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Jade MacRae

Jade Aurora MacRae is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae. MacRae is best known for her top 40 singles "So Hot Right Now" and "Superstar", both released in 2005. In 2012, following her marriage to Australian hip hop artist Phrase, MacRae continued her musical career under the new moniker of Dune.

Jade Aurora Moana MacRae[citation needed] was born in London, England, into a musical family. MacRae's New Zealand parents are session vocalist Joy Yates, who is of Māori and European descent, and pianist Dave MacRae. After moving to Australia before the age of eight, MacRae grew up in Sydney. She began learning the piano at the age of three years and the violin at the age of eight.

MacRae studied during her high school years at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and engaged in musical projects with members of The Sleepy Jackson and Pnau.

She completed the New South Wales Higher School Certificate.[citation needed]

MacRae began singing in a number of entertainment venues as well as singing in a band with Mahalia Barnes and supporting Renée Geyer and Jackie Orszaczky.[citation needed] Through her association with Mahalia Barnes, MacRae attained further work as a backup singer with Jimmy Barnes and worked as a session musician with Australian electronic acts such as Disco Montego, Endorphin, and Pnau.[citation needed]

Early in 2004, German dance producer Ian Pooley recruited MacRae to sing on the track "Heaven", together with Danni'elle Gaha. The song featured on the German dance charts.

MacRae signed a record contract with Michael Hegarty of Workstation Records and worked with a number of producers throughout 2004. In October 2004, MacRae released her debut solo single "You Make Me Weak" which peaked at number 46 on the ARIA Charts.[citation needed]

In February 2005, MacRae released "So Hot Right Now" which debuted and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.[citation needed] In September 2005, MacRae released her debut self-titled album which peaked at number 61 on the ARIA Charts. The album's third single "Superstar" peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Charts.[citation needed] The accompanying music video was directed by Ryan Renshaw.

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