Jerome Farah, is an Australian rapper. Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian[1] before releasing his debut single in 2020.
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Jerome Farah, Sony Music Australia |
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Jerome Farah is the son of a Lebanese father and a Zimbabwean mother and grew up in suburban Melbourne.[1]
Originally a dancer, Farah transited into music, collaborating with the likes of Adrian Eagle, Baker Boy and Dallas Woods and Kian.[1]
In 2018, Farah co-wrote and co-produced "Waiting" with Kian which won Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2020.[2][3][4]
On 26 June 2020, Farah released his debut single "I Can't Breathe". The song discusses racism and police brutality.[5] On 19 July 2020, Farah performed the song on the series premiere of Australian live music program The Sound.[6]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Can't Breathe"[5] | 2020 | TBA |
| "Mikey Might"[7] | ||
| "Vibrate"[8] | ||
| "Concrete Jungle Fever"[9] | 2021 |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Hoodlum" (Dallas Woods featuring Jerome Farah)[10] |
2018 | non album single |
| "Willow Tree" (Tash Sultana featuring Jerome Farah)[11] |
2020 | Terra Firma (Tash Sultana album) |
| "Tuesday" (Kye featuring Jerome Farah)[12] |
2021 | TBA |
| "Of Another Kind" (Winston Surfshirtfeaturing Milan Ring & Jerome Farah)[13] |
2022 | Panna Cotta |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Not That Deep" (DAGR featuring Jerome Farah) |
2021 | DAGR |
| "Ain't Nobody Like You" (Baker Boy featuring Jerome Farah) |
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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pip Norman, Rob Amoruso, Morgan Jones, Carl Dimataga, Willie Tafa & Jerome Farah for Baker Boy – Gela | Producer – Best Produced Album | Pending | [14] |
The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Marryuna" by Baker Boy (with Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Yirrmal Marika) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [15] |
| Urban Work of the Year | Nominated | [16] | ||
| "Mr La Di Da Di" by Baker Boy (Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield & Dallas Woods) | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | "Waiting" (with Kian) | Most Performed Australian Work of the Year | Won | [17][18] |
| Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year | ||||
| "Cool as Hell" (Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods) | Most Performed Urban Work of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [19] |
| 2022 | "Vibrate" | Most Performed R&B / Soul Work | Nominated | [20][21] |
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Awards of 2021 | "Concrete Jungle Fever" (directed by Sanjay De Silva) | Australian Video of the Year | Nominated | [22][23] |
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.[24]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jerome Farah | Best New Artist | Nominated | [25] |
The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[26]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | "Mikey Might" | Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition | 2nd | [27] |
The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. They commenced in 2008.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jerome Farah - "Concrete Jungle Fever" | Best Performance in a Video | Nominated | [28] |