Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke has premiered a gorgeous new video for her third haunting new single "The Last Day On Earth" from her critically-acclaimed sophomore album "Curiouser," which has released in the US on March 16. Had never heard of Miller-Heidke before hearing a ten second sound bite of the song "The Last Day on Earth" on a TV commercial promoting some upcoming funeral scene or something in "Neighbours" (an Australian soapie show). The song has a poignant melody line and fragile vocals, the kind of thing that works wonders for a tear jerking TV drama finale.Miller-Heidke is one of the rising stars in the Australian music scene, and has achieved gold status. Although classically trained as an opera singer, Miller-Heidke has followed a career in quirky alternative pop music. She uses her voice to reach high notes the other artists would rely on instruments to convey the same effects. There's still instruments in the songs but her voice is by far the leading one. She has been nominated for five Australian ARIA Awards including Best Female, Best Pop Release, Best Video for "The Last Day On Earth" and Single of The Year at the 2009 ARIA Awards.
"The Last Day on Earth" is Miller-Heidke's first ever Top 5 hit and first platinum-selling single. Although "The Last Day on Earth" was never initially released as an official single, and was used in promo advertisements for television series "Neighbours," but it has since reached No.3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song was used for promotions for the block of episodes from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours," which surrounded the death of Bridget Parker in early July 2009. This in turn caused high sales of the song from her "Curiouser" album. Due to the high demand for the song, a physical single was quickly produced, and was released on July 14, 2009. The song ended up becoming her first top ten single.
The best song now has a lovely and heartwrenching video, which starts in a dark house decorated for Christmas. We then see Miller-Heidke in a Peach-coloured dress singing in numerous locations in her house including her living room and a fishtank. The outdoor Christmas decorations light up and Miller-Heidke walks outside and sings toward the camera as the video ends. Miller-Heidke is an absolute delight to watch live. If you find yourself in the US and unable to obtain a copy of the Live at the Chapel video concert, check single's official site, you're truly missing out. By the way, she's currently touring the US throughout the spring.
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