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“Lenka’s gentle tone wraps snugly around folk electronic minimalism and flirts with far grander, sweeping pop… Blue skied optimism, fragments of world beat fun, all bouncy and upbeat, glossy and positive.” - Rolling Stone “…She’s carved out a niche making carefully crafted and intimate starry-eyed pop, creating songs so bright and sugary they must rank among the most happy tunes in popular music." - Tone Deaf Lenka is an Australian singer/songwriter and performer, formerly of the critically acclaimed band Decoder Ring, who has been releasing solo albums to a devoted fanbase and touring worldwide for more than a decade. She is best known for her songs The Show, Trouble Is A Friend, Heart Skips A Beat and Everything At Once, which have all enjoyed international success, especially in the world of film and TV placements. Her songs have been featured in the films ‘Moneyball’, 'Easy A' and ‘Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging’ as well as many television shows and commercials for Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Disney and more. In 2012 Billy Crystal sang her song The Show at the Oscars and in 2018 her song “Everything’s Okay” became the theme song to ABC’s sitcom, Splitting Up Together. Lenka’s first and second albums were released on Epic Records, with placement on the Billboard 200 chart and radio success for several singles. The Show went to number one in Thailand, Indonesia and other Asian countries and reached the top 10 in Germany, along with Trouble Is A Friend. On her second album ‘Two’, the song Everything At Once had huge radio success in multiple countries such as Germany, Poland, Russia and all over Asia, after a Windows 8 commercial featured the song and music video. In 2013, Lenka independently released her third album, Shadows, to critical praise. This album featured experimental lullabies devoted to her new son and life as a mother and signalled a departure from a pure acoustic pop sound. In 2015, Lenka released her fourth album The Bright Side via her own label Skipalong Records, which became her release vehicle and involved a partnership for recordings with her long-time publisher, SonyATV. The Bright Side featured the single “Blue Skies,” a remix version of which was released on the YouTube channel Trap Nation and has amassed well over 30 million views. 2017 saw the release of her fifth album Attune, which was highlighted by the song “Heal.” Not only did Lenka produce Attune, but again released it through Skipalong Records. “Heal” was written with Australian singer and author Sally Seltmann (Feist’s 1,2,3,4). In early 2020, Lenka released two EPs; Recover and Discover, essentially her sixth album in combination. Recover was recorded in the Blue Mountains of Australia and included Lenka reinventing her first single ‘The Show’ as well as reinterpreting some well-known favourites, such as Marvin Hamlisch’s 1963 ‘Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows’; Aretha Franklin’s ‘RESPECT’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. Discover was produced by Darren Seltmann of The Avalanches and served up six brand new originals. When the pandemic and lockdown took effect, Lenka focussed on connecting with her fans through livestreams and chat sessions, writing several songs that were released as singles over the next few years. Lenka will release her 7th studio album ‘Intraspectral’ later this year, with two singles preceding; ‘Silhouette’ and ‘Champion (feat. Josh Pyke)’. The new album explores multiple varied mood-lifting genres and was produced by Dave Jenkins Jr in Sydney between 2022 and 2023. Lenka has toured successfully in various formats across many continents, with recent full band shows in South East Asia and mainland China, playing sold-out clubs and festivals. 2023 will also see US and Australian shows in support of the album release.