Sia

Songwriter?

Early Life & Influences

Challenges She Faced

• Yes! Sia is a songwriter! In fact, she may be one of the best pop songwriters in the business! She wrote some of her most popular songs for:
• Alicia Keys
• Britney Spears
• Rihanna
• Flo Rida

Her songwriting process

• Sia HATES fame.
• "I don’t want to be famous, or recognizable,” she said, “I don’t want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the internet. I’ve been writing pop songs for pop stars now for a couple of years and I’ve become friends with them and see what their life is like and that’s not something I want.”
• It took her a while to figure out her role in the music industry was probably songwriting.
• She covers her face as much as possible and often turns down interviews.
• Sia battled depression and drug/alcohol abuse.
• She rebuilt herself through her music and songwriting.

• Phil Colson, her father, was a musician as well.
• She was also the niece of a singer.
• She joined a local jazz band called Crisp, and released 2 albums with the band.
• As a child she began to mimic the sound and vocal tendencies of singers such as Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.

Famous Work

Songs Sung by Sia

• Chandelier- Sia (723,420,559 views on YouTube )
• Titanium- David Guetta feat. Sia
• Elastic Heart- Sia

Songs Written by Sia:

Her Solo Career

• Wild Ones- Flo Rida
• Let Me Love You- Neyo
• Diamonds- Rihanna
• Pretty Hurts- Beyonce
• Chandelier- Sia

The Beginning of Her Songwriting

• Sia started her career as a songwriter when she started her singing career.
• However, many people did not realize she wrote her own songs.
• As mentioned before, her singing career was not too successful, and she retired because of her love for songwriting.
• She made this her profession.
• One of the first songs she wrote was for Alicia Keys, called Titanium.

• She wrote most of her songs
• Released her first album, OnlySee, with Flavoured Records
• She then released her second album, Healing Is Difficult
• She then released her third album with Go! Beat
• She then released her fourth and fifth albums in 2008 and 2010, Some People Have Real Problems, and We Are Born
• With so many early challenges, Sia resolved to retiring and writing songs for others.

Thanks For Listening!

Sia (Sia Kate Isobelle Furler)