# Marie Wilson (Australian singer)

Marie Wilson (born 20 April 1974) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She was nominated for Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 and for Breakthrough Artist – Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999.

## Career

Born in Melbourne, Wilson started playing solo gigs in 1993. She had a series of independent releases before signing with Warner Music in 1997.
In 1998 she released two singles, "Next Time" and "Won't Keep a Good Girl Down", both of which made the ARIA top 40. An album Real Life was released in October 1998 and reached #7 on the albums chart.
Real Life was subsequently released in USA in June 1999.
In 2000, Wilson covered "Me Myself I" which was the lead song on the movie Me Myself I. She released two more albums, Studio Sessions in 2001 and Heartbreak in 2005, then took a break from music. She later made her return, releasing a song "Extraordinary" in 2013 and followed it up the next year with an album of the same name.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| Real Life | Released: October 1999 Formats: CD, cassette Label: East West | 7 |
| Studio Sessions | Released: June 2002 Formats: CD Label: Self-release | — |
| Heartbreak | Released: 14 March 2004 Formats: CD Label: Self-release | — |
| The Magic of Hoagy Carmichael (with Kevin Hunt) | Released: April 2004 Label: Marie Wilson and Kevin Hunt (MWKH2002) | — |
| Studio Sessions 2 | Released: 5 August 2012 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Self-release | — |
| Extraordinary | Released: 9 May 2014 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Self-release | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Live in Melbourne | Released: 5 November 2012 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Self-release |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | EP details |
| Marie Wilson | Released: 2 December 1992 Formats: CD Label: Self-release |
| Temptation | Released: 24 August 1996 Formats: CD Label: Self-release |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Album |
| "Next Time" | 1998 | 21 | Real Life |
| "Won't Keep a Good Girl Down" | 1998 | 31 | Real Life |
| "Rescue Me" | 1998 | — | Real Life |
| "Never Going that Way Again" | 1999 | — | Non-album single |
| "Me Myself I" | 2000 | 76 | Me Myself I |
| "Another Night" | 2002 | — | Studio Sessions |
| "Hold On" | 2002 | — | Studio Sessions |
| "Stay Away" | 2004 | — | Heartbreak |
| "Can I See You Tomorrow" | 2004 | — | Heartbreak |
| "Annie's Song" | 2012 | — | Studio Sessions 2 |
| "I Don't Mind" | 2014 | — | Extraordinary |
| "Free" | 2014 | — | Extraordinary |
| "Song4MS (Shine)" | 2017 | — | Non-album single |

## Awards and nominations
### ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1998 | "Next Time" | Best New Talent | Nominated |
| 1998 | "Next Time" | Breakthrough Artist – Single | Nominated |
| 1999 | Real Life | Breakthrough Artist - Album | Nominated |

### Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Marie Wilson won three awards in that time.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
| 1994 | Marie Wilson | Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year | Won |
| 1998 | Marie Wilson | Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year | Won |
| 2001 | Marie Wilson | Jazz Vocal Performer of the Year | Won |