2011–2016: Career beginnings Alberts picked up a guitar in 2011 and began busking down the East Coast of Australia. Shortly after, Alberts co-founded his own
record label Commonfolk Records. In October 2013, he released his first studio album
Made of Water and spent most of 2014 touring before releasing his second studio album
Land & Sea in December 2014. In October 2015, Alberts released the single "Runaway" Alberts said "Runaway is a song about reopening up a relationship that heavily affected my emotional trust, in order to become friends and heal those trust issues." He performed 44 shows across Australia in 2016 with the "Start Over Summer Tour".
2017–2018: Laps Around the Sun In 2017, Alberts toured 11 European countries as part of the "Tell Me European Tour", including festival performances in France (
Fête de la Musique), Netherlands (Mundial Festival and Surfana Festival) and Germany (
Bochum Total). In September 2017, Alberts released "Heaven", the first single from his forthcoming studio album. The song became his first song to make the
ARIA Singles Chart, debuting and peaking at number 85. "Love Me Now" was released in May 2018, followed by "Laps Around the Sun" in August and "Stronger" in September 2018. In November 2018, Alberts released his third studio album
Laps Around the Sun, which became his first charting album, peaking at number 9 on the
ARIA Album Chart and number 2 on the ARIA Australian Artist Albums. The album is a metaphor about the Earth's rotation in a passionate message about the importance of protecting marine life.
2020-2021: ''I Won't Give You Up and Searching for Freedom'' In January 2020, Alberts released the single "Together", in response to the Australian Bushfire Crisis. The artist donated 10% of streaming income from the first month of this single release to organisations involved with the Bushfire relief. In June 2020, Alberts released the single "Don't Get Caught Up". Alberts responded to the controversy with social media posts in which he reiterated his opposition to, specifically, "…the potential for punishment and fines if people do not comply" with
mask mandates and lockdowns enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, Alberts release a collaborative EP ''I Won't Give You Up'' with prolific Sydney Hip Hop duo, Horrorshow. In September 2020, Alberts released his fourth album,
Truly Acoustic. In November 2020, Ziggy Alberts announced details of his studio album
Searching for Freedom, released on 19 March 2021. In November 2021, Alberts announced his Commonfolk Records, had signed a global distribution deal with
Ingrooves Music. On 5 November 2021, Alberts released "I Believe".
2022: Dancing in the Dark In May 2022, Alberts announced the forthcoming release of his fifth studio album,
Dancing in the Dark. The album is due for release on 4 November 2022. ==Discography==