Asta

Asta (born Asta Evelyn Binnie-Ireland, 13 January 1996) is a singer-songwriter from Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia.

In 2015, Asta told The Guardian, "I had the best childhood, I was born in this little town called Cygnet, and I was surrounded by music. My parents would make music, just have jams. I was encouraged to start busking as a kid and writing. Tassie is an amazing place to not be influenced by much." Asta added, "I started when I was seven years old. It was a fun, silly thing to do, it wasn't for money, it was basically to build my confidence up. My parents saw that I could sing and they motivated me to get out there. Busking is a good idea because the amount of shows you do is important."

Asta names Destiny's Child, Michael Jackson, Hilary Duff, Bardot, Chaka Khan, Adele and Beyoncé as musical inspiration.

In 2015, she released the song "Dynamite" featuring Australian rapper Allday, which reached number 66 on the ARIA Singles Chart. She featured as the opening act for British musical act Ellie Goulding in 2015 and featured at music festivals such as The Plot in December 2015, Skullduggery (Adelaide) in February 2016 and Hyperfest (Perth) in February 2017.

In 2016 she released the single "Wild Emotion", and toured Australia. Also in 2016, Asta toured as the opening act for Ellie Goulding on the Australian leg of her Delirium Tour.

In February 2017 she released her debut EP, Shine.

In February 2023, after a 4 year release hiatus, Asta released her single "Ahhh".

Discography Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Shine Released: 17 February 2017 Label: Asta World Formats: CD, digital download

Charted and/ or certified singles +List of charted and/ or certified singles with year released and album shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album AUS "Dynamite" 2015 66 "Be Like You" 2017 — ARIA: Gold My Astral Plane "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Awards J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Asta for "My Heart is on Fire" Unearthed High Competition