# Coco's Lunch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Coco's_Lunch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Coco's_Lunch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco's_Lunch > Source revision: 1327804141 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Melbourne%2C_Australia) | genre = [A cappella](/source/A_cappella) | label = | current_members = Jacqueline Gawler
Emma Gilmartin
Gabrielle MacGregor
[Lisa Young](/source/Lisa_Young_Quartet) | past_members = Sue Johnson
Nicola Eveleigh
Anita Skandarajah
Sallie Harvey | associated_acts = [Lisa Young Quartet](/source/Lisa_Young_Quartet) | website = {{URL|www.cocoslunch.com/}} }} '''Coco's Lunch''' is an ''[a cappella](/source/a_cappella)'' musical group based in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia. The group was founded in 1994 by vocalists and multi-instrumentalists [Lisa Young](/source/Lisa_Young_Quartet) (voice, percussion) and Sue Johnson (voice, percussion), with Nicola Eveleigh (voice, percussion, flute), Jaqueline Gawler (voice, percussion), and Gabrielle MacGregor (voice, percussion).{{harvnb|Young|1999}} The group's sound is influenced by [jazz](/source/jazz), [blues](/source/blues), [classical](/source/Classical_music), [African](/source/Music_of_Africa) and [Carnatic](/source/Carnatic_music) traditions, and has been compared to artists such as [Sweet Honey in the Rock](/source/Sweet_Honey_in_the_Rock) and [Bobby McFerrin](/source/Bobby_McFerrin).{{harvnb|Alexander|2013}} In 2003, Coco's Lunch won the award for "Best Folk/World Song" at the [Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards](/source/Contemporary_A_Cappella_Society) 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.{{harvnb|Contemporary A Cappella Society|2003}} In the same year, their song "All the Wild Wonders", written by Sue Johnson in collaboration with author [Elizabeth Honey](/source/Elizabeth_Honey), was nominated for the category "Most Performed Jazz Work" in the [APRA Music Awards of 2003](/source/APRA_Music_Awards_of_2003).{{harvnb|APRA|2003}} Coco's Lunch received nominations at the [ARIA Music Awards of 2007](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2007) in the category [Best Children's Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Children's_Album) for their album ''Rat Trap Snap'' and in the category [Best World Music Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_World_Music_Album) for their album ''Blueprint''.{{harvnb|ARIA|2007}} 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".{{harvnb|Vocal Australia|2015}} ==Members== '''Current''' * Jacqueline Gawler * Emma Gilmartin * Gabrielle MacGregor * [Lisa Young](/source/Lisa_Young_Quartet) '''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](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [Australian music](/source/Australian_music). They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |rowspan="2" | [2007](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2007) | ''Blueprint'' | [Best World Music Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_World_Music_Album) | {{nom}} |rowspan="2" |{{harvnb|ARIA|2007}} |- | ''Rat Trap Snap'' | [Best Children's Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_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](/source/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](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association) |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](/source/Australasian_Performing_Right_Association) |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](/source/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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Coco's Lunch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco's_Lunch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco's_Lunch?action=history)). 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