Miiesha

Miiesha Elizabeth Rose Young, known mononymously as Miiesha, is an Australian singer-songwriter from the Aboriginal community of Woorabinda, Queensland. She was the recipient of New Talent of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.

Early life and education Miiesha Elizabeth Rose Young is an Aṉangu/Torres Strait Islander woman from Woorabinda in Queensland.

Mieesha's career was launched after performing as one of the Kulgoodah dancers, who won the Dance Rites competition in Sydney in 2017. The competition had founded by head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Opera House Rhoda Roberts a few years prior.

2019–2020: Nyaaringu Miiesha made her debut single "Black Privilege" in June 2019. In May 2020, Miiesha released her debut album titled, Nyaaringu; a project of 9 songs tied together through the common themes of her life, her community and her people. Her late Grandmother's interludes provide a thread between the tracks, highlighting the passing down of knowledge from Elders through the generations. The album peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Charts and won the ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.

2021-present: Smoke & Mirrors On 14 May 2021, Miiesha released "Damaged", which Miiesha said is her "most personal song yet". It won Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2021.

On 16 July 2021, Miiesha released "Made for Silence".

In September 2021, Miiesha announced a double-EP project titled Smoke & Mirrors, with the first part scheduled for release in November 2021. In a press release, the EPs explore "broken family dynamics, searching for love and healing from two perspectives", with the first centred around "survival" and the second on "looking back and understanding".

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Nyaaringu Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Miiesha Young , EMI Australia Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 28

Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title Details Nyaaringu Remixes Released: 28 August 2020 Label: Miiesha Young , EMI Australia Format: Digital download, streaming Smoke Released: 19 November 2021 Label: Red Dirt Music Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Black Privilege" 2019 Nyaaringu "Drowning" "Twisting Words" 2020 "Hold Strong" "Neon Moon" Deadly Hearts: Walking Together "Damaged" 2021 Smoke & Mirrors "Made for Silence" "War" "Eventually"

As featured artist +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Tjitji" 2020 Deadly Hearts: Walking Together "Heaven of My Own"

Other appearances + List of other non-single song appearances Title Year Album "By the Boab Tree" 2023 Faraway Downs (Soundtrack)

Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Miiesha Young Miiesha Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

"Twisting Words" Most Performed R&B / Soul Work

"Made for Silence" Most Performed R&B / Soul Work

"Still Dream" Most Performed R&B / Soul Work

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. As of 2020, Miiesha has received 5 nominations and Best Soul/R&B Release.

Best Female Artist

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.

Nyaaringu Australian Album of the Year National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

Herself New Talent of the Year

Smoke & Mirrors Album of the Year

"Skin Deep" Song of the Year

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Herself Queensland Act Voice of the Year (wins only)

Indigenous Award

Soul / Funk / R&B Award Remote Award

"Made for Silence" Soul / Funk / R&B Award

"Still Dream" Soul / Funk / R&B Award Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. 2021 Miiesha Best New Artist