{{Short description|Australian a cappella musical group}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Coco's Lunch | image = | caption = | landscape = | years_active = 1994–present | origin = Melbourne, Australia | genre = A cappella | label = | current_members = Jacqueline Gawler<br>Emma Gilmartin<br>Gabrielle MacGregor<br>Lisa Young | past_members = Sue Johnson<br>Nicola Eveleigh<br>Anita Skandarajah<br>Sallie Harvey | associated_acts = Lisa Young Quartet | website = {{URL|www.cocoslunch.com/}} }}
'''Coco's Lunch''' is an ''a cappella'' musical group based in Melbourne, Australia. The group was founded in 1994 by vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Young (voice, percussion) and Sue Johnson (voice, percussion), with Nicola Eveleigh (voice, percussion, flute), Jaqueline Gawler (voice, percussion), and Gabrielle MacGregor (voice, percussion).<ref name=pertout>{{harvnb|Young|1999}}</ref> The group's sound is influenced by jazz, blues, classical, African and Carnatic traditions, and has been compared to artists such as Sweet Honey in the Rock and Bobby McFerrin.<ref name=hindu>{{harvnb|Alexander|2013}}</ref>
In 2003, Coco's Lunch won the award for "Best Folk/World Song" at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for "Thulele Mama Ya", from the album ''A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed'', which in turn was runner-up for the "Best Folk/World Album" category.<ref name=cara>{{harvnb|Contemporary A Cappella Society|2003}}</ref> In the same year, their song "All the Wild Wonders", written by Sue Johnson in collaboration with author Elizabeth Honey, was nominated for the category "Most Performed Jazz Work" in the APRA Music Awards of 2003.<ref name=apra>{{harvnb|APRA|2003}}</ref>
Coco's Lunch received nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 in the category Best Children's Album for their album ''Rat Trap Snap'' and in the category Best World Music Album for their album ''Blueprint''.<ref name=aria>{{harvnb|ARIA|2007}}</ref> In 2015, they won the "Best Song Composed or Originally Performed by (OPB) an AUS/NZ" category of the A Cappella Recording Awards, presented by Vocal Australia, for Lisa Young's song "Other Plans", which was also nominated for the category "Best Jazz Song".<ref name=vocalaus>{{harvnb|Vocal Australia|2015}}</ref>
==Members== '''Current''' * Jacqueline Gawler * Emma Gilmartin * Gabrielle MacGregor * Lisa Young
'''Past''' * Sue Johnson * Nicola Eveleigh * Sallie Harvey
'''Guest Members/Subs''' * Libby O'Donovan * Annemarie Sharry * Miriam Crellin
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Raise The Tender Heart'' | * Released: 1996 * Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 2014.2) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Wally Wombat Shuffle'' | * Released: 1998 * Label: Coco's Lunch * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Invisible Rhythm'' | * Released: 1999 * Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 3020.2) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed'' | * Released: 2002 * Label: Newmarket Music (NEW 3097.2) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Blueprint'' | * Released: 2007 * Label: Sound Vault Records (SV0562) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Rat Trap Snap'' | * Released: 2007 * Label: Sound Vault Records (SV0571) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''I Wanna Be A Mermaid'' | * Released: 2012 * Label: Coco's Lunch * Formats: CD, digital |- ! scope="row"| ''Misra Chappu'' | * Released: November 2020 * Label: Coco's Lunch * Formats: CD, digital |- |}
==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''Blueprint'' | Best World Music Album | {{nom}} |rowspan="2" |<ref name=aria>{{harvnb|ARIA|2007}}</ref> |- | ''Rat Trap Snap'' | Best Children's Album | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== ;Notes {{reflist}}
;Sources *{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/united-in-song/article5350958.ece |title=United in Song |work=The Hindu |last=Alexander |first=Deepa |date=14 November 2013|access-date=29 November 2016}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2007?view=list |title=ARIA Awards |publisher=ARIA |year=2007 |ref={{harvid|ARIA|2007}} |access-date=29 November 2016}} *{{cite web |url=http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2003-awards/music-awards/most-performed-jazz-work/ |title=Most Performed Jazz Work |publisher=APRA |year=2003 |ref={{harvid|APRA|2003}} |access-date=30 November 2016}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.casa.org/cara2003w |title=2003 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners |publisher=Contemporary A Cappella Society |year=2003 |ref={{harvid|Contemporary A Cappella Society|2003}} |access-date=29 November 2016}} *{{cite web |url=http://vocalaustralia.com/blog/2015/09/14/winners-ausaca-play-a-cappella-recording-awards/ |title=Winners - AUSACA: PLAY A Cappella Recording Awards |publisher=Vocal Australia |date=14 September 2015 |ref={{harvid|Vocal Australia|2015}} |access-date=29 November 2016}} *{{cite interview |last=Young |first=Lisa |interviewer=Andrian Pertout |title=Coco's Lunch: Invisible Rhythm |work='Mixdown' Monthly |publisher= |location=Melbourne |url=http://www.pertout.com/Coco'sLunch.htm| date=6 October 1999 |access-date=29 November 2016}}
==External links== * [http://www.cocoslunch.com/ Coco's Lunch website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coco's Lunch}} Category:Australian vocal groups Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Musical groups from Melbourne Category:Professional a cappella groups Category:Vocal quartets Category:Women's a cappella groups Category:1994 establishments in Australia Category:Women in Melbourne