Mahalia Barnes

Mahalia Barnes
Birth name	Mahalia Barnes
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Rock Soul Blues
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1991 -
Labels	Liberation Music
Associated acts	Jimmy Barnes Jade Macrae Tin Lids David Campbell
Website	myspace.com/mahaliabarnes

Mahalia Barnes is an Australian singer/songwriter, daughter of well-known Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. She began performing as part of kiddie pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, Eliza-Jane and Jackie; but has since become a respected session and backup singer.

She performs regular live gigs around Australia and also backs other artists including R&B singer Jade MacRae, live Sydney band The Hands (whose members include in-demand session musicians Clayton and Lachlan Doley) and father Jimmy Barnes. She has also done session work for MacRae, The Hands, Jimmy Barnes (a duet they recorded, "Gonna Take Some Time"; was released as the second single from his album Double Happiness), Gary Pinto and uncle Johnny Diesel. (She is also the half-sister of Australian singer David Campbell.)

Her debut album Volume 1 was released in June 2008.

Discography

solo:

• Live At The Basement (EP) (digital release only) (2006)
• Mahalia Barnes & The Soul Mates (with the Soul Mates) (EP) (2008)
• Volume 1 (with the Soul Mates) (Album) (2008)

with Jimmy Barnes:

• Two Fires - backing vocals on "When Your Love is Gone" (also issued as a single) (1990)
• Double Happiness - duet on "Gonna Take Some Time" (also issued as a single), Liberation Records (2005) (#31 Australia)

with Tin Lids:

• "Walk the Dinosaur" (single) (1991)
• Hey Rudolph (1991)
• Snakes and Ladders (1992)
• Dinosaur Dreaming

External links

• Mahalia Barnes at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Myspace page

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Name	Barnes, Mahalia
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Date of birth	1982
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