Sarah Blasko

Sarah Blasko
A 34-year-old woman is shown in left profile, she is singing into a microphone in her right hand, with her head titled back and looking forward. Her left arm is raised in a white robe with wide sleeves. She wears a multi-stranded necklace with numerous beads of various sizes and colours.
Blasko performing at
the Astor Theatre in Melbourne,
November 2010
Background information
Birth nameSarah Elizabeth Blaskow
Also known as
  • Sarah Semmens
  • Sorija
Born (1976-09-23) 23 September 1976 (age 48)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • organ
  • vibraphone
  • guitar
  • acoustic guitar
Years active1991–present
Labels
Websitewww.sarahblasko.com Edit this at Wikidata

Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow (born 23 September 1976), known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. From April 2002, Blasko developed her solo career after fronting Sydney-based band, Acquiesce, between the mid-1990s and 2001. She had performed under her then married name, Sarah Semmens, and, after leaving Acquiesce, as Sorija in a briefly existing duo of that name. As a solo artist Blasko has released six studio albums, The Overture & the Underscore (11 October 2004), What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have (21 October 2006) – which peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart, As Day Follows Night (10 July 2009) – which reached No. 5, I Awake (26 October 2012) – which made No. 9, Eternal Return (6 November 2015), and Depth of Field (23 February 2018).

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, Blasko won Best Pop Release for her second album. Her third album won the Best Female Artist in 2009 and her fourth album was nominated for the same category in 2013. In October 2010 As Day Follows Night was listed at No. 19 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums; the authors noted that it "turned on emotional subtlety and instrumental clarity. It sounded like little else in 2009, or most any other year".