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Early in 2021, Sultana announced they were recruiting for live band members on social media, and that they’d play no more solo performances for the foreseeable future. On 26 February, Sultana played their final solo live show at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl as part of the one-day music festival Down To Earth. The show was raising funds for bushfire relief, and included performances by Gang of Youths, Angus & Julia Stone and more.

In April 2021, Sultana announced that they had found band members, and would be releasing their first single for 2021, “Pretty Lady” on 9 April. The track was premiered on triple j Breakfast the same day. Subsequently, that day, Sultana released the music video, featuring a selection of fans, friends and family from across the world dancing.

In February 2019, Sultana played their biggest Australian shows yet, including a sold out show at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and Brisbane’s Riverstage. Sultana’s first release for 2019 was the standalone single “Can’t Buy Happiness”, released on 4 April. Then, on 10 July, Sultana released their first collaboration “Talk It Out”, which featured Australian singer Matt Corby. Sultana’s final release for 2019 was the single “Daydreaming”, a collaboration with Milky Chance.

Following the Homecoming Tour, Sultana continued work on their debut LP, Flow State, released on 31 August 2018.

On 13 June 2018, Sultana sent out a FB account name private message to selected fans, with a video of a sneak peek of a new single titled “Salvation”, accompanied by footage in the studio. Sultana announced in June 2018 that the new single would premier on Triple J on 21 June, and was released on 22 June.

On 21 June 2018, they announced the album’s future release been in a relationship with? of 31 August, 2018, and made pre-orders available. Sultana also announced the album’s tracklist, including the already-released tracks “Mystik”, “Murder To The Mind”, “Harvest Love” and “Free Mind”.

The album was released on 31 August 2018, and charted at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Charts.

Due to the success of Notion, Sultana announced a world tour, including hundreds of shows in Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Their father resigned from his job in order to become their roadie. Working with Miltiadou in April 2017, Sultana released “Murder to the Mind”, the first single since the release of Notion. It reached number 59 on the Australian Singles chart. Not long after the release of “Murder to the Mind”, Sultana was diagnosed with laryngitis, and was forced to cancel and postpone shows across Australia.

In a June 2017 interview, Sultana told Fairfax that the debut album is slated for release in April 2018, after which they had planned to tour, record a second album, tour again, and then take a break and return to normal life. On 25 July 2017, Sultana announced the Homecoming Tour. As part of the tour, they visited Adelaide (Entertainment Centre), Sydney (Hordern Pavilion), Fremantle (Arts Centre), Margaret River (3 Oceans Winery), Melbourne (Margaret Court Arena) and Noosa (Noosa Sporting Grounds), with the Pierce Brothers and Willow Beats as supporting acts.

In October 2017, Sultana announced the premiere of a new single “Mystik” on triple j. Also in October, Sultana made a television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers, performing “Jungle”. They were nominated for four ARIA Awards: Breakthrough Artist, Best Independent Release, Best Blues and Roots Album and Best Australian Live Act).

Sultana grew up in Melbourne, and has been playing guitar from the age of three, beginning a career in music through busking. An active musician on Bandcamp since 2013, Sultana’s recordings were viewed millions of times on YouTube in 2016. Sultana’s EP, Notion, was released on 23 September 2016, followed by a sold-out world tour in early 2017.

In 2016, Sultana shared a video on social media of “Jungle” that garnered one million views within five days. In the same year, they won the J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year and had two tracks voted into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016: “Jungle” (No. 3) and “Notion” (No. 32). Both are singles from the EP Notion. Sultana performed at the Woodford Folk Festival, Southbound, and St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. Sultana is managed by Lemon Tree Music with whom they signed in June 2016.

A home recording of the single “Jungle” has gained over 40 million views. Sultana went into the studio with producer Nikita Miltiadou and began working on the EP release Notion. In September 2016, they released the EP through their own independent record label, Lonely Lands Records. The EP reached a peak position of number 8 on the ARIA Charts.

Unable to find regular work, Sultana turned to busking on the streets of Melbourne to make a living. From 2008 to 2012, Sultana was the vocalist of the band Mindpilot with Patrick O’Brien, Emily Daye and David Herbert. This band won several Battles of the Bands competitions in Melbourne. The band split in 2012.

Tash Sultana (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, described as a “one-person band”. Sultana’s 2016 single “Jungle” was voted into third place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016; Sultana also had three songs voted into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.

The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Sultana has won one award from eleven nominations. (one pending)

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), “honouring composers and songwriters”.