Aneiki

Aneiki is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane, Queensland made up of Jennifer Waite and Grant Wallis.[1] The duo was originally called Halogen, but were forced to change their name after the Perth-based band Halogen established sole rights to the name's usage in Australia.

Aneiki
Also known asHalogen
OriginBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
GenresPop
LabelsMeridienmusik
Past members
  • Jennifer Waite
  • Grant Wallis

Aneiki worked with songwriter Daniel Jones[2] and were signed to his label, Meridienmusik.[3] Their debut single, "Pleased to Meet You", reached number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart, spending 18 weeks in the top 100[4] and was number 13 on 2001's Australian Artist Singles chart.[5] "Pleased to Meet You" was the most played Australian song on Australian radio in 2002. Waite and Wallis were awarded APRA's Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year in 2002,[6] an award they shared with Sia.

Follow-up singles "Superhero", "15 Minutes" and "Even Without You" reached numbers 48, 72 and 97.[7][8][9] Their debut album Words in Place of Objects reached number 87 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[10]

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[11]
Words in Place of Objects
  • Released: September 2002[12]
  • Label: Meridienmusik (300676-2)
  • Format: CD
 87

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[11]
"Pleased to Meet You" 2001 26 Words in Place of Objects
"Superhero" 48
"15 Minutes" 2002 72
"Even Without You" 97

References
  1. Girl Aneiki Interview - Aug 2001
  2. The ARIA Report, Issue 593
  3. ABC, Love is in the Air Episode 4: I should be so lucky, Savage Garden Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The ARIA Report, Issue 611
  5. The ARIA Report, Issue 617, End Of Year 2001
  6. APRA AMCOS
  7. The ARIA Report, Issue 625
  8. The ARIA Report, Issue 631
  9. The ARIA Report, Issue 656
  10. The ARIA Report, Issue 657
  11. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 15.
  12. National Library of Australia listing Words in place of objects
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