Most artists set out with an ambition to build a career based on musical credibility and integrity whilst maintaining an independence and individuality in their craft. Lior is certainly part of that rare breed that has achieved this whilst garnering a great degree of success and critical acclaim. History and Accolades… 2004 • Lior’s first single ‘This Old Love’ from his debut album serviced to radio • Lior completes 2 successful solo tours of the UK in early 2007. and immediately is picked up by Triple J with ATB addition along with • Lior decides to return to Australia and work on follow up album. Community radio support. 2007 • Led by a huge public response, ‘This Old Love’ becomes the most highly • Taking a break from working on his second album, Lior performs at requested song on Triple J for several weeks and earns its way into the the legendary Edinburgh Festival playing three nights at the Speigeltent. Hottest 100 as well as the Triple J Hottest 100 cd and dvd compilation. 2008 2005 • Lior’s brand new single “I’ll forget you” a duet featuring • Lior’s debut album - ‘Autumn Flow’ - is released entirely independently to Sia is serviced to radio and is added ATB at Triple J. high critical acclaim. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Ufb1D-vyY • Following the success of ‘This Old Love’, Triple J add a second single to • Album 2 – ‘Corner of an Endless Road’ released in early 2008, high rotation ‘Daniel’.Due to continuing public led response to the first debuting at #2 on iTunes Australia. two singles, Triple J announces ‘Autumn Flow’ as the feature album in • The album holds the No #1 on the Aria independent chart for seven weeks. February 2005. Follow up sold out national tour in early – mid 2008. • ‘Autumn Flow’ is nominated by Triple J as ‘Australian Album of the Year’ • ‘Corner of an Endless Road’ nominated for an ARIA in 2008 for as part of their annual ‘J awards’. ‘Best Independent Release’. • ‘This Old Love’ subsequently added to NOVA national playlist in March • July 2008, leading Brazilian artist – Emmerson Nogueira records a cover 2005, making Lior one of only a handful of independent artists to be play version of Lior’s track – ‘Daniel’ and releases it as a first single of his listed across the commercial network. album in Brazil. • ‘Autumn Flow’ goes on to become one of the most successful independent debuts in Australian music history, exceeding Platinum sales, and topping the Independent charts for several weeks. • Lior is invited to perform at the WOMAD festival in Reading UK in July, 2005. • Lior nominated for 3 ARIA awards in 2005: Best Male Artist, Best Breakthrough Artist & Best Independent release. • Major Australian city tour Nov-Dec 2005 sold out, including venues such as the Metro Theatre, Sydney (cap 1100). 2006 • Lior releases a live album in Jan 2006 – ‘Doorways of My Mind’ - featuring live versions of tracks from his debut album as well as several new unreleased tracks. • Lior embarks on first major national tour in early 2006. Tour sells out, including full houses at venues such as the Enmore Theatre, Sydney (cap 2200). • Lior performs at WOMADELAIDE in Mar 2006, and is subsequently invited to perform at WOMAD NZ in April that year, as well as being selected as one of only seven artists to perform at the inaugural WOMAD festival in Korea in July 2006. • Lior personally selected by Carole King to support her on her ‘Living Room’ Australian tour in Nov 2006. • Lior nominated for a further 2 ARIA awards for his live album – Doorways of My Mind’ – ‘Best Independent Release’ and ‘Best Breakthrough Artist’. • Lior signs with Sony Red UK for release of ‘Autumn Flow’ in the UK. • ‘This Old Love’ quickly garners national radio play on BBC Radio 2, with the album securing a ‘jukebox’ position across the station, the equivalent of a weekly feature album spot. Lior features on several BBC live performance programs including the legendary Janice Long Radio 2 live music show. 2009 Opera House with the SSO with Lior as the solo vocalist and conducted • In Feb 2009, Lior performs with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the by Nigel Westlake. The first half of the concert – “Leaving the Western Adelaide Botanic Gardens to a crowd of over 3000. Shadows” is to feature new arrangements to a collection of Lior’s songs • Feb - April 2009, Lior embarks on his most ambitious tour to date…’The across his catalogue. Shadows and Light’ tour, a collaboration with shadow artists performing • Lior is subsequently invited by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, live shadow artistry specifically narrated and designed to Lior’s live Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the West Australian Symphony musical performance. Orchestra to perform the new work and has led to a national orchestral • Tour is a huge success, with sell outs at venues such as the historic tour by Lior and Westlake scheduled througout late 2013 / early 2014. landmark Sydney Opera House. • Lior composes a second song for the ABC’s leading childrens’ show – ‘Giggle • High demand leads to a mini season of shows at the Sydney Theatre and Hoot’. The song “Hey Hootabelle” is hugely popular and wins the 2012 Company in late 2009. APRA Screen award for ‘Best Original Song Composed for Screen.’ • Lior is approached by the ABC Television to score the theme tune to their 2013 No 1 kids show Giggle & Hoot. The book containing the lyrics goes on to • In early 2013, Lior teams up with acclaimed Melbourne vocalist Gian become a best selling children’s book. Slater and her vocal ensemble – Invenio – to perform across a series 2010 of nights at the Famous Speigeletent in Melbourne. The show features • April, Carole King personally invites Lior to support her and James new vocal arrangements across a collection of Lior’s songs and are Taylor at their Hunter Valley, NSW Australian show playing to a crowd of performed by Lior and a 10 piece vocal group. The shows sell out and 15,000 people. are a huge success. • Lior works on third album in 2010, and in October that year, releases • Lior is invited to perform for the entire season of the Edinburgh Fringe ‘Tumbling Into the Dawn’, followed by several successful tours in Australia Festival throughout August. throughout 2011, both in band and intimate format, including several • Lior launches crowd funding campaign for the recording of his fourth performances at the Famous Speigeltent, Melbourne. studio album. Recording target is met and Lior spends second half of the 2011 year recording the album “Scattered Reflections”. • January, ‘This Old Love’ serviced to Dutch radio. • In Sept 2013, Lior and Nigel Westlake premiere their composed song • Radio 1, Radio 2 and 3FM immediately add to rotation. cycle for voice and orchestra - “Compassion” - with the Sydney • The song remains on the Radio 2 playlist for an incredible 22 weeks, Symphony Orchestra to two sold out nights at the Sydney Opera House. the longest running single of any artist that year. The performance is broadcast live on the ABC as well as streamed live on • Lior releases a compilation album – ‘3-2-1’, consisting of selected tracks Bigpond. The premiere is a huge success and garners 5 star reviews from from his first three studio albums, as an exclusive European release. The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald. ‘3-2-1’ is released via Rough Trade Benelux and is made Radio 1’s album 2014 of the week and Radio 2 add 3 tracks from the album to high rotation. • Lior and Nigel Westlake complete tour of “Compassion” in early 2014 • Lior’s first tour of Holland commences in May. Lior performs solo across with the major state orchestras, culminating in a performance with the major cities with several shows selling out. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to a full house of 10,000 at the Sidney • Lior performs interviews and sings for Radio 1, 2 Myer Music Bowl. and 3FM in the influential morning show with Giel: • A recording of “Compassion” is released through the ABC. The album, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcoQeI_qUB4 recorded with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra debuts at #1 on both the • Lior returns to Australia mid-year, and embarks on his ‘By Request’ ARIA Classical and Classical / Crossover Charts. It remains at #1 for over national tour, a concept tour whereby fans request the set list of both 10 weeks and remains in the top 10 for over 30 weeks. Lior’s songs as well as nominating covers for Lior to interpret. Each • Lior releases his fourth studio album – “Scattered Reflections” - followed show features a different set list, both of original material as well as by a national major city tour including a performance at WOMADELAIDE. cover interpretations. • Lior embarks on a national regional solo tour as part of the ‘Long • Tour includes three sold out Famous Spiegeltent shows in Melbourne Paddock’ program, a government initiative designed to bring acts to • Due to popular demand Lior embarks on a ‘Round 2 By Request’ regional areas across Australia. in late 2011. • Lior is invited by APRA to help devise a government sponsored national • Lior appears as part of the all-star line-up for the ‘They Will Have Their songwriting initiative for high school students nationally. Lior works as way’ concert series The Songs of Tim and Neil Finn culminating in three one of the founding mentors in writing and rolling out the “Songmakers sold out Opera House concert hall shows in Sydney. in Residence” program, trialling and subsequently running songwriting • November Lior returns to Holland performing at the inaugural Songbird workshops nationally across several high schools.