Silverchair
Sign in to saveSilverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Silverchair
- Musical artist.image
- silverchair.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Silverchair performing in 2006.
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.origin
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Musical artist.discography
- Silverchair discography
- Musical artist.past_members
- Daniel Johns Ben Gillies Chris Joannou
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Record label
- Warner Music Group
- Discography
- Silverchair discography
- Official website
- www.chairpage.com
- Image
- Silverchair.jpg
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- Commons category
- Silverchair
- topic's main category
- Category:Silverchair
- inception
- 1992-00-00
- location of formation
- Newcastle
- website account on
- PureVolume
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 240000
- end of work period
- 2011-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- 1994–1997: Formation and early grunge releases
- 1997–2003: Artistic experimentation, critical and commercial success
- 2003–2005: Extended break and side projects
- 2005–2011: Return from hiatus
- 2011–present: Breakup and "indefinite hibernation"
- Musical style
- Critical reception
- Members
- Live Auxiliary Members
- Discography
- See also
- References
- External links
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
Silverchair have won more ARIA Music Awards than any other group in history, earning 21 wins from 49 nominations. They also received six APRA Awards, with Johns winning three songwriting awards in 2008. All five of their studio albums debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart: Frogstomp (1995), Freak Show (1997), Neon Ballroom (1999), Diorama (2002), and Young Modern (2007). Three singles reached the number-one slot on the related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow" (1994), "Freak" (1997), and "Straight Lines" (2007).
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