# Ben Abraham (musician)

Ben Abraham (born 12 May 1985) is an Australian folk singer and songwriter from Melbourne. Ben collaborated with artists including Kesha and Sara Bareilles. He co-wrote "Praying" by Kesha.

## Career

Abraham's parents were both musicians who played together in the Indonesian pop group Pahama. His sister is Michaela Jayde, who appeared in 2023 on the twelfth season of The Voice and received a four-chair-turn in her audition. Abraham initially sought to become a screenwriter, and concurrently began songwriting while working in a hospital.
In 2014, he released his debut album, Sirens in Australia, which he described as "basically a roadmap of my awkward naïve insecure 20s". In March 2016, the album was reissued by Secretly Canadian. The album includes the track "This Is On Me", which features American vocalist Sara Bareilles, as well as appearances by fellow Australian Gotye.
In 2016 and 2017, Abraham also co-wrote with artists Wafia, Ta-ku and Wrabel on their respective singles "Heartburn", "Meet in the Middle", and "Bloodstain." Abraham's voice has been compared to Guy Garvey and Peter Gabriel. CMJ's Eric Davidson calls Abraham's voice "delicate yet booming" and Sirens a "strong, electro-soul" record.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2018, he won the Overseas Recognition Award and was nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year.
In September 2021, Abraham announced the release of his forthcoming second studio album. On 1 October, the album's fifth single "I Am Here" was released, which is set to appear in the season premiere of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
He came out as queer in 2022.
In 2023, Abraham was dropped by Atlantic Records. This led to Abraham embracing the freedoms that come with being Independent.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Sirens | Released: November 2014 Label: Inertia Recordings (IR5240CD) Format: CD, digital |
| Friendly Fire | Scheduled: 11 March 2022 Label: Atlantic Records (075678648762) Format: CD, digital |

### Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Album |
| "Speak" | 2014 | - | Sirens |
| "Home" | 2015 | - | Sirens |
| "In My Head" (Sak Pase featuring Ben Abraham) | 2017 | - | — |
| "dear insecurity" (gnash featuring Ben Abraham) | 2018 | - | We |
| "Satellite" | 2019 | - | — |
| "Nobody Wants To Hear Songs Anymore" | 2019 | - | — |
| "In Your Eyes" | 2020 | - | — |
| "Like a Circle" | 2021 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "War in Your Arms" | 2021 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "Requiem" | 2021 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "Runaway" | 2021 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "I Am Here" | 2021 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "If I Didn't Love You" | 2022 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "Another Falling Star" | 2022 | - | Friendly Fire |
| "Never Been Better" | 2023 | - | TBA |
| “Kidung” | 2024 | - | - |
| “I Don’t Want To Wait” | 2024 | - | - |
| “Never Been Better Remix” | 2024 | - | - |
| “War In Your Arms (Indonesian Version)” | 2024 | - | - |

## Other appearances

List of other non-single song appearances :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Wasn't It Good" (Ainslie Wills and Ben Abraham) | 2017 | Greatest Hits & Interpretations |
| "Run So Fast" (Missy Higgins featuring Ben Abraham) | 2018 | The Special Ones |
| "Eat Your Food" | 2020 | At Home with the Kids |
| “Sometimes (with Ben Abraham) (Trousdale featuring Ben Abraham) | 2024 | Out of My Mind (Deluxe) |

## Awards and nominations
### APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Ben Abraham | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Ben Abraham | Overseas Recognition Award | Won | |