Robyn Loau

Robyn Loau (; born 20 October 1972) is a New Zealand–born Australian singer, songwriter and actress, who is of Samoan descent From 1991 to 1994, she was lead singer of pop group Girlfriend, before leaving the group to become the face and voice of world music project Siva Pacifica. Loau launched her solo career in 1997 with the Adamski produced single "Sick with Love".

Career 1991–1994: Girlfriend

Robyn Loau first came into the spotlight as the lead singer of Australian all-girl pop group Girlfriend, with fellow vocalists Jacqui Cowell, Siobhánn Heidenreich, Lorinda Noble and Melanie Alexander. Their debut single, "Take It from Me", released in April 1992, peaked at #1 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.

Girlfriend's popularity helped launch their own range of clothing, available through Myer. The group achieved minor success in the UK, where "Take It from Me" and "Girl's Life" charted at #47 and #68, respectively.

"Heartbeat", the first single from the band's second album It's Up to You, was released in September 1993, coinciding with the Heartbeat Tour to promote the new material. The album was certified gold in Australia,

1997–2007: Solo artist

Lou's released her debut solo single "Sick with Love" in September 1997. It was written with and produced by Adamski and received heavy airplay on alternative radio station, Triple J. The song peaked at #21 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.

In 2007, Loau released "She Devil". Who magazine compared it to Madonna's Ray of Light era. The single peaked at #83 on the ARIA singles chart, The album combines the sounds of major cities Sydney and London with traditional instruments from the Pacific Islands. Many of the writing sessions for the album took place in the islands during the recording of world music project Siva Pacifica. The album was named after many of the recording crew were struck by the tropical disease. "Never Let You Down" in October 2010.

In November 2010, Loau's second studio album Only Human was released. The album explores themes of redemption, sexuality, school bullying, infidelity and gun control. She collaborated with songwriters and producers including Josh Abrahams (Puretone), Future Sound of Melbourne, members of the Resin Dogs, Skin and Len Arran (Skunk Anansie).

In March 2012, Loau released a cover of "Wuthering Heights".

Discography Albums Title Album details Malaria: The Lost Album Release date: July 2008 Label: GoSet, Universal (GOSET010) Formats: CD, download Only Human Release date: November 2010 Label: Robyn Loau. GoSet, Universal (GOSET0111) Formats: CD, download

Singles Title Year Peak positions Album AUS "Sick with Love" 1997 21 Malaria: The Lost Album "Love Addiction" 1998 66 "Got That Kinda Feelin' (Float On)" 115 "Never Miss the Water" 2008 — "Hard" (with Josh Abrahams) 2009 — "Never Let You Down" (with Josh Abrahams) 2010 — "Wuthering Heights" 2012 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.