Meg Washington
“the Genre defying songstress”
Meg Washington is a recording artist, songwriter and composer for screen and stage. More recently, she has also become a screenwriter and film producer.
Meg is a platinum-selling and ARIA award winning musician with an extensive catalogue, ranging across musical styles from jazz to radio pop to musical theatre.
As a recording artist, Meg has released four studio albums - I Believe You Liar (2010), Insomnia (2011), There There (2014) and the critically acclaimed and award-winning Batflowers (2020). Her fifth album Gem landed in 2025.
Under their production company, Meg and artistic partner Nick Waterman co-wrote the screenplay adaptation of ‘How to Make Gravy’, based on the iconic Paul Kelly song. They co-produced the film with Academy-Award nominated producer Schuyler Weiss and Warner Bros Australia. The film features three original songs composed by Meg, one of which - ‘Fine’ - recently won Best Original Song at the 2025 AACTA Awards. The film was also nominated for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Direction at the 2025 AACTA Awards.
As an actor, Meg is the voice of Calypso in the global kids’ phenomenon Bluey (where her song ‘Lazarus Drug’ also appears in the mini-movie The Sign).
In 2014, Meg delivered a TEDx talk about living with a stutter, yet being able to fluently sing. Her talk was selected by TED for its global platform, and has been viewed over 2 million times.
“…one of the world’s finest singers, songwriters and performers.”
AFR
