Emma Russack
Emma Russack is an Australian singer and songwriter, who grew up in Narooma, New South Wales, where she graduated from high school in 2005.[1] She currently lives in Melbourne.[2]
In 2004, when she was 16, she won the contest Fresh Air of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for young talents with her song "Used To This".[3] By 2008, she was already known on YouTube, where she had posted eight covers,[4] as well as two songs of her own, playing the guitar.[5] For some time between 2007[6] and 2008,[7] she took on the artistic name Lola Flash, while being the singer of a band of the same name. The group members were Jake Phillips (bass), Alec Marshall (guitar), Paul Mc Lean (drums) and Kate Delahunty (violin).[8] The single "Psycho", published in 2009, is from that period.[9] She spent a year travelling around in South America.[2] In 2010, the EP Peasants was published, and in 2012 her first album, Sounds Of Our City, including ten songs, was released.[9] Articles about her have appeared in the German and Australian editions of Rolling Stone and in the Australian magazine Frankie.[10] She had her song "All My Dreaming" featured in the ending of The Walking Dead's Season 9 11th episode, "Bounty".
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Sounds of Our City |
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| You Changed Me |
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| In a New State |
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| Permanent Vacation |
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| When It Ends (with Lachlan Denton) |
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| Keep On Trying (with Lachlan Denton) |
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| Winter Blues |
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| Take The Reigns (with Lachlan Denton) |
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| Something Is Going to Change Tomorrow, Today. What Will You Do? What Will You Say? (with Lachlan Denton) |
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| About The Girl |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Emma And Alec (as Emma And Alec) |
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| Peasants |
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Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | About the Girl | Best Independent Pop Album or EP | Nominated | [11] |
| Stephanie Jane Day for "Everything Is Big" | Independent Music Video of the Year | Nominated |
EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards
The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012[12][13] | Emma Russack | Best Female | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Narooma's Emma Russack on RocKwiz". Naroomanewsonline.com. 26 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Interview of Emma Russack". Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Used to This by Emma Russack :: Fresh Air". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Emma Russack". Emmarussack.blogspot.com.es.
- ^ She later cancelled her YouTube account, but the videos can still be seen on other people's accounts.
- ^ "Lola Flash - No Flag & What a Night - 21.11.07". YouTube.
- ^ "The home of Half a Cow Records: News". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Cantante australiana trasciende gracias a internet". Blogperiodismo.wordpress.com. 26 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Emma Russack". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Songbird.me". Ww17.songbird.me. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "The Nominees for the 2025 AIR Awards Are Here". The Note. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "EG Awards 2012 Announce Nominations, Induct Weddings, Parties, Anything". Tone Deaf. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "The Temper Trap, Oh Mercy Win EG Awards". noise11. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2020.