordings of a number of tracks that she performed during her time on show, including her cover version singles, "People Help the People" (October 2015) and "You Don't Own Me" (November), and the non-cover version single, "History" (November).[14]

  denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles
  denotes Runner-Up
  denotes Have been in the Bottom two

After The X Factor

Adams continued her music career since appearing on The X Factor. On 13 March 2016 she performed at the Rail Lands in Mount Gambier, fronting her accompanying band which features James Van Cooper on lead guitar, Michael Fitzpatrick on double bass and Tom Wilson on drums.[15] Adams appeared on Good Friday (25 March 2016) at the TeamKids Beyond Bank Easter Appeal; other artists include Thirsty Merc, Reece Mastin and Kate Ceberano.[16]

Discography

Albums

  1. "History" (2:51)
  2. "Feeling Good" (3:56)
  3. "Somebody to Love" (2:53)
  4. "People Help the People" (4:01)
  5. "Bang Bang" (2:32)
  6. "You Don't Own Me" (3:09)
  7. "I Put a Spell on You" (2:52)
  8. "Ain't No Sunshine" (1:57)
  9. "Blame It on Me" (3:13)
  10. "Someone Like You" (4:06)
  11. "Jolene" (3:16)

Extended plays

  • Louise Adams (June 2014)[8]

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b "Louise Adams – Top 12". The X Factor Australia – Official site. Yahoo!7. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "X Factor final 20 contestants: The acts facing Simon Cowell in London". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Louise: I Want Guy's Grandkids". OK! Magazine. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Pedler, Chris (23 October 2015). "Bendigo helped grow Adams' solo career". Bendigo Advertiser. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b Toovey, James; Johnson, Elizabeth; McDougal, Sacha; Turner, Debbie; Ockenden, Stephanie; Matusik, Deanne (2015). "The X Factor Top 12 Press Kit" (PDF). Seven West Media. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Louise Adams". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Louise and the Tornados". Unearthed. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Louise Adams". Canberra Blues Society. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. ^ Holcombe, Joanna. "The X Factor Super Home Visits Bring on Tears and Fears". Yahoo 7. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  10. ^ Knox, David (25 November 2015). "Cyrus Wins X Factor 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  11. ^ Knox, David (25 November 2015). "Sony signs X Factor runners-up". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Louise Adams by Louise Adams". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  13. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Louise Adams". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1346). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 14 November 2015: 2, 4, 16, 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ "South East X South West presents Louise Adams Live at The Rail". Have Your Say Mount Gambier. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  16. ^ "TeamKids Beyond Bank Easter Appeal". Adelaide Festival Centre. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  17. ^ Adams, Louise (15 December 2015), Louise Adams, Australia Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Australia, retrieved 20 March 2016