Karise Eden

Karise Eden (born 11 July 1992) is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, she became the winner of the first series of The Voice Australia. Her mother is Michele and her sister is Siana. From a young age, Eden and her sister were part of a foster aunty and uncle program, which gave their single mother Michele respite. One weekend a month (and often more often), they would stay with 'aunty' Marilyn and 'uncle' Frank. Eden's childhood was deeply affected by her family dysfunctions and issues of self-esteem. As the years passed, she did not always get along well with her mother, and at the age of 11, she began harming herself. She recalled that her uncle Frank taught her everything about music and how to play the guitar. "When he first started teaching me how to play, I was playing traditional folk and bluegrass – now I play the double bass and I'm learning the banjo". All four coaches turned around their chairs within the first twelve seconds: Keith Urban was the first coach who turned around his chair, followed by the other three coaches: Seal, Delta Goodrem and Joel Madden. All four coaches opted to take Eden as one of their finalists; she eventually chose Seal as her coach and mentor. Eden progressed through to the Battle Rounds, where she was paired against contestant Paula Parore, singing Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black". For the week of 25 June 2012, Eden's songs "You Won't Let Me", "Stay with Me Baby", "Hallelujah" and "I Was Your Girl" took up four positions of the ARIA Singles Chart top five. She became the first artist to achieve this feat since the Beatles, who held the top six positions of the chart in 1964. Eden had a total of eight songs in the ARIA top 50 for that week. "I Was Your Girl" left the ARIA top 100, the equal biggest fall for a number three song in Australian chart history. In October 2012, she embarked on the Heavenly Sounds national tour of churches and cathedral venues.

2013–2017: Things I've Done In March 2013, Eden was part of the Bluesfest along with many other local and international acts in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The album was released on 17 October 2014, and debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart. On 2 June 2015, Eden released a cover version of The Shirelles song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", which was used in a promotional sync campaign for the Nine Network's drama series Love Child.

2018–2021: Born to Fight In October 2018, Eden announced the release of her third studio album titled Born to Fight. Eden realized she wanted to make music that showed her fiery side, her passion for blues, rock'n roll and even power ballads, saying "I've always been singing sad soul songs and I thought, just for once, there's another side of my personality that's never been shown on camera, my off-screen sass and who I am as a person, and that's a lot of what poured into this album." The album's lead single, "Temporary Lovers," was released on 19 October 2018. The full album was released on 23 November 2018.

2022: Into the Black In January 2022, Eden announced the forthcoming release of her fourth studio album, titled, Into the Black.

Artistry Aside from singing, Eden also plays the banjo, double bass and guitar.

Personal life On 8 September 2014, Eden announced that she was expecting her first child. In January 2018, Eden was hospitalised after being involved in a motor cycle accident.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS NZ My JourneyReleased: 26 June 2012 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Universal Music Australia (3707239) 1 3ARIA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Things I've DoneReleased: 17 October 2014 "You Won't Let Me"2012 5ARIA: Gold — "Born to Fight" — "Gone" 2022 — Into the Black "Wild Hearts" 2024 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS 2012 21 —ARIA: Gold My Journey "Back to Black" 36 — "Nothing's Real but Love" 9 —

Awards and nominations Year Type Award Result2012ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards No. 1 Album (My Journey)No. 1 Single ("Stay with Me Baby")