Bianca Moon
Bianca Moon (born 14 December 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She first came to attention in Australia for her work on her equality campaign, Truly Beauty's,[clarify] and later gained attention her Emmy-nominated song for the American television series The Bold and the Beautiful.
Music[edit]
Bianca released her first single, a cover of Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis", at age 14.[1]
In 2013, Moon was nominated for the American Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, as composer and lyricist for her song "The Sunflower", used in a 2012 episode of the CBS television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Moon was born with the craniofacial disfigurement blepharophimosis, and as a result she began her own charity, Truly Beauty's, when she was 16.[1][3]
In the fall of 2007, Moon was a finalist in the selection process for the New South Wales (NSW) entry to the 2008 Young Australian of the Year award; the NSW committee recognized her for her work as an "Equality Campaigner".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Galinovic, Maria (6 June 2009). "Bianca aims higher than the moon". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ Pillitteri, Paul (press contact) (1 May 2013). "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (Press release). New York: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b "NSW Finalists Announced for Australian of the Year Awards 2008" (Press release). National Australia Day Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2021.