Background
In 2006, Bassingthwaighte signed a record deal with Sony BMG to record a solo album. In mid-2008, she travelled to London, Norway and the US to write and record the album with Chris Braide, Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor & Paul Barry, Jimmy Harry. The album's title was first announced in November 2008.
Bassingthwaighte lists the tracks "1000 Stars" (written & produced by Chris Braide) and "In His Eyes", which is about her grandfather, as her favourite tracks she's written for the album in GQ Magazine (Issue Oct/Nov 2008).
The album track "Catch Me If You Can" is used in a Network Ten advertisement promoting its new international show, Lie to Me.
1000 Stars was released a day earlier than speculated, on 20 February, in less than 24 hours, the album had reached the number 2 spot on iTunes Australia. To date the album has reached number 1 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.
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