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Line 4: {{Infobox musical artist \| name = Invertigo \| image = \| image_size = \| image_upright = \| landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> \| alt = \| caption = ~~\| background = group_or_band~~ \| alias = Vertigo \| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Line 18 ⟶ 17: }} \| years_active = {{flatlist\| * 1996–1999 * {{start date\|1996}}–{{end date\|1999}} * 2000–2003 * {{start date\|2000}}–{{end date\|2003}} * 2008 }} Line 28 ⟶ 27: }} \| associated_acts = [[Pseudo Echo]] \| website = <!-- {{URL\|www.example.com}} --> \| current_members = \| past_members = * James Leigh * Gerry Leigh Line 38 ⟶ 37: }} '''Invertigo''' were an Australian four-piece [[pop ~~music\|pop]], [[rock music\|~~rock]] group active in the early 2000s. They originally formed as '''Vertigo''' in 1996, by the three Leigh brothers: Gerry (born 10 May 1966) on guitar, James (born 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (born 19 November 1965) on drums (the latter two are former members of [[Pseudo Echo]]); together with Hugh Wilson on lead vocals. They had a top 40 hit on the [[ARIA Charts\|ARIA Singles Chart]] with "Forever Lately" ~~(June 1997)~~ and released an album before disbanding in 1999. The Leigh brothers formed Invertigo in 2000 with [[Christian Argenti]] (born 3 January 1975) on lead vocals. Their highest charting single, "Chances Are..." ~~(December 2000)~~, reached No. 19 and their sole album, ''[[Forum (album)\|Forum]]'' ~~(July 2001)~~, peaked at No. 11. That group broke up in 2003. ==Career== ===1996–1999: Early incarnation (as Vertigo) === Invertigo were originally formed as Vertigo in 1996 in Melbourne, by the three Leigh brothers: Gerry (born Jerome William Dingli, 10 May 1966) on guitar, James (born James Joseph Dingli, 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (born Vincent Paul Dingli, 19 November ~~1965~~1964) on drums; together with Hugh Wilson on lead vocals.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book \| last1 = McFarlane \| first1 = Ian \| author-link1 = Ian McFarlane \| title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] \| chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Pseudo Echo' \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040218053313/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=656 \| chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=656 \| year = 1999 \| publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] \| location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales\|St Leonards, NSW]] \| archive-date = 18 February 2004 \| isbn = 1-86508-072-1 \| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="Holmgren">{{Cite web \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180543/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/pseudoecho.html \| url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/pseudoecho.html \|work = hem.passagen.se \| title = Pseudo Echo \| publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] \| last1 = Holmgren \| first1 = Magnus \| last2 = Warnqvist \| first2 = Stefan \| last3 = McAlister \| first3 = Karen \| archive-date = 8 October 2012 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> James had joined [[Pseudo Echo]] in October 1984 on keyboards and Vince (ex-Marginal Era) followed in November 1985 on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web \| archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20050129-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/invertigo/invertigo.htm\| url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/invertigo/invertigo.htm \| title = Invertigo \| last1 = Nimmervoll \| first1 = Ed \| author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll \| publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) \| archive-date = 2928 January 2005 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> After that group split in 1989 the Leigh brothers wrote material together and performed in various cover bands.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/>▼ Vertigo released a single, "Forever Lately", in June 1997 via Gotham/BMG, which peaked at No. 38 on the [[ARIA Charts\|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web \| url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Invertigo \| title = Discography Invertigo \| work = Australian Charts Portal \| publisher = Hung Medien ~~\| last = Hung \| first = Steffen~~ \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> They followed with another single, "Human Need", in November which reached the top 100.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Ryan">{{~~Citation \| author1 =~~cite Ryan~~, Gavin~~ \| ~~author2~~ page= Australian Record Industry Association \| author-link2 = Australian Record Industry Association \| title = ARIA Singles Chart Book 1988–2008: Every Song That Has Made the ARIA Charts for the Past 20+ Years \| publication-date = 2009 \| publisher = Moonlight Publishing \| url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36756736 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 294}}</ref> The group recorded an album: mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. According to Australian music journalist, [[Ed Nimmervoll]], the Leigh brothers "started falling out with their singer around the time of releasing ['Human Need']. Losing their singer also meant losing their record contract with Gotham."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Following the departure of Wilson in 1999, Vertigo disbanded.▼ ▲Invertigo were originally formed as Vertigo in 1996 in Melbourne, by the three Leigh brothers: Gerry (born Jerome William Dingli, 10 May 1966) on guitar, James (born James Joseph Dingli, 1 December 1967) on keyboards and Vince (born Vincent Paul Dingli, 19 November 1965) on drums; together with Hugh Wilson on lead vocals.<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book \| last1 = McFarlane \| first1 = Ian \| author-link1 = Ian McFarlane \| title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] \| chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Pseudo Echo' \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040218053313/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=656 \| chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=656 \| year = 1999 \| publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] \| location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales\|St Leonards, NSW]] \| archive-date = 18 February 2004 \| isbn = 1-86508-072-1 \| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="Holmgren">{{Cite web \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180543/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/pseudoecho.html \| url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/p/pseudoecho.html \|work = hem.passagen.se \| title = Pseudo Echo \| publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] \| last1 = Holmgren \| first1 = Magnus \| last2 = Warnqvist \| first2 = Stefan \| last3 = McAlister \| first3 = Karen \| archive-date = 8 October 2012 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> James had joined [[Pseudo Echo]] in October 1984 on keyboards and Vince (ex-Marginal Era) followed in November 1985 on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web \| archive-url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20050129-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/invertigo/invertigo.htm\| url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/invertigo/invertigo.htm \| title = Invertigo \| last1 = Nimmervoll \| first1 = Ed \| author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll \| publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) \| archive-date = 29 January 2005 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> After that group split in 1989 the Leigh brothers wrote material together and performed in various cover bands.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> ▲Vertigo released a single, "Forever Lately", in June 1997 via Gotham/BMG, which peaked at No. 38 on the [[ARIA Charts\|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web \| url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Invertigo \| title = Discography Invertigo \| work = Australian Charts Portal \| publisher = Hung Medien \| last = Hung \| first = Steffen \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> They followed with another single, "Human Need", in November which reached the top 100.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Ryan">{{Citation \| author1 = Ryan, Gavin \| author2 = Australian Record Industry Association \| author-link2 = Australian Record Industry Association \| title = ARIA Singles Chart Book 1988–2008: Every Song That Has Made the ARIA Charts for the Past 20+ Years \| publication-date = 2009 \| publisher = Moonlight Publishing \| url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36756736 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> The group recorded an album: mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. According to Australian music journalist, [[Ed Nimmervoll]], the Leigh brothers "started falling out with their singer around the time of releasing ['Human Need']. Losing their singer also meant losing their record contract with Gotham."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Following the departure of Wilson in 1999, Vertigo disbanded. ~~== ''Forum'' ==~~ ===2000–2003: ''Forum'' (as Invertigo)=== The three Leigh brothers advertised for a vocalist: Christian Argenti was the successful applicant; the four-piece formed Invertigo in 2000 in Melbourne.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> In June of that year their debut single, "Desensitized", reached the top 30.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> It was performed on the TV variety show, ''[[Russell Gilbert\|Russell Gilbert Live]]''. A sample of "Desensitized" was featured on the ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' Sampler CD. In December they issued their next single, "Chances Are", which became their highest charting when it peaked at No. 19.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> A third single, "Say You Do", appeared in the top 40 in June 2001. Invertigo's debut album, ''[[Forum (album)\|Forum]]'', ~~appeared~~was released on 9 July 2001, which reached No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="ARIA Report 595"/> Brendan Swift of [[AllMusic]] felt it was "a catchy debut that shows signs of promise, but lacks the overall depth required for repeat listens... [with a] mix of slick, catchy, predigested tunes, sung by four good-looking guys."<ref name="Swift">{{cite web \| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/forum-mw0001193284 \| title = ''Forum'' – Invertigo \| last = Swift \| first = Brendan \| publisher = [[AllMusic]] \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref> ''[[Blender (magazine)\|Blender]]''{{'}}s J. D. Considine opined that the group were "offering soft-hearted, woolen-headed love songs outfitted with blaring guitars and a muscular, insistent beat. But [their] aesthetic is so unapologetically pop all jangly guitars, orchestral synths and tight, he-man vocal harmonies that the extra volume adds no edge at all."<ref name="Considine">{{cite web \| url = http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1307 \| title = Invertigo: ''Forum'' Review \| last = Considine \| first = J. D. \| work = [[Blender (magazine)\|Blender]] \| access-date = 4 May 2017 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195147/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1307 \| archive-date = 27 September 2007 }}</ref> Christian Argenti left the band in February 2003 and the group disbanded later that year.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> ~~== Post-Invertigo ==~~ ===2003–present: Post-split=== Hugh Wilson has worked as a session vocalist, including on jingles for TV ads: "Turn Me on TEN" for Channel Ten's station identification and "I Want My Foxtel" for that network's promotion.<ref name="bMusic Where">{{cite web \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927162446/http://www.bmusic.com.au/links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno183.html#where \| url = http://www.bmusic.com.au/links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno183.html \| title = Newsletter No. 183: Where Are They Now? – Invertigo \| work = bMusic \| issue = 183 \| location = [[Gawler, South Australia\|Gawler, SA]] \| archive-date = 27 September 2011 \| date = 21 July 2010 \| access-date = 5 May 2017 }}</ref> The Leigh brothers have been members of various cover bands. James toured with the Idols of the 80s band in 2005, which included former members of Pseudo Echo, 1927, Boom Crash Opera, Kids in the Kitchen, and Uncanny X-Men.<ref name="bMusic Where"/> Line 59 ⟶ 56: ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ~~===Albums===~~ \|+ Studio album, with selected details and chart position ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| ~~Single~~Title▼ * ''[[Forum (album)\|Forum]]'' (9 July 2001) <small>[[ARIA Charts\|AUS]]: No. 11</small><ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="ARIA Report 595">{{cite journal \| date = 23 July 2001 \| archive-url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150825-0851/issue595.PDF \| title = Week Commencing ~ 23rd July 2001 ~ Issue #595 \| work = The ARIA Report\| publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) \| issue = 595 \| pages = 2, 4–5, 8–9, 11, 18 \| url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue595.pdf \| archive-date = 25 August 2015 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}</ref>▼ ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions \|- ▼ ▲! ~~''[[Forum~~scope="col" ~~(album)~~style="width:3em;font-size:90%;\|~~Forum]]'' (9 July 2001) <small>~~[[ARIA Charts\|AUS]]~~: No. 11~~<br /~~small~~><ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="ARIA Report 595">{{cite journal \| date = 23 July 2001 \| archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150824225100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150825-0851/issue595.PDF \| title = Week Commencing ~ 23rd July 2001 ~ Issue #595 \| work = The ARIA Report\| publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) \| issue = 595 \| pages = 2, 4–5, 8–9, 11, 18 \| url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue595.pdf \| archive-date = 2524 August 2015 \| access-date = 4 May 2017 }}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> \|-▼ ! scope="row"\| ''[[Forum (album)\|Forum]]'' \| Released: 9 July 2001 * Label: Standard (STD1202) * Format: CD \| 11 \|} ===Singles=== {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"▼ \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ▲{\| class="wikitable" \|! rowspan="12"\|~~2001~~ Title▼ ! rowspan="2"\| Year ! colspan="1"\| ~~Chart~~Peak ~~Positions~~chart positions▼ ▲! rowspan="2"\| Single ▲! colspan="1"\| Chart Positions \|- !scope="col" ~~<small>~~style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|[[ARIA Charts\|AUS]]~~</small>~~<br /><ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="Ryan"/> \|- !scope="row"\|"Forever Lately" <small>(as Vertigo)</small>▼ \|rowspan="2"\|1997 ▲\|"Forever Lately" <small>(as Vertigo)</small> \|align="center"\|38 \|- !scope="row"\|"Human Need" <small>(as Vertigo)</small> \|align="center"\|97 \|- !scope="row"\|"Desensitized"▼ \|rowspan="2"\|2000 ▲\|"Desensitized" \|align="center"\|29 \|- !scope="row"\|"Chances Are" \|align="center"\|19 \|- !scope="row"\|"Say You Do"▼ ▲\|rowspan="1"\|2001 \|2001 ▲\|"Say You Do" \|align="center"\|31 \|} == Awards and nominations == ===ARIA Music Awards=== The [[ARIA Music Awards]] are a set of annual ceremonies presented by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the [[music of Australia]]. They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ~~{\| class="wikitable"~~ ! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}} ▲\|- ~~! Year !! Award ceremony !! Category !! Result !! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}~~ \|- \|rowspan="2" \| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001\|2001]] \| rowspan="2"\| 2001 \|\| [[APRA Music Awards of 2001\|APRA Award]]s \|\| Most Performed Australian Work ("Desensitized") \|\| {{nom}} \|\| <ref name="2001Nom">{{cite web \| url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2001-awards/2001-apra-music-awards/most-performed-australian-work/ \| title = 2001 APRA Music Awards – Most Performed Australian Work \| publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) \| [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) \| access-date = 5 May 2017 }}</ref>▼ \| "Chances Are" \| [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release\|Best Pop Release]] \| {{nom}} ~~\| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001\|ARIA Award]]s \|\| [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release\|Best Pop Release]] ("Chances Are...") \|\| {{nom}} \|~~\| <ref name="ARIA2001">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2001 \| title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001~~: 15th Annual ARIA Awards~~ \| publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) \| access-date=21 March 2012 \|url-status=dead 5\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519015907/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2001 \|archive-date=19 May ~~2017~~2011 }}</ref>▼ \|- \| [[Mark Hartley]] for "Chances Are" ▲\| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001\|ARIA Award]]s \|\| [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release\|Best Pop Release]] ("Chances Are...") \|\| {{nom}} \|\| <ref name="ARIA2001">{{cite web \| url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2001 \| title = ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards \| publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) \| access-date = 5 May 2017 }}</ref> \| [[ARIA Award for Best Video\|Best Video]] ▲ \|- ~~\| 2002 \|\| [[APRA Music Awards of 2002\|APRA Award]]s \|\| Most Performed Australian Work ("Say You Do") \|~~\| {{nom}} \|\| <ref name="~~2002Nom~~Video">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web \| url = ~~http~~https://~~apraamcos~~www.ariaawards.com.au/~~awards~~history/~~2000-2010~~award/~~2002~~Best-~~awards/music-awards/most-performed-australian-work/~~ Video?view=list\| title =Winners ~~2002~~by ~~APRA~~Award – ~~Music~~Artisan Awards – ~~Most~~Best ~~Performed Australian Work~~Video \| publisher =Australian ~~Australasian~~Recording ~~Performing Right~~Industry Association (~~APRA~~ARIA) ~~\| Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)~~ \| access-date = 512 ~~May~~December ~~2017~~2019 }}</ref> \|- {{end}} ===APRA Awards=== The [[APRA Awards (Australia)\|APRA Awards]] are held in Australia and New Zealand by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. {{Awards table}} \|- ▲~~\| rowspan="2"\| 2001 \|~~\| [[APRA Music Awards of 2001\|~~APRA Award~~2001]]~~s \|\| Most Performed Australian Work ("Desensitized") \|\| {{nom}} \|\|~~ <ref name="2001Nom">{{cite web \| url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2001-awards/2001-apra-music-awards/most-performed-australian-work/ \| title = 2001 APRA Music Awards – Most Performed Australian Work \| publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) \| [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) \| access-date = 5 May 2017 }}</ref> \| "Desensitized" \| Most Performed Australian Work \| {{Nom}} \|- \| [[APRA Music Awards of 2002\|2002]]<ref name="2002Nom">{{cite web \| url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2000-2010/2002-awards/music-awards/most-performed-australian-work/ \| title = 2002 APRA Music Awards – Most Performed Australian Work \| publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) \| Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) \| access-date = 5 May 2017 }}</ref> \| "Say You Do" \| Most Performed Australian Work \| {{Nom}} \|} Line 109 ⟶ 139: {{Reflist}} ~~== External links ==~~ {{Official website\|https://web.archive.org/web/20030511102613/http://www.invertigo.com.au:80/pages_bandinfo.html}} archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030511102613/http://www.invertigo.com.au/pages_bandinfo.html the original] on 11 May 2003, retrieved on 4 May 2017. {{Authority control}} [[Category:Australian pop music groups]] [[Category:1996 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:2003 disestablishments in Australia]]