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Birth name | Gabriel Strum [1] |
Also known as | Japanese Wallpaper |
Born | 2 May 1997 |
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Wonderlick Entertainment, [3] Nettwerk [4] |
Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe In" featuring Wafia on 10 October 2013. The song featured in Zach Braff's film Wish I Was Here. [5] Strum has had three songs feature in the Triple J Hottest 100: "Between Friends" featuring Jesse Davidson at No. 97 (2014), "Forces" featuring Airling at No. 69 (2015) and " In Motion" featuring Allday at No. 44 (2017). He released his debut album Glow on 18 October 2019. [6]
Strum is originally from Melbourne, and was the winner of Triple J Unearthed High competition in 2014.
Since then, he has studied music composition and has produced for numerous notable Australian acts including: Mallrat, Holy Holy, Wafia, Eilish Gilligan, Bec Sandridge and Allday. [7] [8]
Japanese Wallpaper served as the support act for Lily Allen on her 2019 national tour of Australia. [9]
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Glow |
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War, Peace, Rocket Ships |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS [13] | |||
"Breathe In" (featuring Wafia) [14] |
2013 | — | Japanese Wallpaper |
"Waves" (featuring Pepa Knight) [15] |
2014 | — | |
"Between Friends" (featuring Jesse Davidson) [16] |
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"Arrival" [17] | 2016 | — | |
"Forces" (featuring Airling) [18] |
97 | ||
"Cocoon" [19] | — | Glow | |
"Fooling Around" [20] [21] | 2018 | — | |
"Claws (Rework)" (with Megan Washington) [22] |
2019 | — | non album single |
"Imaginary Friends" [23] | — | Glow | |
"Tongue Tied" [24] | — | ||
"Tell Me What You Mean by That" [25] | — | ||
"Cool for a Second" (with Yumi Zouma) [26] |
2020 | — | TBA |
"Together" (with Wolfjay) [27] |
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"Better" (with Gretta Ray) [28] |
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"Leave a Light On" [29] | 2021 | — |
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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In Motion" ( Allday featuring Japanese Wallpaper) [30] |
2017 | Speeding | |
"Loner Blood" ( Ceres featuring Japanese Wallpaper) [32] |
Stretch UR skin | ||
"Previously" (Swim Good Now featuring Anna Weiebe & Japanese Wallpaper) [33] |
2018 | Daylight |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 [34] | themselves | Breakthrough Independent Artist | Nominated |
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. [35]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | "Closer" by Ngaiire (Ngaiire, Jack Grace, Gabriel Strum) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [36] |
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 |
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2014 [37] | themselves | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Gabriel Strum | Best Producer | Nominated | [38] [39] |
2023 | Gabriel Strum | Best Producer | Won | [40] [41] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Japanese Wallpaper | Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year | Nominated | [42] [43] |