Fijian-born Australian singer and songwriter Paulini has released four studio albums, one extended play, nineteen singles (including two as a featured artist), and twelve music videos. Paulini placed fourth on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003, and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony BMG Australia.[1][2] Her debut studio album, One Determined Heart (2004), debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, where it remained for two consecutive weeks,[3] and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies. Its lead single "Angel Eyes" remained at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks[4] and was also certified platinum, while the second single "We Can Try" peaked at number 30. Paulini followed with the release of her debut EP, Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas (2004), which peaked at number 70.
Paulini discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 4 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 19 |
Music videos | 12 |
Other appearances | 4 |
Paulini's second studio album Superwoman (2006) failed to match the commercial success of her debut album, and only managed to reach number 72. Despite the underperformance of Superwoman, the album produced the singles "Rough Day", "So Over You" and "I Believe". During this time, Paulini enjoyed commercial success again as a member of the Australian girl group Young Divas. The group released two top-ten albums, Young Divas (2006) and New Attitude (2007), and achieved three top-fifteen singles, including the hugely successful "This Time I Know It's for Real". After Paulini parted ways with the Young Divas and ended her contract with Sony BMG in 2008, she focused more on songwriting.[5][6] Through a publishing deal with independent label Albert Music, Paulini was able to travel and write songs in Europe, New York and Los Angeles.[7] She wrote songs for several recording artists in Europe, including Monrose, Edurne and Yoann Fréget.
Aside from her songwriting work, Paulini continued to release singles independently between 2009 and 2013. She was also featured on the 2010 single "Believe Again" by Irish recording artist Ronan Keating. Paulini signed a joint record deal with Ambition Records and Decca Records Australia in 2014,[6][8] and released her long-awaited third studio album Come Alive the following year. A moderate success, the album debuted at number 25 on the ARIA Albums Chart and included the singles "Air It All Out" and "By My Side". This was followed by the release of Paulini's fourth studio album Merry Christmas (2015), which featured cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and failed to impact the charts.
Albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
---|---|---|---|
AUS [3] | |||
One Determined Heart |
|
1 | |
Superwoman |
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72 | |
Come Alive | 25 | ||
Merry Christmas |
|
— |
Extended plays
editTitle | EP details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
AUS [3] | ||
Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas |
|
70 |
Singles
editAs a lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Albums | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [4][16] |
NZ [17] | ||||
"Angel Eyes" | 2004 | 1 | 34 |
|
One Determined Heart |
"We Can Try" | 30 | — | |||
"Rough Day" | 2006 | 26 | — | Superwoman | |
"So Over You" | 49 | — | |||
"I Believe"[19][20] | — | — | |||
"Receive the Power"[21] (with Guy Sebastian) |
2007 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Scarless" | 2009 | — | — | ||
"Show Me Your Colors (The Ping Pong Mix)"[22] | 2011 | — | — | ||
"Fireman"[23] | 2012 | 179 | — | ||
"Ping Pong With My Heart"[24] | — | — | |||
"Heartbreak Is Over"[25] | 2013 | — | — | ||
"Air It All Out"[26] | 2014 | — | — | Come Alive | |
"By My Side"[27] | 2015 | — | — | ||
"Twenty Twenty"[28] | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"We Are One"[29] | 2022 | — | — | ||
"Someone Like You"[30] (with Bradley McCaw) |
— | — | |||
"I Know Him So Well"[31] (with Mirusia) |
— | — | |||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As a featured artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Albums |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [4] | ||||
"Rise Up" (with Australian Idol Top 12) |
2003 | 1 |
|
Australian Idol: The Final 12 |
"Believe Again" (Ronan Keating featuring Paulini) |
2010 | 66 | Duet |
Other appearances
editTitle | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"When You Believe"[33][34] | 2001 | — | StarStruck |
"Many Rhythms, One Love"[19] | 2003 | The Pacific at Its Best | |
"One Thing Leads to Another"[35] | Australian Idol: The Final 12 | ||
"Do the Pretzel"[36] | 2017 | The Wiggles | Duets |
Music videos
editTitle | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"Angel Eyes" | 2004 | |
"We Can Try"[37] | ||
"Rough Day" | 2006 | Jonathan and Josh Baker[38] |
"So Over You" | Jonathan and Josh Baker[39] | |
"I Believe" | Selina Stang[20] | |
"Receive the Power" (with Guy Sebastian) |
2007 | |
"Scarless" | 2009 | Ross Wood[40] |
"Fireman" | 2012 | Peter Brew-Bevan[41] |
"Ping Pong With My Heart" | Peter Brew-Bevan[42] | |
"Air It All Out" | 2014 | Andrew Shaw[43] |
"By My Side" | 2015 | Josef J. Weber[44] |
"Do the Pretzel"[45] (with The Wiggles) |
2017 |
Songwriting credits
editTitle | Year | Artist | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"I'm Only Human"[46][47] | 2009 | Cherine Nouri | So Alive |
"Definition of a Woman"[46][48] | Sasha-Lee Davids | Sasha-Lee | |
"Culpable"[46][49] | 2010 | Edurne | Nueva Piel |
"Definition of a Woman"[50] | Monrose | Ladylike | |
"Touching a Stranger"[51][52] | 2011 | Wildboyz | — |
"Welcome In My House" ("Bienvenue dans ma maison")[53][54] | 2014 | Yoann Fréget | Quelques heures avec moi |
"Just Like You"[55] | Jessica Reynoso | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Davis, Tony (1 November 2003). "Stars in their eyes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (5 August 2004). "Sony BMG Joint Press Release". Undercover.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums on the ARIA Albums Chart:
- "Discography Paulini". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas: "The ARIA Report, Week commencing – 13 December 2004" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2008 – via National Library of Archives Australia.
- Superwoman: "The ARIA Report, Week commencing – 14 August 2006" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2008 – via National Library of Archives Australia.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for songs on the ARIA Singles Chart:
- "Discography Paulini". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- "Rise Up": "Australian Idol – The Final 12 – Rise Up". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- "Believe Again": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 213.
- ^ "Paulini Returns, Scarless". Auspop. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Interview: Paulini". Auspop. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Waterhouse, Kate (7 June 2015). "Date with Kate: Paulini". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (12 October 2014). "Robert Rigby Signs Paulini To Decca". Noise11. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "One Determined Heart by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "Superwoman by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Come Alive by Paulini". iTunes Store United States. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: Paulini breaks cover". Auspop. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Merry Christmas CD by Paulini". Sanity. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Part of Paulini's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Discography Paulini". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Paulini Biography". AOL Music. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Paulini Still Believes: Check Out Her Gorgeous New Video + Exclusive Pics". Sony BMG Australia. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Receive the Power – EP by Guy Sebastian & Paulini". iTunes Store. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Show Me Your Colours (The Ping Pong Mix) – Single by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Fireman – Single by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Ping Pong With My Heart – Single by Paulini". iTunes Store United States. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Heartbreak Is Over – Single by Paulini". iTunes Store Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Exclusive: Paulini Airs It All Out". Auspop. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "By My Side – Single by Paulini". iTunes Store United States. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Twenty Twenty – Single by Paulini". Apple Music. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Tsinivits, Kyriakos (27 January 2022). "Paulini to compete with the song 'We Are One' at 'Eurovision - Australia Decides' 2022". Aussievision. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Someone Like You - Single". Apple Music. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "I Know Him So Well - Single". Apple Music. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ Bailey, John (5 August 2017). "Paulini hits the big time, playing the role Whitney made famous in The Bodyguard". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Unique partnership benefits young people in Bankstown". lgfocus.com.au. July 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Australian Idol: The Final 12 CD". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Duets by The Wiggles". iTunes Store United States. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "We Can Try Video – Paulini". Take 40 Australia. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Music Australia – Paulini". National Library of Archives Australia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
- ^ "TWiN Videography". Mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2006.
- ^ Paulini – Scarless. Vevo. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Paulini Fires Up For 2012". Paulini Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Christine Luby – Music Videos" (PDF). Rmkcrew.com.au. p. 6. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Music Videos". Andrew Shaw. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ By My Side – Paulini. Vevo. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Goulis, Leah (7 June 2017). "Emma Wiggle: 'I get asked if I'm having a baby at least twice a day'". kidspot.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Paulini – International Songwriter". Paulini Official Website. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- ^ "So Alive by Cherine Nouri". iTunes Store Austria. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Sasha-Lee by Sasha-Lee". iTunes Store Austria. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Nueva Piel by Edurne" (in Spanish). iTunes Store Spain. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "ACE Repertory – Paulini Curuenavuli". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Paulini Curuenavuli | Song Writers". Albertmusic.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Touching a Stranger – Wildboyz". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Paulini makes an impression in France". Paulini Official Website. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Quelques heures avec moi par Yoann Fréget" (in French). iTunes Store France. January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Jessica Reynoso – Just Like You (Official Lyric Video). BMBX Entertainment on YouTube. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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