Paris Wells

Biography

Wells was a Fairfax employee working in the advertising sales department, when she started performing tiny underground gigs with DJ friends in Melbourne.

Her early gigs at local bars consisted mostly "toasting" over funk breaks, but after forming a creative partnership with Ryan Ritchie (aka RHyNO), a songwriter and artist with group True Live, she released her debut EP of her own material, Mum Hasn't Slept Yet, with label Illusive Sounds. Wells was then offered slots on the festival circuit, playing the Meredith Music Festival, Falls Festival and the Sydney festivals.

Wells released her first album, entitled Keep It, in July 2008.

Wells' song "Grace Baby" was picked up for a Myer's television advertising campaign. The singer was awarded the $10,000 Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Endowment, an annual grant given to promising acts by the producers of the Big Day Out.

On 14 March 2009, she appeared with Bliss n Eso at the Sound Relief concert at the MCG, performing "Field of Dreams". Following a successful audition, Wells supported Justin Timberlake during his FutureSex/Loveshow tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Paris was also the voice of Tourism Victoria

In October 2010, Wells released her second album, Various Small Fires, Paris was Chosen to sing the St.Kilda Saints AFL Football Clubs theme in the 2010 AFL Grand Final there has been two songs released off the "Various Small Fires" Album, "Through And Through" & "Lets Get It Started" has appeared on TV Programs such as "Spicks And Specks" & "Rockwiz", Adam Hills, Talking About My Generation and Good News Week. She now lives in London and is recording a new album with a new group RAGE ON GOLD

In 2013, she appears on Australian Channel Seven's soap drama Home And Away

EPs

Albums

Singles

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