Melody Feder was born in Adelaide in 1988. It must have been fate that her parents named her so appropriately and she has always lived up to her name, from an early age she showed talent, appearing in many musicals, and guest spots at her Father's bands concerts as well as performing on stage with Kasey Chambers and the Dead Ringer Band at the age of 10!
Her love of country music has been a long time thing, her Dad played a lot of country music around the house when she was young and this is where she has got her inspiration. Artists such as Linda Rondstat, Emmylou Harris, Kasey Chambers, Catherine Britt, Fred Eaglesmith and Sara Storer are a few that she looks up to.
Melody has been entering Talent Quest’s since the age of 12 and regularly placed in various quests throughout her teenage years including Barmera and Mildura. Some of her most notable results include:-
2009- South Australian Country music Talent Quest-1st Place in Country Rock & Bush Ballads section
- Mildura Country Music Festival-1st Place in Country Rock, 2nd place in Australian Vocal. Qualified for Victorian Champion of Champions.
- Murraylands Country Music Festival- 2nd place in Vocal, 1st place in Duet(with Claire Turner)
- Telstra road to Tamworth finalist
- South Australian Champion of Champions Grand finalist
- South Australian Country music Talent Quest- 1st place in Songwriters & 2nd place Songwriters (with duo partner, Jemma Molton) 1st place in Duo( with Jemma Molton) 2nd place in Vocal & Country Rock.
- Successful audition in TV Series X-Factor.
Melody performs regularly around SA with Country duo, Pretty Radio & Band, Fully Loaded. She has written and recorded many of her originals both on her own and with Pretty Radio, with the help of local producers Anthony Stewart & Rob Pippan. With a voice and personality that leaves audiences talking, Melody is a star on the rise
Melody can be contacted on 08 8336 5790 or via Email
Check her facebook site here or MusicSa
Pictures of Fully Loaded and her at the Commercial Hotel Two Wells here
at SACCM Champs Nov 2009
With Kasey when Melody was 10 yrs old!
sent by Melody in 2009
Melody at Barmera 2009
Melody, Emily Reed and Caroline Caputo
Melody came third in the Gospel Senior in Barmera 2009
Katie Giddings, Candy Latham and Melody
Melody came first in the Country Rock Section at Barmera 2009
Jasmine Reschke, Deidre Reed, KatieGiddings and Melody
Melody came in first in the Australian Bush Ballad Section at Barmera 2009
More photos of Melody are here