Peach PRC
Sharlee Jade Curnow
Shaylee Curnow
2 April 1997
Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Singer
- songwriter
- social media personality
- stripper
Vocals
2019–present
Early life[edit]
Peach[1][2] was born on 2 April 1997 in Australia.[3][4] Peach grew up in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. She chose her stage name due to her love of the colour pink, as a homage to Princess Peach, using the title during her time performing as a stripper.
An abbreviation for porcelain, she began using the suffix PRC on TikTok, because to type out the full word would be too long.[5]
In an interview with Echo Magazine, Peach said: "I've been interested in music for as long as I could talk, really. I've always sang and wrote songs and even have songs written from when I was like 8 years old."[2]
In her early career, Peach acted in music videos, most notably appearing as the love interest in Ambleside's music video for "Wash Away" in 2016.
Career[edit]
2019–2020: "Blondes" and TikTok popularity[edit]
On 19 June 2019, Peach independently released her debut single "Blondes".[6] She created a TikTok account in September 2019, subsequently attracting an audience after posting content about her life, self-care advice, and her music.[7] Her second single "Colourblind" was released on 2 May 2020.[8] She said that the inspiration for the song "came from [her] synaesthesia and mine happens to be with colours and music; so I wanted to write a song that involved the colours I saw when singing it."[2]
2021–present: "Josh", Republic Records signing and debut extended play[edit]
On 21 February 2021, The Music Network confirmed Peach had signed with Island Records in Australia and Republic Records in the US. Her debut major label single "Josh" was released on 26 February 2021.[7] Discussing the song, she said: "It's very special to me, because it captured a real moment. I was a bit down when I was writing one day. My ex, Josh, kept calling me over and over again. He called all of the time, because he was trying to get back with me. I thought I had blocked him though. Since he didn't stop bothering me, I wrote the song about him. It's a true story, but it's meant to be fun and colourful."[7][9] The song debuted at number 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[10] On 25 June, Peach released the single "Symptomatic".[11] On 22 October, Peach released the two-track single "I've Been Bad, Santa" / "Christmas Kinda Sucks".[12] On 5 November, Curnow released the single "Heavy".[13] On 10 January 2022, Curnow leaked a song on her TikTok called "God Is a Freak," without telling her label. The snippet went viral and after fan demand, the song was released on 4 February 2022.[14][15]
On 3 February 2023, Peach announced her debut extended play, Manic Dream Pixie, which was released on 28 April 2023.[16] Peach's EP entered the Aria album chart at Number 1 on 5 May 2023.[17]
Peach PRC discography
4
1
12
Awards and nominations[edit]
APRA Awards[edit]
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.