# Emma Birdsall
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{{Short description|Australian singer-songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Emma Birdsall
| image = Emma Birdsall 2015 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Birdsall at the InStyle Awards, May 2015
| native_name =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|01|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney
| origin =
| genre = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), soul, [blues](/source/blues)
| occupation =
| instrument = Vocals, piano
| years_active = {{start date|df=yes|2012}}–present
| label = Independent
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| website = {{URL|emmabirdsall.com.au}}
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'''Emma Birdsall''' (born 21 January 1992) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney. She was a participant in the first season of ''[The Voice](/source/The_Voice_(Australian_TV_series))'', and placed in the top 16.[{{cite web|title= Emma Birdsall booking|last=Birdsall|first=Emma|url=http://www.australiannetworkentertainment.com/emma_louise_birdsall.htm|publisher=Australian Network Entertainment|access-date=24 March 2014}}] Since then she has signed with [Island Records Australia](/source/Island_Records_Australia) under the [Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group), with her debut album set to be released in 2016.[{{cite web|title=Emma Birdsall Airplay|url=http://airit.org.au/airit/Emma-Birdsall-Lovers-and-Friends.html|publisher=AMRAP|access-date=24 March 2014}}] Her debut single, titled "Lovers & Friends", was released 16 August 2013.[{{cite web|title= Emma Birdsall "Lovers & Friends" single|last=Birdsall|first=Emma|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lovers-friends-single/1444297869|publisher=[iTunes](/source/iTunes)|date=16 August 2013|access-date=17 March 2014}}] Birdsall has a recurring role in [Nine Network](/source/Nine_Network)'s drama ''[Love Child](/source/Love_Child_(TV_series))'', in which she also features on the soundtrack.[{{cite web|title= Emma Birdall IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5018839/|website=[Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database)|access-date=24 March 2014}}]
== Career ==
She came to fame in 2012 as a finalist in Team Seal of ''[The Voice Australia](/source/The_Voice_(Australian_TV_series))''.
=== Performances ===
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! scope="col"| Performed
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Original artist
! scope="col"| Result
|-
| Blind Audition
| "[Mercy](/source/Mercy_(Duffy_song))"
| [Duffy](/source/Duffy_(singer))
| Defaulted Team Seal
|-
| Battle Rounds
| "[At Last](/source/At_Last)" (against Casey Withoos)
| [Etta James](/source/Etta_James)
| Winner
|-
| Live Show Final, Part 1
| "[I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)](/source/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_(The_Way_I_Love_You))"
| [Aretha Franklin](/source/Aretha_Franklin)
| Public vote
|-
| rowspan="2"|Live Show Final, Part 3
| "[The Look of Love](/source/The_Look_of_Love_(1967_song))"
| [Dusty Springfield](/source/Dusty_Springfield)
| rowspan="2"|Eliminated
|-
|[Kiss From a Rose](/source/Kiss_From_a_Rose)
(as part of Team Seal)
|[Seal](/source/Seal_(musician))
|}
Following ''The Voice'', Birdsall released "Lovers & Friends" and several songs in the following years through the soundtrack of Channel 9's hit drama [Love Child (TV series)](/source/Love_Child_(TV_series)). She has also spent time doing stage shows internationally (Barbie in '''Barbie...I Can Be','' Indonesia) and locally (playing Miriam Aarons in '''The Women''', Edgewise Productions for Sydney Fringe Festival).[{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/emmabirdsall| title = Emma (@EmmaBirdsall) / Twitter}}] Birdsall is also a talented songwriter, having penned songs for Australian artists [Jessica Mauboy](/source/Jessica_Mauboy), [Dami Im](/source/Dami_Im), [Taylor Henderson](/source/Taylor_Henderson) and [Nathaniel](/source/Nathaniel_Willemse).{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
==Discography==
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| EP details
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! scope="row"| ''Day By Day''[{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/day-by-day-ep/1538253036|title=Day By Day (EP) (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=8 September 2021}}]
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*Released: 30 October 2020
*Label: Emma Birdsall
*Format: digital download, streaming
|}
===Singles===
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!Year
!Title
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| style="text-align:center;"|2013
| "Lovers & Friends"[{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lovers-friends-single/1444297869|title=Lovers & Friends – single|website=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)|date=2013|access-date=8 September 2021}}]
|-
|}
== References ==
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Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian women singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Sydney
Category:21st-century Australian women singers
Category:The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants
Category:21st-century Australian singer-songwriters
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