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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Megan Alexanda Washington |
| Born | 7 January 1986 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Mercury/Universal |
| Website | meganwashington |
Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician, songwriter and voice actor who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released four studio albums, I Believe You Liar (July 2010), There There (September 2014), Batflowers (August 2020), and Hot Fuss (2022). Both I Believe You Liar and There There reached the top 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and Batflowers peaked in the top 25. Outside of music, she has become a screenwriter and film producer. She also voices primary school teacher Calypso in the animated series Bluey.
Her music was described on I-D Vice as "sexy synth-laden pop"[1] and in 2019 The Sydney Morning Herald's Anna Rose said of her intimate tour run, that "Washington's impressive command of her relatively small stage gave proof her music can work anywhere, anyway, any time".[2] She has won three ARIA Music Awards with two in 2010 for I Believe You Liar, Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist – Release. The other win was Best Cover Art for Batflowers in 2020.
- ^ "kid heron breaks hearts and other local music you need to hear". ID Vice. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Rose, Anna (30 June 2019). "Megan Washington review: Singer shakes off the cobwebs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2022.