{{Short description|Australian singer (1955–2017)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Janet Seidel | image = Janet_Seidel.jpg | image_size = | caption = Seidel at Tokyo Uniform Club in Japan<br>for a concert (April 2010) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1955|05|28}} | birth_place = Cummins, South Australia, Australia | death_date = 7 August 2017 (aged 62) | death_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Jazz, traditional pop | occupation = Singer, musician, educator | instrument = Vocals, piano | years_active = 1974–2017 | label = La Brava | website = {{URL|janetseidel.com}} }}
'''Janet Seidel''' (28 May 1955 – 7 August 2017) was an Australian jazz vocalist and pianist.
== Education == Seidel studied at the Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide (BMusic, 1973–1976).
== Career == She worked as a high school music teacher in New South Wales at the Sydney Girls High School<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=dont-smoke-in-bed-r601488/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Don't Smoke in Bed: Review|last=Nathan|first=Dave|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=6 January 2011}}</ref> and as a professional musician as a pianist and singer. From 1976 to 1980, she was an active member of the Adelaide Feminist Theatre Group. For their first show, ''The Carolina Chisel Show'' (1976), she wrote the piano arrangements. For the musical melodrama ''The Redheads' Revenge'' (1978), she wrote and arranged all the songs, conducted and played in the orchestra and was also involved in the writing, production and direction of the show. For the revue ''Out of the Frying Pan'' (1980), she wrote five original songs, collaborated with Judy Szekeres on the musical arrangement, played in the orchestra and was involved with the choreography.<ref>Szekeres, Judith Anne (February 1993). "The Adelaide Feminist Theatre Group. A case study", MA thesis, UNSW.</ref>
Seidel's 18 CD albums, recorded with musicians including her brother, bassist David Seidel,<ref>{{cite web|title =CD/LP Review: Comme Ci Comme |first=Dave|last=Nathan |publisher=All About Jazz| url =https://www.allaboutjazz.com/comme-ci-comme-janet-seidel-la-brava-music-review-by-dave-nathan |date =1 May 2001 |access-date =6 January 2011}}</ref> have been nominated for prizes such as the ARIA Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title =Janet Seidel: Biography |first=Dave|last=Nathan |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=anouar-brahem-p3225/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =6 January 2011}}</ref> Her album ''Moon of Manakoora'' won the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellawards.org/index2.php?act=past&year=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725060945/http://www.bellawards.org/index2.php?act=past&year=2006|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 July 2011|title=The Australian Jazz Bell Awards 2006|publisher=Australian Jazz Bell Awards |accessdate=7 January 2011}}</ref>
== Death == Seidel died on 7 August 2017 from ovarian cancer in Sydney at the age of 62.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/4867660/janet-leaves-jazz-legacy/|title = Janet leaves jazz legacy|date = 21 August 2017|access-date = 13 September 2017|archive-date = 13 September 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170913184154/http://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/4867660/janet-leaves-jazz-legacy/|url-status = dead}}</ref> Some newspapers mistakenly reported her death as 8 August.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/janet-seidel-the-cabaret-singer-with-the-littlegirl-voice-is-gone-20170809-gxsc43.html Janet Seidel: The cabaret singer with the pure voice is gone]</ref> A posthumous CD of previously unreleased recordings was released in September 2018 in Japan. Entitled ''You Are There'', it was produced by her brother David Seidel.
== Discography == ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row" | ''Little Jazz Bird'' | * Released: 1992 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (0001) |- ! scope="row" | ''Winter Moon'' | * Released: 1994 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0002) |- ! scope="row" | ''Doodlin'' <br> (with Tom Baker) | * Released: 1995 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB9504) |- ! scope="row" | ''The Art of Lounge'' | * Released: 1997 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB9702) |- ! scope="row" | ''The Way You Wear Your Hat'' | * Released: 1997 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB9801) |- ! scope="row" | ''The Art of Lounge Volume Two'' | * Released: 1999 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB9902) |- ! scope="row" | ''Comme Ci, Comme Ça'' | * Released: 2000 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0033) |- ! scope="row" | ''Love Letters'' <br> (with William Galison) | * Released: 2000 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0034) |- ! scope="row" | ''Doris & Me'' | * Released: 2001 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0038) |- ! scope="row" | ''Don't Smoke in Bed'' | * Released: 2002 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0050) |- ! scope="row" | ''The Art of Lounge Volume Three'' | * Released: 2003 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0056) |- ! scope="row" | ''Dear Blossom'' | * Released: 2004 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0064) |- ! scope="row" | ''Hooray for Christmas'' | * Released: 2004 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0065) |- ! scope="row" | ''Moon of Manakoora'' | * Released: 2005 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0068) |- ! scope="row" | ''"Charade" Henry Mancini Song Book'' <br> (with Joe Chindamo) | * Released: 2007 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0077) |- ! scope="row" | ''You Are There'' | * Released: 2018 * Format: CD * Label: La Brava Music (LB0082) * Posthumous release |}
===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of compilations, with selected details ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row" | ''Hits'' | * Released: 2004 (UK and Ireland) * Format: CD * Label: Hot Records (HOT 1095) |- ! scope="row" | ''Best of Janet Seidel'' | * Released: 2012 (Indonesia) * Format: 2×CD * Label: Platinum Records |}
==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}} |- | 1999 | ''The Way You Wear Your Hat'' |rowspan="2"| Best Jazz Album | {{nom}} |rowspan="2"| <ref name="JazzAlbum">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-jazz-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> |- | 2000 | ''Art Of Lounge Volume Two'' | {{nom}} |- | 2001 | ''Doris and Me'' | Best Original Cast or Show Album | {{nom}} | <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> |- {{end}}
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