Jump to content

Bianca Moon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bianca Moon (right) with Allison Janney
Bianca Moon (right) with Victoria Longley

Bianca Moon (born 14 December 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She first came to attention in Australia for her work on her equality campaign, Truly Beauty's,[clarify] and later gained attention her Emmy-nominated song for the American television series The Bold and the Beautiful.

Music

[edit]

Bianca released her first single, a cover of Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis", at age 14.[1]

In 2013, Moon was nominated for the American Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, as composer and lyricist for her song "The Sunflower", used in a 2012 episode of the CBS television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[2]

Personal life

[edit]

Moon was born with the craniofacial disfigurement blepharophimosis, and as a result she began her own charity, Truly Beauty's, when she was 16.[1][3]

In the fall of 2007, Moon was a finalist in the selection process for the New South Wales (NSW) entry to the 2008 Young Australian of the Year award; the NSW committee recognized her for her work as an "Equality Campaigner".[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Galinovic, Maria (6 June 2009). "Bianca aims higher than the moon". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  2. ^ Pillitteri, Paul (press contact) (1 May 2013). "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (Press release). New York: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "NSW Finalists Announced for Australian of the Year Awards 2008" (Press release). National Australia Day Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2021.