Eliot met Gillian comparing a Karaoke competition in a hotel in the city of Sydney. He was mesmerised by her vocals and asked her to sing an original song. She seductively whispered into her microphone “write me one” and SideShow Annie was born.

Proudly independent, Gillian and Eliot have written and self funded an incredible debut 12 track album “Delusions of Grandeur” is scheduled for release in March/April 2006. Core members Eliot and Gillian won the 2005 BluFM Singer Songwriter competition in February 2005. On the strength of this win SideShow Annie was invited to perform at the Katoomba 2005 Winter Magic Festival and the upcoming 2006 Blues and Roots Festival. Their single “Howlin” was placed at number 39 in the Oz Music Charts for the year of 2005.