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Silverchair are one of the most acclaimed and successful bands in Australian music history. The group's members were all born in 1979 in the Newcastle surf suburb of Merewether. Singer/guitarist Daniel Johns and drummer Ben Gillies started making music together at primary school and schoolmate Chris Joannou later joined on bass. The band changed its name from Innocent Criminals to Silverchair and in August 1994 they released their winning demo - a track called "Tomorrow". Silverchair's debut album "frogstomp", recorded in just nine days in early 1995, was a raw sounding slab of alternative rock. A #1 hit in Australia and New Zealand the disc went on to become the first Australian album since INXS to hit the U.S. top 10, selling more than 2.5 million copies throughout the world. As "frogstomp" and "Tomorrow" propelled silverchair to music superstardom through 1996 the group juggled memorable performances on the roof of Radio City Music Hall and tours with Red Hot Chili Peppers alongside full time schooling commitments back home in Newcastle. The trio also found time that year to record their sophomore album "Freak Show" which was released in February, 1997. A more adventurous piece of work than "frogstomp" this disc yielded three top ten singles in Australia - "Freak", "Abuse Me" and "Cemetery". After finally graduating from school the band was able to spend much more time creating their critically lauded breakthrough, "Neon Ballroom" which was released in March 1999. The group's songwriter, Daniel Johns had been battling personal demons as he attempted to adjust to Silverchair's sudden success and he poured these experiences into his new batch of songs. Determined to shake the constant musical comparisons that had previously dogged his band, Johns created a truly original sounding album. Fusing heavy rock with orchestral flourishes and synthetic touches with powerfully emotional lyrics, the dark and haunting "Neon Ballroom" was universally acclaimed as a huge creative leap for Johns and his bandmates. Silverchair toured extensively in support of the album, propelling it to even stronger worldwide sales than they had achieved with "Freak Show". In Europe and South America it became the group's most successful album to date due to the Comet Award winning "Ana's Song" - a track about Daniel Johns' battles with an eating disorder. In June 2001 the band started work on their fourth album, "Diorama". The band's work on "Diorama" won them six ARIA Awards (Australia's Grammys) including "Best Group" and "Best Rock Album". In a last minute surprise the trio returned to the stage to deliver a searing performance of "The Greatest View" which catapulted their album back into the national top 10. Within another two months the disc had sold over 250,000 copies in Australia making it the fastest selling album of the band's career in their homeland. It went on to be certified five times platinum.

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