Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), formerly known by his stage name Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, he issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures, and signed to Downtown Records in the United States. In October 2012, he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Thinking in Textures won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records Awards. In January 2013, the work won Best Independent Release at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards for 2012.
Faker's cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" was featured in a 2013 Super Bowl commercial for Beck's Sapphire. In April 2014, Built on Glass, Faker's debut studio album, was released to generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts. Three songs from the album were subsequently voted into the top ten of Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2014, including the number one spot for "Talk Is Cheap".
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Career
Early career
Murphy decided to play under a stage name after people came to his shows thinking he was a different and already established musician named Nick Murphy. He settled on the name Chet Faker as an homage to Chet Baker: "I listened to a lot of jazz and I was a big fan of ... the way he sang, when he moved into mainstream singing. He had this really fragile vocal style--this really, broken, close-up and intimate style. The name is kind of just an ode to Chet Baker and the mood of music he used to play--something I would like to at least pay homage to in my own music." Other influences he has cited include Bob Dylan, as well as his mother's Motown albums and his father's "chilled out Ibiza CDs".
Thinking in Textures and collaborations (2011-13)
He first rose to prominence after his cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" went viral online, reaching number one on the Hypemachine chart in May 2011. He released his first EP, Thinking in Textures, on 22 March 2012 to positive reviews, being described as "wonderfully loungey" and praised for its ability to "mix subtlety with impressive beauty". The EP was also popular with fans, with its second single, "I'm Into You", landing at number 24 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012.
Faker has worked with several other artists since the release of his debut EP, including collaborations with Flume and remixes of songs by MS MR and The Temper Trap. He was a featured vocalist on Say Lou Lou's "Fool of Me", which was named Best New Track by Pitchfork in May 2013.
Lockjaw EP and Built on Glass (2013-15)
On 12 August 2013, Faker released a new single, "Melt", featuring American vocalist Kilo Kish. In November 2013, Flume and Faker released an EP, titled Lockjaw. Faker's debut studio album, Built on Glass, was released on 11 April 2014, preceded by the release of its lead single, "Talk Is Cheap", and its accompanying music video on 11 February 2014. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts.
In January 2015, it was announced that Faker would perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2015. Later that month, "Talk Is Cheap" was named the number one song in the 2014 Triple J Hottest 100 countdown, while two of his other singles, "Gold" and "1998", also reached the top ten, placing at number 7 and 8 respectively. In June, Faker released a new single titled "Bend", a previously unreleased track intended for Built on Glass. It was promoted by his Australian Built on Live tour in October.
Faker released a new EP, Work, a collaboration with London-based DJ Marcus Marr on 4 December 2015.
Nick Murphy (2016-present)
On 8 September 2016, Faker wrote on Facebook, "It's been half a decade since I started releasing music as Chet Faker and all of you have been the driving force behind the music since. There's an evolution happening and I wanted to let you know where it's going. The next record will be under my own name, Nick Murphy. Chet Faker will always be a part of the music. This is next."
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Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Other appearances
Production
Remixes
Music videos
As lead artist
As featured artist
Awards and nominations
A2IM Libera Awards
AIR Awards
APRA Awards (Australia)
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
ARIA Awards
Chet Faker received nine nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, on 7 October he won three Artisan Awards and on 26 November he won two more categories.
MTV Video Music Awards
Rolling Stone Australia Awards
Notes
On 8 November 2017 Nick Murphy announced new album coming 2018 in a livestream
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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