Joanne Accom

{{short description|Australian singer-songwriter (born 1978)}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Joanne |image = |caption = Joanne on a poster cover for her debut album ''Do Not Disturb'' (2001) |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Joanne Ruth Charlotte Accom |alias = Joanne |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|11|13}} |birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |genre = Pop, R&B |occupation = Singer, songwriter |years_active = 1998–present |label = Universal Music Australia, Blue Planet }}

'''Joanne Ruth Charlotte Accom''' (born 13 November 1978), mononymously known as '''Joanne''', is an Australian singer and songwriter.

== Career == Joanne's first single, "Jackie", was released in late 1998. It reached No. 3 on the ARIA Charts,<ref name=aus/> and became the highest selling single in Australia by an Australian artist during the 12-month period of eligibility for the 1999 ARIA Music Awards. For "Jackie", Joanne was credited as B.Z. featuring Joanne or Joanne/BZ, referring to the original performers of the song, Blue Zone.

She released the singles "Pack Your Bags" and "Are You Ready" in 1999.

Her next release was featuring on the track "Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us" by Ilanda for ''The Wog Boy Movie'' in 2000.

Her only solo album, ''Do Not Disturb'', was released in 2001 after being a work in progress for two and a half years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.girl.com.au/joanne_album.htm |title=Joanne – Do Not Disturb |publisher=Girl.com.au |accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> It features a remix of "Jackie", her two singles released in 1999 and three new singles, "So Damn Fine", "I Don't Know", and "Busted". It was produced and recorded in Dance World Studios, South Melbourne.

Joanne featured on a duet version of Janet Jackson's "Together Again" with Australian singer Greg Gould for his 2020 duets album ''1998''.

== Performances == She performed a number of her hits at Melbourne's Rumba along with other artists on Saturday 17 November 2001 at the Docklands Stadium.

She performed her hit "So Damn Fine" in front of a live audience across Australia at one of the ''Big Brother Australia 2001'' live eviction shows during the closing credits.

Joanne joined the Vengaboys 2016 National Tour as a 'special local guest' alongside Tina Cousins, Sonique and Whigfield.

Joanne performed a number of her songs, including hit single "Jackie" and a selection of cover versions including C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" at the Pump '90s dance party at ARQ in Sydney on 8 April 2017.

== Discography == === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Album ! colspan="1"|Peak chart positions |- !width="40"|AUS <ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: *Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Joanne|title=australian-charts.com > Joanne in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=26 March 2020}} *Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=146}}</ref> |- |2001 |''Do Not Disturb'' |align="center"| 45 |}

=== Singles === {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"|Certification |- !width="40"|AUS <ref name=aus/> !width="40"|NZL <ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Joanne|title=charts.org.nz > Joanne in New Zealand Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=26 March 2020}}</ref> |- |1998 |"Jackie" |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 5 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name=ARIACert>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=BZ Joanne|type=single|certyear=1999|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 |"Pack Your Bags" |align="center"| 54 |align="center"| 31 | |- |"Are You Ready" |align="center"| 41 |align="center"| — | |- |2000 |"Breakin' There's No Stoppin' Us" (Ilanda featuring Joanne) |align="center"| 38 |align="center"| — | |- | rowspan="3"| 2001 |"Busted" |align="center"| 36 |align="center"| — | |- |"So Damn Fine" |align="center"| 25 |align="center"| — | |- |"I Don't Know" |align="center"| 31 |align="center"| — | |}

==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. {{Awards table}} |- | 1999 | "Jackie" | Highest Selling Single | {{won}} |- {{end}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Joanne+(2) Joanne Accom profile at DiscoGS.com]

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