Shanley Del
Shanley Del is a New Zealand-born country music singer based in Australia. Her album My Own Sweet Time won the 1998 ARIA Award for Best Country Album.
Biography
Shanley Del Morris was born in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1962, and grew up as the youngest child with three brothers and four sisters. By 14 years old she was a member of the New Zealand National Youth Choir.As a member of a cover band, Gigolo, Del had a nightclub residency two nights a week for a year. With fellow Gigolo member, Zennor Alexander, she joined a new wave band, Chrome Safari, which released two EPs. In 1990 Del sang with a country band, the Waltons.
In 1991 Del moved to Sydney, Australia and was a backup singer for her elder sister, Jenny Morris. In 1992 she signed with rooArt records as a solo artist.
In March 1993 Del reflected on her version of country music, "If people are closed and unreceptive, they're not going to listen as soon as they hear the word 'country', and that's their problem until they come around. I don't think anything I say is going to affect whether people are going to listen. I just do my thing and hope for the best." Her solo album, What's a Heartache For?, appeared in 1994. It was followed in 1997 by My Own Sweet Time. She won Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998.
In January 2019 Shanley released an extended play with her husband James Gillard which they co-produced.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| What's a Heartache For? |
| - |
| My Own Sweet Time | 88 | |
| The Other Side | - |