Fiona Joy Hawkins
Fiona Joy Hawkins | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Classical, new-age, world |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | Little Hartley, Blue Coast |
| Website | fionajoy |
Fiona Joy Hawkins, is an Australian vocalist and pianist. Her collaborations have included five albums produced by Will Ackerman. Her influences include George Winston, Michael Nyman, Chopin, and Mendelssohn.
The Sydney Morning Herald said of her in 2007 that she "ranks among the world's best in her genre, but struggles for recognition in her home country" of Australia, largely due to the lack of recognition given to the genre by Australian music critics until she won the 2006 ZMR award. Fiona Joy is the first Australian to place in the top ten on the ZMR chart and the first to win a ZMR award.