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Eleanor Dunlop
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Eleanor Dunlop is a singer/songwriter from Sydney, NSW, Australia who released her first EP in 2007. Eleanor Dunlop, like many young women, grew up going to piano lessons. This was driven by her parents’ belief that a classical music education was just as important as learning to read and write. And so begun her musical education, feasting on a spread of Beethoven, Liszt and Bach, interwoven with a broad mix of contemporary influences such as Eurythmics, Dusty Springfield, Kate Bush, Roy Orbison, Blondie’s Deborah Harry, and No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani. This education proved to be an incredible platform in which to nurture her songwriting ability. In 2007, Eleanor released her first solo EP; which spawned single “On Par”, winning Triple J Unearthed’s Top Song for NSW. Eleanor was introduced to horses almost as soon as she was born and shared her first ride with her aunt when she was 18 months old. She has ridden and worked with horses all her life and has a special ability to understand and communicate with them. For Eleanor, being with horses or making music produces the same feelings of freedom, of release, of being her true self. In 2008, Eleanor and Fraser Harvey formed Cameras and for four years, she concentrated her writing for the band. During that time, Cameras released a self- titled EP (2009) and an album (“In Your Room” 2011) to critical acclaim and from which the singles, “June”, “Defeatist” and “Polarise” were produced. Crowd favourite “Defeatist” was added to t
