Miller-Heidke ‘absolutely chuffed' with Logie nomination
The 43-year-old singer, who grew up in Brisbane 'far away from the showbiz world', said she was 'absolutely chuffed' to be nominated for her first Logie in the most popular new talent category.
She is up for the award alongside Guy Montgomery from his ABC spelling bee series, Home and Away's Hailey Pinto, Jenny Tian from Taskmaster, Kylah Day for her role in Netflix show Territory and MasterChef's Sofia Levin.
The winners will be announced at Sunday's ceremony in Sydney.
The Caught in the Crowd singer said she felt like a bit of a 'fraud' to be nominated as a new talent nearly 20 years after her first album and TV appearance.
'TV is not my world. As a musician, it was something entirely new for me when I started on The Voice last year, but it's just been so much fun and such a gift to my life,' she said.
'It's just amazing to be embraced by this new world.'
While it's her first nomination, attending the Logies isn't her first rodeo, having sung Olivia Newton-John's Xanadu at the event two years ago as a tribute to the late star.
She was also in attendance last year when The Voice took out the best entertainment program award.
'I love it. Personally, I think it's much more fun than the ARIAs,' she said.
'The after-party is pretty amazing. There are just so many interesting people and a really eclectic mix of people who write shows and create shows, actors and comedians and people in the news.'
Miller-Heidke said it would be 'incredible' if she won, but was 'keeping my expectations low'.
The classically trained singer will enter another season of The Voice this year alongside a slew of new judges, including Ronan Keating, Spice Girls' Melanie C and Richard Marx. Kate Miller-Heidke. Credit: Jo Duck / TheWest
'I was nervous to meet them all at first, because I was the only returning coach (and only Australian),' she said.
'I always have a bit of imposter syndrome when it comes to meeting these massive stars, because, you know, I'm just this little Australian singer-songwriter. And I'm sure they're thinking, 'Who the hell is this?' But they were all so warm and so lovely. We all became really great friends.
'I was incredibly star struck by Mel C, I grew up in the era of the Spice Girls, so that was massive. And I was a massive fan of Richard and Ronan's. And Ronan is just the most lovely, charming man you'll ever come across.'
Despite all the coaches getting on and bringing the good vibes, Miller-Heidke said she definitely felt former coach Guy Sebastian's absence.
'It did feel sort of like the end of an era in that way, because he really sort of dominated that show for so long,' she said.
Miller-Heidke said she loved being involved in the hit show due to its dedication to live music.
'I love being able to work with young artists and help them to realise what their strengths are,' she said. 'Some of them are just incredible. And I also love being part of a show that's one of the only shows on TV that still has live music.'
While she is a mentor for aspiring singers, Miller-Heidke has found herself searching for her own mentors as she gets older.
'I think it can be invaluable,' she said. 'I've been lucky enough to have Tina Arena on speed dial for a few years now. She's always up for a good chat.'
Away from The Voice, Miller-Heidke has been in the UK mixing her new record, which she hoped would be released at the end of the year.
She also wrote songs for Muriel's Wedding the Musical, which just opened in Leicester to rave reviews.
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