A friend of Luke's, Simon Leach, heard Steele singing at her brother's 21st birthday party.

Leach became tired of percussion and began playing guitar when Matt Chequer joined on drums.

As a result of independent media coverage and radio playing demos, Australian labels sought to sign the band.

[2] Steele, along with Leach, who was a graphic designer, quit their jobs and became full-time musicians after the signing.

[4] The band played gigs in London and New York City later that year, with interest from international record companies.

[5] Also in that month, Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out.

[7][8] In October, the band released their debut album, BigBigLove, which was produced and engineered by Paul McKercher (The Cruel Sea, Spiderbait, Augie March) and peaked at No.

[7][10] Also that year, Little Birdy's version of "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" from the tribute album, She Will Have Her Way, of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians, reached No.

In 2008, the band relocated to Melbourne and started recording a third album, Confetti, which they released in May 2009 and peaked at No. 6.

It was nominated for 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' and 'Engineer of the Year' (Schram) at the ARIA Music Awards of 2009.

[13] Confetti's first official single, "Summarize", was released in April, it was followed by "Hairdo" and "Stay Wild".

[citation needed] Little Birdy appeared at Sound Relief at the Sydney Cricket Ground in March 2009, which was a benefit concert for victims of Victorian bush fires and Queensland floods.

The WAM Song of the Year was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia.