Karise Eden Rules ARIA Top 3, New Album ‘My Journey’ Released June 26
Karise Eden has just been crowned the first The Voice Australia champ a week ago, but three of her singles have already already ruled the ARIA Top 3 last week. As this great news marked history, Aussie music fans get ready to line up for "My Journey," Eden's new album due for release Tuesday.
As she ruled ARIA Top 3, Herald Sun reported Eden, whose vocal prowess is often compared to Janis Joplin's talent, has matched the same feat that the Beatles accomplished in 1964.
Eden's cover of Lorraine Ellison's "Stay with Me Baby" led the ARIA charts. It is followed by another one of Eden's covers during The Voice competition, "Hallelujah" (originally by Leonard Cohen). This is the "oldest" song in the Top 3. Eden performed it live a week before The Voice finale. Eden's original composition, "I Was Your Girl" ranked third. Both 'Stay' and the original composition were performed on The Voice grand finale.
Australia is showing a lot of love for the rags-to-riches girl with a fierce and husky vocal power. Eight of her songs are enjoying their spots in the ARIA Top 40.
Eden's winning song and first single, "You Won't Let Me," is at No. 5. (Video feat. lyrics here.)
Another The Voice Australia graduate completed the Top 5: Sarah De Bono's "Beautiful" ranked fourth.
Eden's debut album called "My Journey" will be available to fans Tuesday.
Cameron Adams of Herald Sun noted the interesting proposition that is Eden's album, considering half of the album features songs Eden sang during The Voice run. However, Adam hinted the album is a good treat.
"Eden's faithful (even keeping the radio unfriendly-lyrics) take on Amy Winehouse's classic Back to Black should provide a blueprint for what her original album could be - a vintage sound with a nod to the current day," Adams wrote, adding that Eden's future all-hers album could become a powerful package if handled correctly.