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Go Ricki, go Ricki
By Christine Sams
May 30, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Ricki-Lee Coulter gets on with building her budding career.
She's been juggling a television career of late, but Ricki-Lee Coulter is firmly focused on building her music career.
Coulter, who was booted off Australian Idol last year despite her obvious strengths as a singer, told S she knocked back a contract with Sony BMG to sign with Shock Records in a bid to ensure she was a priority artist.
"With Sony, there's so many huge artists . . . you're just a little fish in a big ocean," said 19-year-old Coulter. "You couldn't really be a priority, because there's so many [artists] like the Deltas."
The singer, who is set to release her first single Hell No! on June 13, said she was confident of being a priority at Shock Records. "I'm really happy with the decision," she said.
Although she admits to being terribly disappointed when she was voted off Australian Idol, Coulter said she is now relieved not to have won the show because she is free to pursue her own music career.
She didn't pull any punches when describing what's happened to winner Casey Donovan: "I think [Sony] BMG put the nail in the coffin when they released Anthony's [runner-up Anthony Callea's] single so soon. They didn't let Casey get established. It's hard on her because she didn't get a chance.
"It's nothing to do with Anthony, because [his single] The Prayer is a brilliant song, but it was a money-making decision from [Sony] BMG and a bad decision for Casey."
But away from Australian Idol politics, Coulter is working on her debut album which is due for release in August or September.
"I'm so happy with the way things have turned out, it was a blessing in disguise," she said.
Coulter is recording her album in Melbourne, while filming Channel Nine's Celebrity Circus.
www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Go-Ricki-go-Ricki/2005/05/29/1117305493056.html
By Christine Sams
May 30, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Ricki-Lee Coulter gets on with building her budding career.
She's been juggling a television career of late, but Ricki-Lee Coulter is firmly focused on building her music career.
Coulter, who was booted off Australian Idol last year despite her obvious strengths as a singer, told S she knocked back a contract with Sony BMG to sign with Shock Records in a bid to ensure she was a priority artist.
"With Sony, there's so many huge artists . . . you're just a little fish in a big ocean," said 19-year-old Coulter. "You couldn't really be a priority, because there's so many [artists] like the Deltas."
The singer, who is set to release her first single Hell No! on June 13, said she was confident of being a priority at Shock Records. "I'm really happy with the decision," she said.
Although she admits to being terribly disappointed when she was voted off Australian Idol, Coulter said she is now relieved not to have won the show because she is free to pursue her own music career.
She didn't pull any punches when describing what's happened to winner Casey Donovan: "I think [Sony] BMG put the nail in the coffin when they released Anthony's [runner-up Anthony Callea's] single so soon. They didn't let Casey get established. It's hard on her because she didn't get a chance.
"It's nothing to do with Anthony, because [his single] The Prayer is a brilliant song, but it was a money-making decision from [Sony] BMG and a bad decision for Casey."
But away from Australian Idol politics, Coulter is working on her debut album which is due for release in August or September.
"I'm so happy with the way things have turned out, it was a blessing in disguise," she said.
Coulter is recording her album in Melbourne, while filming Channel Nine's Celebrity Circus.
www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Go-Ricki-go-Ricki/2005/05/29/1117305493056.html