Australian pop icons Bachelor Girl take a sparkling walk on the country side with a reimagined take on their 1998 single Blown Away out today, teaming up with fellow Aussie icons Tommy Emmanuel CGP and Ella Hooper to bring this new version to life. The fourth single released from their 1998 debut studio album Waiting for the Day, Blown Away reaches stunning new heights in its reimagined form decades later, also offering another glimpse into the duo’s forthcoming redux album which will showcase an epic array of acclaimed household names bringing their prowess to reimagined Bachelor Girl favourites.
Expanding on the original’s classic 90s-soaked ruminating verses, euphoric choruses and soaring melodies, Blown Away’s 2026 glow-up dazzles with twangs, shuffling percussion and acoustic guitar, injecting Americana flavours while also colliding four of the country’s most renowned musicians. Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel and Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi) join forces with Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko and James Roche to breathe brilliant new life into long-time fan favourite track.
“We’ve gone a lil’ bit country/Americana on this third release of our ‘Artist Sessions’,” shares Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko of the reworked Blown Away. “James and I wanted to extend the collaboration to two artists we’ve shared a long musical history with this time all the way from Nashville to Violet Town. We just couldn’t resist calling in James’ ol ‘boss’ he thrived with on tour back in the 90s – one of the world’s guitar greats, Tommy Emmanuel, along with fellow 90s effervescent front woman who’s gone a LOT Americana herself – Ella Hooper. The original Blown Away is a crowd favourite live, and now this new version of great friends/artists quite simply makes my soul ‘YEEHA!’”
Since teaching himself to play as a toddler, Tommy Emmanuel’s first language has been the guitar. Now over sixty years into his career, Tommyremains a global household name, revered as an international master of the solo acoustic guitar, with a GRAMMY Award win in his wake, a staggering back catalogue and a reputation as one of the most versatile and accomplished guitar players on the planet. Still a globe-trotting touring phenomenon, Tommy routinely enamours with his technical wizardry and signature solo guitar playing style, building a sonic universe time and time again armed with a solitary guitar; and the delight for Bachelor Girl to have Tommy on board lending some acoustic prowess for this reimagining of Blown Away is equally echoed by Tommy, enthusing, “What an adventure to play on “Blown Away”, with my friends BG and Ella Hooper. What a cool move to mix acoustic guitar with such a slammin’ powerhouse track! Thanks for having me on there. I am so honoured.”
Award-winning entertainer Ella Hooper is no stranger performing and wowing airwaves and crowds with her powerhouse vocals and creative finesse. Blazing a trail at an early age as the frontwoman for Killing Heidi, Hooper ticked off chart-topping hits, sold out tours and a #1 debut album, while also becoming the youngest-ever recipient of APRA’s Songwriter of the Year. A seasoned creative across multiple genres, Ella’s songwriting also spans folk, alt-rock, country and Americana, making her addition alongside the country vibes on Bachelor Girl’s reworked Blown Away the perfect fit; and on a song Ella herself has long adored, as she reveals, “it’s not every day you get to be on a track with a fave formative band and an iconic powerhouse! Blown Away has always been my favourite Bachies song live too, I would arrive right when they were playing this song in their set at the never ending Red Hot Summer tour we were on together and it would set me up for the whole evening, I think it’s a real ‘let’s go girls’ kick the door down track, and I can’t believe how they’ve reworked it for me and Tommy to add our slightly country flavours to.. what an honour and a hoot!”
Slated for an August release, Waiting For The Day: Artist Sessions is a complete reinterpretation of the double Platinum Bachelor Girl album that captivated the world back in 1998. Featuring tracks like Buses and Trains, Treat Me Good and Lucky Me, the album set the tone for the band’s legacy and ongoing success. And in 2026, Bachelor Girl will gift fans a completely reimagined version of the album that put them on the map, joined by some of the country’s finest. “We (somewhat audaciously!) began to ask some of our favourite Aussie artists and friends if they would lend their voices and/or instrument to our bucket list project,” beams Tania Doko. “What started with one, became 13 artists on this 15 track Redux album, and we could not be more chuffed they enthusiastically said yes.”
Bachelor Girl has also announced their Waiting For The Day Redux tour which will kick off in their home state playing at The Vine Hotel in Bendigo on Friday July 31, before moving through Yackandandah, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Frankston and finishing off in Sydney at The Factory Theatre on October 18. Tickets are on sale now from www.bachelorgirl.com.
Tania Doko and James Roche of Bachelor Girl have proven their enduring, beloved status in Aussie music culture. Their debut Buses and Trains earned James APRA Song of the Year in 1999 and remains one of the most played Australian compositions since its release. The iconic hit also made waves in Asia, Scandinavia, Europe and the US, including a signing by legendary A&R Clive Davis, Arista records. Their critically acclaimed ARIA winning Waiting for the Day album spawned another four releases still on rotation today, including Treat Me Good, Lucky Me, Blown Away and Permission to Shine. With a catalogue defined by exceptional songwriting and soaring vocals, the duo continue to captivate audiences, recently touring alongside legendary acts including Simple Minds, Icehouse and The Corrs.
Blown Away featuring Tommy Emmanuel and Ella Hooper is out today.
Waiting For The Day: Artist Sessions is set for release in August.
BACHELOR GIRL – WAITING FOR THE DAY REDUX TOUR DATES
FRI 31 JUL | THE GOLDEN VINE HOTEL, BENDIGO | ALL AGES U18s W ADULT
Tickets available from https://events.humanitix.com/bachelor-girl-live-at-the-golden-vine-hotel-bendigo/tickets
SAT 1 AUG | THE STAR HOTEL, YACKANDANDAH | ALL AGES U18s W ADULT
Tickets available from https://events.humanitix.com/bachelor-girl-yackandandah/tickets
SAT 08 AUG | BRUNSWICK BALLROOM, MELBOURNE VIC | 18+
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
SUN 23 AUG | THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE QLD | 18+
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
FRI 28 AUG | THE GOV, ADELAIDE SA | 18+
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 04 SEP | CUBE 37 FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE, FRANKSTON VIC | ALL AGES U15s W ADULT
Tickets available from https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Home
SUN 18 OCT | THE FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW | 18+
Tickets available from https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/ | (02) 7208 4482 | Century Box Office