Into the blue
What Celia Pavey did next...
Celia Pavey, aka Vera Blue, isn’t your average reality-tv alumnus.
She first hit the spotlight in 2013, singing Simon & Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair” on The Voice (and finding a spot on Team Delta), but two years later, Celia Pavey announced a new project – releasing music under the alias Vera Blue. Her first EP Fingertips featured the hit track “Hold”, and led to collabs with Aussie favourites Flume and Illy. Now, she’s set to wow all over again with her justreleased debut album, Perennial.
I THOUGHT MY PROJECT DESERVED ITS OWN NAME.
The music I was making was so different to what I created under my real name. There was something cool and mysterious about the sound. As Vera Blue, I can spread my wings more experimentally and when performing live. The electronics, blended with my folky background, extend who I am as an artist.
THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY INCREDIBLE MOMENTS FROM THE PAST YEAR.
Performing “Never Be Like You” at Splendour In The Grass in front of thousands was really nerve-racking – I remember walking out and seeing an endless sea of people – but each time I turned around I saw Flume rocking out with me. The ARIAS was so much fun – performing “Papercuts” with Illy, in a flowing dress surrounded by fire. It was one of the most daunting experiences ever.
I’VE BEEN READING BIG MAGIC BY ELIZABETH GILBERT.
It’s a good book for artists to read. Fear can be a good thing as well as bad. I’ve learned to love fear and let it do its thing because it notifies me when something is real and important and can often steer me in the right direction.
I’LL CONSIDER MYSELF SUCCESSFUL WHEN MY MUSIC IS BEING SHARED AROUND THE WORLD AND IS CONNECTING TO PEOPLE.
I just want to make people feel things – feel what I feel, relate and embrace my music as their own, whether it be to help them through something or just make them feel emotions. I like “Mended” from the new album because it hits quite hard emotionally and I think a lot of people will be able to relate to it.