Stella One Eleven
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Stella One Eleven are an Australian pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band formed in 1997. Based in 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...

, they have released three albums thus far, two of which have made the charts in Australia and three singles have so far made the singles charts. The band was nominated for two ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 awards in 2001. The band is presently on (indefinite) hiatus.

Band formed

The band formed when singer songwriter Cindy Ryan went into a studio in 1997 to record a solo album. But after working with the session musicians on her album including Genevieve Maynard and Pat Hayes, she decided to form a band with them. Stella One Eleven’s first album “Mr Big Car” was released in 1999.

Stella One Eleven released their second album 'In Your Hands' in late 2000. The second album “In Your Hands” was nominated for two ARIA awards in October 2001 and generated a top 30 single on the Australian charts in 2001. The album also made the Alternative Top 20 album chart in late 2000. The band also wrote the theme song for “Youth Week” in Australia and were official Youth Week ambassadors.

Stella One Eleven album

The Stella One Eleven album was released on 6 October 2003 in Australia. It has reached number 12 on the Australasian charts and generated two top 50 singles – Out There Somewhere /s.s.d. (Sweet Sweet Darling) in October 2003 and She in March 2004. Noted Australian producer Paul Mac
Paul Mac
Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name...

 produced the single She.

Cindy Ryan collaborated with outside writers including Mark Seymour
Mark Seymour
Mark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...

 of Hunters and Collectors fame on” Cold” and Paul Andrews of Lazy Susan on “Paleface” and “Beautiful Boys”.

Band members

The band consists of
  • Cindy Ryan – lead vocals and guitar;
  • Genevieve Maynard – guitar and backing vocals;
  • Pat Hayes – bass and backing vocals;
  • Sam Carter – guitar
  • Brian Cachia  - drums

Neighbours soundtrack

Stella One Elven's songs have featured in the background of the cafe run by Harold Bishop in the TV series Neighbours.

Albums

  • Mr Big Car (1999)
  • In Your Hands (2000)
  • Stella One Eleven
    Stella One Eleven (album)
    Stella One Eleven is a self-titled album released by Sydney band Stella One Eleven released in 2003.-Making of the album:Songwriter Cindy Ryan collaborated with outside writers including Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors fame on "Cold" and Paul Andrews of Lazy Susan on "Paleface" and...

    (2003)

Singles

Year Song AUS chart
peak
Album
1999 "Only Good for Conversation" Mr Big Car
"Hard"
"She Lies"
2001 "Jump" In Your Hands
"Go Slow Girl" 31
2003 "Out There Somewhere"/"S.S.D." 33 Stella One Eleven
2004 "She" 36

Awards and recognition

Year Award Work Result
2000
ARIA Music Awards of 2000
The 14th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 24 October 2000 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre...

Best Independent Release "Only Good For Conversation" Nominated
2001
ARIA Music Awards of 2001
The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre.-Awards:...

Best Adult Contemporary Album In Your Hands Nominated
Best Independent Release Nominated

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