Zoë Badwi
Australian singer
Zoë Badwi (born 4 May 1978) is an Australian singer and songwriter.
Early life
Badwi was born in Germany but later moved to Melbourne, Victoria in Australia, where she was raised. She is half Irish, one-quarter Egyptian, and one-quarter Saudi Arabian. Before her career in music began, Badwi spent time modelling and featured in a series of television commercials including advertisements for Telstra and Mars Bars. She made her acting debut appearing in the Australian drama series Raw FM, which she took part in for eight months. Badwi is a cousin of Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall.
Career
In 2001, Badwi became a member of the Australian girl group Sirens, replacing the original third member who left to pursue a career in modelling. They had minor success with the singles "Like Fire, Like Rain" and the cover version of The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" featuring Sara-Marie Fedele from the first series of Big Brother Australia. Badwi later left the group to pursue a solo career.
After being discovered by Grant Smillie, a member of the Australian duo TV Rock at a venue in Melbourne, Badwi went on to sign with Neon Records and released her debut solo single "Release Me" in November 2008.
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