Aneiki is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane, Queensland made up of Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis.[1] The duo was originally called Halogen, but were forced to change their name after the Perth-based band Halogen established sole rights to the name's usage in Australia.

Aneiki
Also known asHalogen
OriginBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
GenresPop
LabelsMeridienmusik
Past members
  • Jennifer Waite
  • Grant Wallis

Aneiki worked with songwriter Daniel Jones[2] and were signed to his label, Meridienmusik.[3] Their debut single, "Pleased to Meet You", reached number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart, spending 18 weeks in the top 100[4] and was number 13 on 2001's Australian Artist Singles chart.[5] "Pleased to Meet You" was the most played Australian song on Australian radio in 2002. Waite and Wallis were awarded APRA's Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in 2002,[6] an award they shared with Sia.

Follow-up singles "Superhero", "15 Minutes" and "Even Without You" reached numbers 48, 72 and 97.[7][8][9] Their debut album Words in Place of Objects reached number 87 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[10]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
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Words in Place of Objects
  • Released: September 2002[12]
  • Label: Meridienmusik (300676-2)
  • Format: CD
87

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
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"Pleased to Meet You" 2001 26 Words in Place of Objects
"Superhero" 48
"15 Minutes" 2002 72
"Even Without You" 97

References

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  1. ^ Girl Aneiki Interview - Aug 2001
  2. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 593
  3. ^ ABC, Love is in the Air Episode 4: I should be so lucky, Savage Garden Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 611
  5. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 617, End Of Year 2001
  6. ^ APRA AMCOS
  7. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 625
  8. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 631
  9. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 656
  10. ^ The ARIA Report, Issue 657
  11. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 15.
  12. ^ National Library of Australia listing Words in place of objects
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