Iota (singer)

iOTA has stated that his parents met in New Zealand; his father is Māori and his mother English. He grew up in Pinjarra, Western Australia, At high school, iOTA took drama and music as electives, so he could "slack off for two hours"; iOTA changed his name by deed poll when he was 26. iOTA has cited three reasons for this: wanting to begin a new identity as an entertainer, being openly gay, and being a recovering alcoholic. == Music ==

iOTA's first album The Hip Bone Connection was released in 1999 and was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. a characterization he disagrees with. His second, Big Grandfather, was considered less accessible and more atmospheric, and was not as successful as his first. His third, La Caravana, "is about the nomadic life of a musician". He competed with the song, "Life" and finished 9th. ==Acting==

As an actor, iOTA has performed on stage in Australia as an angel in Sydney Dance Company's Berlin, as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and in the original productions Smoke & Mirrors and B-Girl. His acting has won him Helpmann Awards for Best Male Actor in a Musical (for Hedwig and the Angry Inch) in 2007, and Best Cabaret Performer (for Smoke & Mirrors) in 2010. He also received Helpmann Awards for Best New Australian Work and Best Original Score for Smoke & Mirrors. He appeared in George Miller's 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road (the fourth in the Mad Max series) as the Doof Warrior, an eyeless guitarist working for Immortan Joe whose guitar is also a flamethrower. He has said he learned to act by necessity: "In the country, poofters are there to be bashed, or ridiculed. So I put on a mask, and became tough and rowdy: the long hair, the slouching, the spitting, lots of drinking piss." iOTA can be seen in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film The Great Gatsby as Trimalcio the orchestra leader. He is one of two singers for the character of Walter Walrus on the animated Netflix series Beat Bugs, along with Daniel Johns. ==Discography==

Albums Live albums EPs Singles ==Awards and nominations==

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987. Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ==References==