Gabriella Cilmi just smashed it at the ARIA’s. Some of her tunes have an Amy Winehouse-esque, very cool for a 17 year-old. Hoping her life doesn’t pan out the same way as Amy’s. Here is the youtube vid of Gabriella Cilmi ‘Sweet About Me‘ [EDIT: they’ve just disabled embedding, click here to watch]. Here’s a different song, Sanctuary, instead:
“Melbourne’s 17-year-old Cilmi blitzed her competitors, as Australia’s music industry turned out to celebrate its best at Sydney’s Acer Arena. Cilmi took out all six of the awards she was nominated for, including best female artist, best pop release and breakthrough artist: album for her debut record Lessons to be Learned. Her smash hit Sweet About Me clinched highest-selling single, breakthrough artist: single, and single of the year.” (Read the rest)
