Rebecca Barnard

Rebecca Barnard
Birth nameRebecca Chirnside Barnard
BornMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresPop, rock, jazz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • jazz singer
  • producer
  • teacher
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active1982–present
Websitewww.rebeccabarnard.com

Rebecca Chirnside Barnard is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. She was the lead singer of the band Rebecca's Empire from 1993 to 2000 and has forged a solo career since her debut album, Fortified, was released in 2006. Her second solo album, Everlasting, was released in 2010. After a lengthy break of just under seven years, Barnard released her third solo album, Music for Listening and Relaxation, in 2017. She released her first solo jazz album, The Night We Called It A Day, in 2023.

Barnard is a Melbourne-based musician with a versatile musical range, delving into rock, and pop, but is mainly a jazz singer. She has appeared on recordings by many Australian artists, including Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers, Renée Geyer, Deborah Conway, the Meanies, Warped, Stephen Cummings, TISM, You Am I, the Black Sorrows, the Fauves, Kutcha Edwards, the Audreys, and Guy Pearce.