About this episode

Gabriella Cilmi discusses her rise to fame at sixteen and her journey back to music on her own terms.

At only sixteen Gabriella Cilmi was experiencing incredible success; she had a hit single with 'Sweet About Me' and a number 1 album, and six ARIA award wins. But behind the scenes, she was struggling under the pressure of the music industry and her figuring out who she really was. Almost 2 decades later, she's releasing music again on her own terms, with her new album Pure Love coming out on the 9th of October. This is Gabriella Cilmi, in her own words. Preorder Gabriella's album Pure Love here: https://gabriellacilmimusic.com/   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P-_YEs4Y1ng   Follow Jess Rowe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessjrowe/ And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@craphousewife   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jess Rowe

Guest: Gabriella Cilmi

Topics covered

• music industry
• personal growth
• teen stardom
• mental health
• new music

Keywords

• Gabriella Cilmi
• Sweet About Me
• Pure Love
• music industry
• ARIA awards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A Crap Housewife Production

Books & works: Sweet About Me, Pure Love

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