Fiona McDonald

Fiona McDonald (born 1965) is a New Zealand pop singer and television personality.

Fiona McDonald
Born1965 (age 54–55)
Huntly, New Zealand
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresAlternative rock, electronic
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician, model, TV presenter
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active1988–2000
LabelsFlying Nun
Associated actsStrawpeople, Headless Chickens

Singer

McDonald's first involvement with music came through singing jingles for Auckland student radio station bFM. From that work she was asked to join Auckland band Diatribe which also included musician Greg Johnson. In the early '90s she teamed up with former bFM producers Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly who were looking for a singer for their new studio-only group, Strawpeople.

McDonald also briefly sang live with NRA, and provided guest vocals on the Headless Chickens on "Cruise Control". Reaching #6 in the charts, "Cruise Control" proved to be so popular that Fiona was asked to join the band full-time. Three successful years of recording and touring followed, including number one single "George", but McDonald eventually left the band in 1995.

In the mid-'90s, McDonald continued to work with the Strawpeople and at the same time worked on songs for her solo album. A Different Hunger was released in 1999 with the first single "Sin Again" making it to #7 in the New Zealand charts.[1]

Television

Fiona's first television work was in 1997 presenting @Xtra, a TV2 series about the internet. In 2005 McDonald was also one of the three judges in the first series of NZ Idol and presented the New Zealand version of 10 Years Younger.[2] She also presented the second series of arts show The Big Art Trip.[3] In October 2012, Fiona began work as a presenter on the new Shopping Channel.[4]

Discography

Strawpeople
For a more comprehensive list, see Strawpeople.
  • Hemisphere (1991) Pagan Records
  • Worldservice (1992) Pagan Records
  • Broadcast (1994) Epic Records
  • Vicarious (1996) Columbia Records

Headless Chickens
For a more comprehensive list, see Headless Chickens.

Album

A Different Hunger (album)

  • Released: 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Flying Nun Records
  • Writer: Fiona McDonald
  • Producer: Fiona McDonald, Robin Hancock
  • Chart position: 8
  • Tracks: 12
  • Singles: "Sin Again", "Damage Control", "Breathe", "Wish I Was A Man", "Let Me Dream", "Bury Me", "I Dont Care"

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ
1999 "Sin Again" 7 A Different Hunger
"Damage Control" 18
"Breathe" -
"Wish I Was A Man" -
"Bless Them All" 20 Non-album single
"Let Me Dream" - A Different Hunger
2000 "Bury Me" -
"I Dont Care" -
gollark: While tempting, the renewal prices will be so æ.
gollark: This is slightly outside my budget.
gollark: gollark.org and such just sound bad, although gollark.xyz *maybe*.
gollark: It sounds mildly cool™ and would be reasonable for the osmarksbrand™.
gollark: Apparently by someone in germany?

References
  1. "Fiona McDonald". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. "10 Years Younger". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. "The Big Art Trip". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. "Presenters". The Shopping Channel. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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