Fiona McDonald
Encyclopedia
Singer
McDonald was the lead singer of the band Headless ChickensHeadless Chickens
The Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music.-History:The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown...
in the early 1990s. In addition she was a singer and one of the songwriters for Strawpeople
Strawpeople
Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM....
. In 2000 McDonald launched her solo career with the album A Different Hunger.
In December 2008 she performed at Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
festival Homebake
Homebake
Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup . The festival was first held on 4 January 1996 at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales...
as part of a special reunion of Headless Chickens.
Television
In 2004 McDonald was one of the judges for the first season of New Zealand IdolNew Zealand Idol
NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings...
. In 2005 she became the host of the New Zealand version of 10 Years Younger. She also co-presented series one of The Big Art Trip.