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Mia Wray

February 19, 2024

Mia Isobel Wray-McCann (born 28 October 1995), known professionally as Mia Wray, is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and musician from Noosa, Queensland.

Mia Wray
Born
Mia Isobel Wray-McCann

(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28)
Sunrise Beach, Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2011–present
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
Labels
Websitemiawray.com

Born and raised in Noosa before later relocating to Melbourne, Wray rose to prominence after winning the 2011 iteration of Telstra's Road to Discovery Program. She independently released two extended plays, Mia Wray (2014) and Send Me Your Love (2016), before releasing her debut single "Work for Me" in 2020.

Wray began her career performing soul, blues and folk music, with her musical style later shifting to encompass genres such as pop and bedroom pop whilst retaining soul influences. She has toured with the Rubens and the Teskey Brothers, and is scheduled to support Vance Joy on his Long Way Home Tour in 2022.

Wray signed to Ivy League Records in January 2021 and received nominations for Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at the 2021 AIR Awards, Best Solo Artist at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards, and placed second in the Performance category at the International Songwriting Competition.

Early life edit

Wray was born Mia Isobel Wray-McCann[1] in Sunrise Beach, Noosa, Queensland,[2][3] on 28 October 1995,[4][5] the daughter of Carolyn.[6] At the age of 11, Wray's parents inherited her late grandfather's piano, and moved it into Mia's bedroom upon discovering it was the only room of the house big enough for it.[7] Wray learnt to play it from that age onwards, and began to write songs in her adolescent years.[2] She would later learn to play the guitar through video lessons on YouTube.[7]

Wray completed her senior secondary education at St Andrew's Anglican College in Peregian Springs, Queensland.[8]

Musical style and influences edit

Wray began her career in 2011 as a folk-pop and acoustic artist,[2][7] citing the Beatles, Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, Pete Murray, Laura Marling, and Gabrielle Aplin among her sonic influences.[8][9] Wray described herself at the time as a soul, blues and folk musician.[8] Wray has listed Gabrielle Aplin, Coldplay, Paul Kelly, and Bob Dylan as being several of her favourite musicians.[7] Wray has since shifted to more pop-oriented music,[5][10] drawing influence from Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Rey and Maggie Rogers.[11] Her music has been additionally described as bedroom pop,[12] blues,[13] folk-pop,[14] indie pop,[15] and soul.[16]

Wray can play the piano, guitar, the harmonica and the foot drum.[7]

Wray's music has received favourable comparisons to that of Lorde, Meg Mac, Vera Blue, Florence and the Machine, and Adele.[5][17]

Career edit

2011–2019: Breakthrough and Mia Wray edit

On 3 December 2011, Wray was announced as the joint finalist of the 2011 Telstra Road to Discovery talent development program, alongside Andrew Redford from Maroochydore, Queensland.[3] On 24 January 2012, the pair competed in the final of the quest, held during the 40th Tamworth Country Music Festival.[18][19] On 13 February, Wray was announced as the recipient of the Telstra Road to Discovery People's Choice Award.[20] Wray signed with Mushroom Records following her People's Choice Award win.[2] On 2 July 2014, Wray released her debut extended play Mia Wray.[2] Mia Wray was recorded in Gippsland, Victoria over five days and was produced by Greg Walker.[2] A track from the EP, "Where I Stand", was featured on the soundtrack for the film Midnight Sun (2018).[21] On 5 October 2015, Wray performed at the Caloundra Music Festival.[22] On 22 April 2016, Wray released her second extended play Send Me Your Love. Send Me Your Love was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, with production from Brad Jones.[23] The same day, Wray performed as the opening act for former Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton at Red Hot Music, in Devonport, Tasmania.[24] On 17 February 2017, Wray featured on French producer Aslove's cover of Corinne Bailey Rae's song "Put Your Records On".[25]

2020–2021: "Work for Me" and "Never Gonna be the Same" edit

On 9 May 2020, Wray appeared as part of online music initiative The State of Music,[26] where she performed Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" alongside Kate Miller-Heidke, Mahalia Barnes, and Missy Higgins.[27] On 13 September, Wray's debut single "Work for Me" was premiered on Triple J's 2020 program with Richard Kingsmill.[28] "Work for Me" was officially released on 16 September, alongside an accompanying music video.[29] Triple J described the song as having "stomping percussion, electrifying brass and empowering AF songwriting".[5] On 28 September, Wray was announced as the Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist on Triple J for that week.[11] On 24 October, Wray was announced as one of the acts scheduled to perform on the premiere of the second season of Australian live music program The Sound.[30] On 31 October, Wray performed on the 32nd edition of Isol-Aid, an Instagram live music festival created during the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] On 1 November, Wray performed an a cappella version of "Work for Me" from Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne for The Sound's season two premiere.[32] On 20 November, Wray featured as a backing vocalist on the song "Blue Bird" from Something for Kate's seventh studio album The Modern Medieval (2020).[33] On 20 January 2021, Ivy League Records announced that they had signed Wray to their roster.[34] The same day, she released the single "Never Gonna Be the Same".[35] "Never Gonna Be the Same" was added to rotation by Triple J on 25 January 2021.[36] On 27 February, Wray supported Something for Kate at the Summer Sounds Festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.[14] On 9 March, Wray announced her debut headline tour, a four-date residency at the Northcote Social Club, in Northcote, Victoria.[37] On 9 April, Wray was announced as a support act for the Teskey Brothers' concert at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne, held in support of the band's live album named after the venue. The one-off concert took place on 21 April 2021.[38] On 22 April, Wray announced her first east coast tour, in support of the single "Never Gonna Be the Same".[15] Throughout April and May, Wray supported the Rubens alongside Alice Ivy on their national Live in Life Tour.[39] On 4 May, "Work for Me" placed second in the Performance category at the 2021 iteration of the International Songwriting Competition.[40] On 2 June, Wray was announced as a nominee for Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at the 2021 AIR Awards;[41] alternative rock band Spacey Jane were later announced as the recipient of the award on 5 August.[42] On 3 June, Wray released the single "Needs".[43] On 13 September, "Work for Me" was shortlisted for Best Song at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards.[44] On 4 November, Wray was announced as a support act for the Oceanian leg of Melbourne musician Vance Joy's 2022 Long Way Home Tour, alongside the Rubens, Thelma Plum, Middle Kids and Budjerah.[45]

2022: Stay Awake edit

On 19 January 2022, Wray was announced as one of the performers at the 2022 Australian Open.[46] On 30 March, Wray premiered the single "Rerun" on Triple J's Good Nights program with Bridget Hustwaite.[47] "Rerun" was released later the same day.[48] Alongside the release, Wray announced a four-date residency at the Gem, in Collingwood, Victoria, which were scheduled to take place on 14, 21, and 28 April,[49] before they were ultimately cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances".[50] On 10 August, Wray's single "Evidence" was premiered on Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite,[51] before being released the same evening.[52]

In November 2022, Wray announced the forthcoming release of EP Stay Awake, scheduled for release on 10 February 2023.[53]

2023: Monster Brain and Europe Tour as Support Act edit

On 19 April 2023, Wray released her single Monster Brain. In May 2023, Wray accompanied Maisie Peters on tour as a support act. During this tour, she performed in Antwerp, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Cologne.

In October 2023, Wray released a new single titled "Tell Her".[54]

Personal life edit

Wray currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria,[17]

Discography edit

Extended plays edit

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title EP details
Mia Wray
Send Me Your Love
  • Released: 22 April 2016[23]
  • Label: Mia Wray (independent)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Stay Awake
  • Scheduled: 10 February 2023[53]
  • Label: Ivy League Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles edit

As lead artist edit

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Work for Me"[29] 2020 Non-album singles
"Never Gonna Be the Same"[35] 2021
"Needs"[43]
"Rerun"[48] 2022 Stay Awake[53]
"Evidence"[52]
"Stay Awake"[53][55]
"Monster Brain"[56] 2023 TBA
"Delete"
(featuring Dean Brady)[57]		 Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined)
"Tell Her"[58] TBA

As featured artist edit

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Put Your Records On"
(Aslove featuring Mia Wray)[25]		 2017 Non-album single

Guest appearances edit

List of guest appearances, with year released, artist(s) and album name shown
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Where I Stand"[21] 2018 Various artists Midnight Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Blue Bird"[33] 2020 Something for Kate The Modern Medieval

Filmography edit

Television edit

List of television appearances, with year released, role, notes, and supporting reference shown
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 The Sound Herself Pre-recorded live performance of "Work for Me" [32]
The Sound Herself Live performance of "Slipping Away" alongside Marcia Hines, Didirri, Andy Bull, and Russell Morris [59]

Music videos edit

List of music videos, with year released, director(s), and supporting reference shown
Year Title Director(s) Ref.
2020 "Work for Me" Cybele Malinowski [17]
2021 "Never Gonna Be the Same" Grace Cardona [60]
"Needs" Gilda Jones and Giulia Giannini McGauran [61]
2022 "Rerun" Triana Hernandez [62]

Concert tours edit

Headlining edit

  • Northcote Social Club Residency Tour (2021)[37]
  • Never Gonna Be the Same Tour (2021)[15]
  • The Gem Residency Tour (2022; cancelled)[49][50]

Supporting edit

Awards and nominations edit

AIR Awards edit

Main article: AIR Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Herself Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year Nominated [41]

International Songwriting Competition edit

Main article: International Songwriting Competition
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 "Work for Me" Performance 2nd [40]

Music Victoria Awards edit

Main article: Music Victoria Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 "Work for Me" Best Song Shortlisted [44]
Herself Best Solo Artist Nominated [64][65]
2023 Mia Wray Best Pop Work Nominated [66]

Telstra Road to Discovery Program edit

Wray (alongside fellow Sunshine Coast resident Andrew Redford), was named as one of ten finalists for the 2012 Telstra Road to Discovery talent development program on 3 December 2011,[3] before being announced as the winner of the People's Choice Award on 13 February 2012.[20]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2012 Telstra Road to Discovery Program People's Choice Award Won [20]

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Mia Wray discography at Discogs

February 19, 2024
wray, isobel, wray, mccann, born, october, 1995, known, professionally, australian, singer, songwriter, musician, from, noosa, queensland, bornmia, isobel, wray, mccann, 1995, october, 1995, sunrise, beach, noosa, queensland, australiaoccupationssingersongwrit. Mia Isobel Wray McCann born 28 October 1995 known professionally as Mia Wray is an Australian pop singer songwriter and musician from Noosa Queensland Mia WrayBornMia Isobel Wray McCann 1995 10 28 28 October 1995 age 28 Sunrise Beach Noosa Queensland AustraliaOccupationsSingersongwritermusicianYears active2011 presentAwardsFull listMusical careerGenresPopbedroom popbluesfolk popindie popsoulInstrument s Vocalspianoguitarharmonicafoot drumLabelsMia Wray independent Ivy LeagueMushroomWebsitemiawray wbr comBorn and raised in Noosa before later relocating to Melbourne Wray rose to prominence after winning the 2011 iteration of Telstra s Road to Discovery Program She independently released two extended plays Mia Wray 2014 and Send Me Your Love 2016 before releasing her debut single Work for Me in 2020 Wray began her career performing soul blues and folk music with her musical style later shifting to encompass genres such as pop and bedroom pop whilst retaining soul influences She has toured with the Rubens and the Teskey Brothers and is scheduled to support Vance Joy on his Long Way Home Tour in 2022 Wray signed to Ivy League Records in January 2021 and received nominations for Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at the 2021 AIR Awards Best Solo Artist at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards and placed second in the Performance category at the International Songwriting Competition Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical style and influences 3 Career 3 1 2011 2019 Breakthrough and Mia Wray 3 2 2020 2021 Work for Me and Never Gonna be the Same 3 3 2022 Stay Awake 3 4 2023 Monster Brain and Europe Tour as Support Act 4 Personal life 5 Discography 5 1 Extended plays 5 2 Singles 5 2 1 As lead artist 5 2 2 As featured artist 5 3 Guest appearances 6 Filmography 6 1 Television 6 2 Music videos 7 Concert tours 7 1 Headlining 7 2 Supporting 8 Awards and nominations 8 1 AIR Awards 8 2 International Songwriting Competition 8 3 Music Victoria Awards 8 4 Telstra Road to Discovery Program 9 References 10 External linksEarly life editWray was born Mia Isobel Wray McCann 1 in Sunrise Beach Noosa Queensland 2 3 on 28 October 1995 4 5 the daughter of Carolyn 6 At the age of 11 Wray s parents inherited her late grandfather s piano and moved it into Mia s bedroom upon discovering it was the only room of the house big enough for it 7 Wray learnt to play it from that age onwards and began to write songs in her adolescent years 2 She would later learn to play the guitar through video lessons on YouTube 7 Wray completed her senior secondary education at St Andrew s Anglican College in Peregian Springs Queensland 8 Musical style and influences editWray began her career in 2011 as a folk pop and acoustic artist 2 7 citing the Beatles Paul Kelly Bob Dylan Pete Murray Laura Marling and Gabrielle Aplin among her sonic influences 8 9 Wray described herself at the time as a soul blues and folk musician 8 Wray has listed Gabrielle Aplin Coldplay Paul Kelly and Bob Dylan as being several of her favourite musicians 7 Wray has since shifted to more pop oriented music 5 10 drawing influence from Florence and the Machine Lana Del Rey and Maggie Rogers 11 Her music has been additionally described as bedroom pop 12 blues 13 folk pop 14 indie pop 15 and soul 16 Wray can play the piano guitar the harmonica and the foot drum 7 Wray s music has received favourable comparisons to that of Lorde Meg Mac Vera Blue Florence and the Machine and Adele 5 17 Career edit2011 2019 Breakthrough and Mia Wray edit On 3 December 2011 Wray was announced as the joint finalist of the 2011 Telstra Road to Discovery talent development program alongside Andrew Redford from Maroochydore Queensland 3 On 24 January 2012 the pair competed in the final of the quest held during the 40th Tamworth Country Music Festival 18 19 On 13 February Wray was announced as the recipient of the Telstra Road to Discovery People s Choice Award 20 Wray signed with Mushroom Records following her People s Choice Award win 2 On 2 July 2014 Wray released her debut extended play Mia Wray 2 Mia Wray was recorded in Gippsland Victoria over five days and was produced by Greg Walker 2 A track from the EP Where I Stand was featured on the soundtrack for the film Midnight Sun 2018 21 On 5 October 2015 Wray performed at the Caloundra Music Festival 22 On 22 April 2016 Wray released her second extended play Send Me Your Love Send Me Your Love was recorded in Nashville Tennessee with production from Brad Jones 23 The same day Wray performed as the opening act for former Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton at Red Hot Music in Devonport Tasmania 24 On 17 February 2017 Wray featured on French producer Aslove s cover of Corinne Bailey Rae s song Put Your Records On 25 2020 2021 Work for Me and Never Gonna be the Same edit On 9 May 2020 Wray appeared as part of online music initiative The State of Music 26 where she performed Helen Reddy s I Am Woman alongside Kate Miller Heidke Mahalia Barnes and Missy Higgins 27 On 13 September Wray s debut single Work for Me was premiered on Triple J s 2020 program with Richard Kingsmill 28 Work for Me was officially released on 16 September alongside an accompanying music video 29 Triple J described the song as having stomping percussion electrifying brass and empowering AF songwriting 5 On 28 September Wray was announced as the Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist on Triple J for that week 11 On 24 October Wray was announced as one of the acts scheduled to perform on the premiere of the second season of Australian live music program The Sound 30 On 31 October Wray performed on the 32nd edition of Isol Aid an Instagram live music festival created during the COVID 19 pandemic 31 On 1 November Wray performed an a cappella version of Work for Me from Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne for The Sound s season two premiere 32 On 20 November Wray featured as a backing vocalist on the song Blue Bird from Something for Kate s seventh studio album The Modern Medieval 2020 33 On 20 January 2021 Ivy League Records announced that they had signed Wray to their roster 34 The same day she released the single Never Gonna Be the Same 35 Never Gonna Be the Same was added to rotation by Triple J on 25 January 2021 36 On 27 February Wray supported Something for Kate at the Summer Sounds Festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl 14 On 9 March Wray announced her debut headline tour a four date residency at the Northcote Social Club in Northcote Victoria 37 On 9 April Wray was announced as a support act for the Teskey Brothers concert at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne held in support of the band s live album named after the venue The one off concert took place on 21 April 2021 38 On 22 April Wray announced her first east coast tour in support of the single Never Gonna Be the Same 15 Throughout April and May Wray supported the Rubens alongside Alice Ivy on their national Live in Life Tour 39 On 4 May Work for Me placed second in the Performance category at the 2021 iteration of the International Songwriting Competition 40 On 2 June Wray was announced as a nominee for Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at the 2021 AIR Awards 41 alternative rock band Spacey Jane were later announced as the recipient of the award on 5 August 42 On 3 June Wray released the single Needs 43 On 13 September Work for Me was shortlisted for Best Song at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards 44 On 4 November Wray was announced as a support act for the Oceanian leg of Melbourne musician Vance Joy s 2022 Long Way Home Tour alongside the Rubens Thelma Plum Middle Kids and Budjerah 45 2022 Stay Awake edit On 19 January 2022 Wray was announced as one of the performers at the 2022 Australian Open 46 On 30 March Wray premiered the single Rerun on Triple J s Good Nights program with Bridget Hustwaite 47 Rerun was released later the same day 48 Alongside the release Wray announced a four date residency at the Gem in Collingwood Victoria which were scheduled to take place on 14 21 and 28 April 49 before they were ultimately cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances 50 On 10 August Wray s single Evidence was premiered on Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite 51 before being released the same evening 52 In November 2022 Wray announced the forthcoming release of EP Stay Awake scheduled for release on 10 February 2023 53 2023 Monster Brain and Europe Tour as Support Act edit On 19 April 2023 Wray released her single Monster Brain In May 2023 Wray accompanied Maisie Peters on tour as a support act During this tour she performed in Antwerp Paris Amsterdam Berlin and Cologne In October 2023 Wray released a new single titled Tell Her 54 Personal life editWray currently resides in Melbourne Victoria 17 Discography editExtended plays edit List of EPs with release date and label shown Title EP detailsMia Wray Released 2 July 2014 2 Label Mia Wray independent Formats CD 9 digital download streamingSend Me Your Love Released 22 April 2016 23 Label Mia Wray independent Formats CD digital download streamingStay Awake Scheduled 10 February 2023 53 Label Ivy League Records Formats CD digital download streamingSingles edit As lead artist edit List of singles with year released and album name shown Title Year Album Work for Me 29 2020 Non album singles Never Gonna Be the Same 35 2021 Needs 43 Rerun 48 2022 Stay Awake 53 Evidence 52 Stay Awake 53 55 Monster Brain 56 2023 TBA Delete featuring Dean Brady 57 Mushroom Fifty Years of Making Noise Reimagined Tell Her 58 TBAAs featured artist edit List of singles with year released and album name shown Title Year Album Put Your Records On Aslove featuring Mia Wray 25 2017 Non album singleGuest appearances edit List of guest appearances with year released artist s and album name shown Title Year Artist s Album Where I Stand 21 2018 Various artists Midnight Sun Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Blue Bird 33 2020 Something for Kate The Modern MedievalFilmography editTelevision edit List of television appearances with year released role notes and supporting reference shown Year Title Role Notes Ref 2020 The Sound Herself Pre recorded live performance of Work for Me 32 The Sound Herself Live performance of Slipping Away alongside Marcia Hines Didirri Andy Bull and Russell Morris 59 Music videos edit List of music videos with year released director s and supporting reference shown Year Title Director s Ref 2020 Work for Me Cybele Malinowski 17 2021 Never Gonna Be the Same Grace Cardona 60 Needs Gilda Jones and Giulia Giannini McGauran 61 2022 Rerun Triana Hernandez 62 Concert tours editHeadlining edit Northcote Social Club Residency Tour 2021 37 Never Gonna Be the Same Tour 2021 15 The Gem Residency Tour 2022 cancelled 49 50 Supporting edit Live in Life Tour the Rubens 2021 with Alice Ivy 39 The Forum Concert the Teskey Brothers 2021 38 Long Way Home Tour Vance Joy 2022 with the Rubens Thelma Plum Middle Kids and Budjerah 45 Maisie Takes Europe Maisie Peters 2023 63 Awards and nominations editAIR Awards edit Main article AIR Awards Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2021 Herself Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year Nominated 41 International Songwriting Competition edit Main article International Songwriting Competition Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2021 Work for Me Performance 2nd 40 Music Victoria Awards edit Main article Music Victoria Awards Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2021 Work for Me Best Song Shortlisted 44 Herself Best Solo Artist Nominated 64 65 2023 Mia Wray Best Pop Work Nominated 66 Telstra Road to Discovery Program edit Wray alongside fellow Sunshine Coast resident Andrew Redford was named as one of ten finalists for the 2012 Telstra Road to Discovery talent development program on 3 December 2011 3 before being announced as the winner of the People s Choice Award on 13 February 2012 20 Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 2012 Telstra Road to Discovery Program People s Choice Award Won 20 References edit ACE Repertory Wray Mia American Society of Composers Authors 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