Sia to perform at Commodore in April

If openly bisexual singing sensation Sia (pronounced "See-ah") isn't familiar to millions, her voice undoubtedly is having added her vocal talents to two tracks on Zero 7's Simple Things album, collaborated with Beck, sang backup for Jamiroquai and had her track Breathe Me used in the elaborate final scene of the Six Feet Under series. Vancouver audiences will get to see what all the fuss is about on Saturday, April 10th when she performs at the Commodore Ballroom.

Born in Adelaide, Sia was raised on the hippiest street in Australia. "Everyone was a musician or worked for Circus Oz," she said. Her parents played in a rockabilly band called The Soda Jerks, and her dad, "a real nut nut", briefly played guitar in her uncle Colin's band Men At Work- yes, they of I Come From A Land Down Under fame- but "they kicked him out for being too in yer face."

In 2008, the Adelaide born Sia's coming out as bisexual made a bit of a splash but she has always maintained it was never a big secret. Besides, she says in a July interview with The Advocate, "I don't really call myself gay or bisexual- I call myself 'friendly'".

Sia's musical leanings didn't get serious until she joined jazz-funk bar band Crisp at 17. "We thought we were really cutting edge," she sniggers with a roll of her eyes, "but we were trying way too hard."

In early 2000 after a move to England, Sia released her first solo single, the alternative pop tune Taken for Granted, which debuted at number ten on the busy U.K. singles chart. Soon after, a string of big names in the British music scene asked for Sia's services including projects with Massive Attack, Zero 7, and William Orbit.

Her latest album Some people have REAL problems continues to showcase what her other 3 albums initiated - Sia’s upbeat, quirky and achingly gorgeous song-writing, incredible vocals and lush arrangements.

Sia
Commodore Ballroom
Saturday, 10 April 2010 @ 9:30pm (doors @ 8pm)

Tickets are $26.50 each available at Live Nation online or by calling 604.280.4444. Visit http://www.siamusic.net for more information.