澳大利亚音乐人Ella Hooper正在经历职业生涯的重大转变。[1]现年43岁的她曾作为90年代末摇滚乐队Killing Heidi的主唱而声名鹊起，17岁时就登上了澳大利亚《滚石》杂志封面。[1]Killing Heidi乐队首张专辑《Reflector》曾登上ARIA榜单榜首，但乐队最终于2006年解散。[1]
在经历了双亲的相继去世后，Hooper完成了从摇滚向美国乡村音乐的蜕变。[1]2017年在Lombok进行瑜伽静修时，一份《滚石》杂志的"Nashville Special Edition"版本冲上海滩，这个偶然事件成为了她音乐转向的关键时刻。[1]随后，她于2014年发行了首张个人专辑《In Tongues》。[1]2020-21年间于Violet Town创作完成的第二张个人专辑《Small Town Temple》于2023年发行，获得了澳大利亚音乐奖提名，并登顶澳大利亚乡村音乐排行榜第一名。[1]
Hooper的最新专辑《Overnight Success》已在纳什维尔完成制作，将于10月2日发行。[1]她目前正在考虑搬迁到纳什维尔。[1]
Ella Hooper, the former frontwoman of 1990s Australian rock band Killing Heidi, has completed a major artistic shift toward American country music at age 43.[1] The musician, who graced the cover of Australian Rolling Stone at just 17 years old in 2000, has recorded her latest album "Overnight Success" in Nashville and will release it on October 2.[1]
Hooper's transition to country music was catalyzed by an unexpected moment during a 2017 yoga retreat in Lombok, when a copy of Rolling Stone's Nashville Special Edition washed ashore.[1] This serendipitous discovery coincided with profound personal losses—her mother died of breast cancer in early January 2022, followed by her father's death weeks later.[1] These circumstances marked a turning point in her artistic trajectory and life direction.
Her country music journey gained substantial recognition with her second solo album "Small Town Temple," which was created in Violet Town during 2020-21 and released in 2023.[1] The album received an Australian Music Prize nomination and topped the Australian country music charts.[1] With "Overnight Success" now set for release, Hooper is considering relocating to Nashville to further establish her presence in the country music scene.[1]