{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = | image = Tom Ugly Wikipedia.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Tommaso Parisi<!-- do not remove without reliable source --> | alias = [is] | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1991}}<!-- {{Birth date and age|1991|7|16|df=y}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB --> | birth_place = | origin = Sydney, Australia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df-y}} (death date first) --> | death_place = | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|electronic|indie| underground}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|drums|synthesizer|moog|mellotron|theremin| bass guitar|programming}} | years_active = 2008–present | label = | website = {{URL|tomugly.com}} }}

'''Tommaso Parisi<!-- do not remove without reliable source -->''' (born 1991), is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He formed the band '''[is]''', which was later renamed, '''Tom Ugly'''. By 2009 he adopted the performance name, Tom Ugly, for himself. He issued a self-titled debut extended play in August 2009, which reached No.&nbsp;23 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

==Biography==

Tommaso Parisi<!-- do not remove without reliable source -->,<ref name="APRA Cult">{{cite web | publisher = APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) | title = 'Cult Romance' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=cult+romance | access-date = 3 October 2020 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> grew up in Sydney. He first earned attention at the age of sixteen, when his band, [is], won the inaugural Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2008. Their first radio-single, "Cult Romance", which he wrote,<ref name="APRA Cult"/> went on to receive high rotation airplay and became one of Triple J's most-played songs, over the next year. It was later released as an MP3 with over 35,000 downloads.

He was selected as one of Triple J's feature artists for "Next Crop" in October 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2430565.htm |access-date=4 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107130420/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_08/next_crop/tom_ugly.htm |title=triple j's "Next Crop"|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=7 January 2010 }}</ref> for the single "Roll Again". ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' printed a full page article on their daily issue, posing the question of whether his act might become Australia's "next Silverchair".<ref name="SMH">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/band-scores-a-for-ambition-20080627-gdsjqd.html|title=Band scores A+ for ambition|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|author=Emily Dunn and Elicia Murray|date=27 June 2008|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625233647/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/band-scores-a-for-ambition-20080627-gdsjqd.html|archive-date=25 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The self-titled debut extended play, ''Tom Ugly'', was released via Shock Records on 24 August 2009.<ref name="ARIA Report 1027">{{cite journal | date = 2 November 2009 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091104130048/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091105-0000/Issue1027.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 2nd November 2009 ~ Issue #1027 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1027 | pages = 6, 13 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1027.pdf | archive-date = 4 November 2009 | access-date = 3 October 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Four of its tracks were given high rotation on radio: "Cult Romance", "Roll Again", "Bad with Love", and "All I Wanna Know". It peaked at No.&nbsp;23 on the ARIA Top 50 Physical Singles Chart.<ref name="ARIA Report 1027"/> It also No.&nbsp;3 on the AIR Singles Chart, and received high praise from critics alike<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/tom-ugly/|title = Tom Ugly|date = 30 September 2009}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=Citation is an interview with the artist, which may not be entirely objective.|date=October 2020}} By September 2009, the band's line-up comprised Tom Ugly as vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Mahli-Ann Butt on bass guitar, Peter Gabrielides on guitar, and Adrian Griffin (ex-28 Days) on drums.<ref name="Beichert">{{cite web | url = http://www.bmamag.com/articles/features/20090915-tom-ugly/index.html | title = ''BMA'' :: Features: Tom Ugly – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | author = Beichert, Kahlia | website = BMA Magazine | date = 15 September 2009 | via = National Library of Australia | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101101042702/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/115061/20101027-0850/www.bmamag.com/articles/features/20090915-tom-ugly/index.html | archive-date = 1 November 2010 | access-date = 3 October 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

With the release of the EP, Tom Ugly toured Australia, playing festivals and supporting headline acts such as Groove Armada at the Hordern Pavilion and Sia at the Enmore Theatre, as well as Simian Mobile Disco, Grinspoon, The Grates, Children Collide, Art vs. Science, and Evermore. In 2012, he performed and recorded an exclusive show at Sydney's Apple Store soon after releasing singles "California" and "I Was Somebody Else", a collaborative single with Australian hip hop artist Pez. In 2014, he released the single and music video, "Slowly", which catalogues his time in Byron Bay recording of a large collection of upcoming, unreleased music. In 2018, he released singles "Villain" and "Elegant Flesh" and performed live at Supanova Expo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supanova.com.au/guests/tom-ugly/|title = Tom Ugly}}</ref> in Brisbane and Adelaide. In June, 2019, he released the single "They".

==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ Extended play with selected details and chart position ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS<br />Physical<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=282}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Tom Ugly'' | * Released: August 2009 * Label: Shock <small>(ZIA09001)</small> * Format: CD, digital download | 23 |}

==Accolades== * Winner of the 2006 Billy Hyde Drum Championships * 2× Winner at the 2007 JB Hi-Fi Awards, Best Alternative Rock Song – "Someone Sued Superman" and Best Artist – Tom Ugly *Winner of 2008 triple j inaugural Unearthed High Competition * 2009 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition – Bad With Love * 2009 Finalist at the Vanda & Young Songwriting Awards * 2009 Qantas SOYA Awards – Finalist (Music) * 2011 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition – "I Was Somebody Else" ft. Pez * 2011 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition – ''Don't Clone Me'' EP (soon to be released)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|tomugly.com}}

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugly, Tom}} Category:Australian indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2006 Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Musical groups from Sydney