Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith is delighted to announce iconic South Australian electronic music duo Electric Fields as recipients of the Key to the City.
The Key to the City is the highest honour Council can bestow to acknowledge and recognise outstanding contributions to the City of Adelaide.
Made up of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross, Electric Fields become the first recipient of the Key to the City since Uncle Lewis Yarlupurka O'Brien AO was honoured in 2021.
Electric Fields sing in Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and English, combining modern electronic-soul music with Aboriginal culture.
Last year they became the first ever duo to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "One Milkali (One Blood)". The song's message of connectedness and togetherness is a call for unity during a time of division. It made history as the first Australian entry to incorporate any Aboriginal language.
Electric Fields also composed and performed the official theme song for the first WorldPride in the Southern Hemisphere, held in Sydney in 2023, "'We The People", an anthem of queer pride,
self-acceptance and individuality.
The duo is known for its diverse collaborations and performances, from appearing on Playschool to working with orchestras across Australia and recently recorded a live album with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Council was proud to have Electric Fields as headliners at its 2019 New Year's Eve event.
The Lord Mayor said Electric Fields is a worthy recipient of the Key to the City.
"As a UNESCO Creative City of Music, it's up to us to develop and celebrate emerging talent as well as honour the performers who have paved their way," said the Lord Mayor.
"Electric Fields' anthems, ballads and bangers, celebrating diversity and First Nations culture, have forged a new era in the Australian music scene and captured the hearts of Euro-pop fans globally.
"Adelaide, and the rest of the country, got behind our homegrown heroes when they took on the world at Eurovision, and that demonstrates the universal love for these performers.
"In this, the 10-year anniversary of Adelaide's designation as a UNESCO Creative City, I can't think of a more fitting Key to the City recipient than our very own Electric Fields."
Image source: Electric Fields
