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For Your Grammy® Consideration
Careless Whisper | Chris Wirsig x Juliet Lyons
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- Best Group Performance
"Please stay...." An epic, trailerized cover version of George Michael’s timeless hit “Careless Whisper.”
Credits
Songwriters: George Michael & Andrew J Ridgeley
Arrangement: Chris Wirsig & Juliet Lyons
Producer: Chris Wirsig
Vocals: Juliet Lyons
"With deep cinematic tension and a hauntingly powerful vocal performance…it’s bold, heart-wrenching, and larger than life."
About Chris Wirsig
Chris Wirsig is an award-winning composer, songwriter and producer, whose music can be heard in the alcoholism drama feature Five Things To Love, the werewolf drama feature Aware Of The Wolf, the award-winning documentary series Halloween Obsessed, and in numerous TV shows including The Real Murders series, Ancient Aliens, The Curse Of Oak Island, and many more. As songwriter and producer, Chris started the acclaimed Electro Pop/Dark Wave band no:carrier in 1995 and the Electronica/Chill-Out project Virtual Conformity in 2001, as well as several side projects. He’s also co-writing and producing songs with other artists and songwriters like Psyche, Lori Barth, Briana Cash, Daniel E. Wakefield, Liza Marie Sparks, Queen Chameleon, The Dust Ryde, echoekill, and many others.
Chris is a Board Member and the SongArts chair of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, as well as a member of the Television Academy, the Recording Academy, and the Production Music Association.
About Juliet Lyons
Juliet Lyons is a Billboard-charting, award-winning recording artist and singer/songwriter/composer for film and television. Her voice and original music have been heard on over 300 television shows, advertisements, and major motion pictures including Disney’s Cinderella, Sony PS5's Until Dawn gameplay trailer, United Artists’ Dog, DreamWorks' Ghost in the Shell, NBC’s The Voice, MTV’s Catfish, Minted.com, and CBS’ Young and The Restless, among many others.
In addition to her musical works for film and television, Juliet sings, writes, and produces New Age music as a recording artist. Her New Age albums have attained multiple chart positions including a #3 debut on the Billboard New Age charts for “The Light Within: Songs for Yoga, Healing, & Inner Peace,” #1 on iTunes New Age charts and #1 on Amazon’s New Age charts for “NOVA: An Acoustic Journey,” and 2024's “Breath of Gratitude.”
Juliet's work has been recognized with two Hollywood Music in Media Awards. She is a member of the Recording Academy (voting member), Society of Composers & Lyricists (serving on the SongArts committee), a judge for the Intercontinental Music Awards, and is the Director of Administration for the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP LA).
In 2019, Juliet was diagnosed with the rare airway disease, Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis. Despite new challenges, Juliet continues to thrive in her career as a singer/songwriter, sharing her passion and resilience through her music.