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{{Short description|Argentine Australian singer-songwriter, actress and writer}}
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'''Jessica Chapnik Kahn''' is an [[Argentine Australian]] singer-songwriter, actress and writer. Her solo music is released under the moniker Appleonia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.appleoniamusic.com/ |title=Home |website=appleoniamusic.com}}</ref> She is also known for her role as [[Sam Tolhurst]]/Holden in the Australian television drama ''[[Home and Away]]'' (2006–08).<ref name="HomeAway">{{cite web|url=http://www.backtothebay.net/characters/holden_sam.shtml|title=Holden, Sam – Characters – Home and Away|publisher=Back to the Bay|accessdate=14 February 2010}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Chapnik Kahn was born in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]], but immigrated to [[Sydney]], Australia with her family when she was five years old. On arriving to Australia, speaking no English, they lived in an immigrant hostel for one year. She has a [[History of the Jews in Poland|Jewish]] parent of Polish descent and a Catholic Italian parent, and was brought up in an Argentine Spanish-speaking home (she is fluent in Spanish). Both religions were a strong influence in her life. After high school, Chapnik Kahn attended the [[University of New South Wales]] in Sydney and graduated with a degree in sociology, theatre and film.

== Career ==

=== Music career ===
Chapnik Kahn formed her first band at the age of 17. After one year, the band dismantled and she toured nationally and internationally playing keyboards and singing in the bands of artists and bands such as [[Sarah Blasko]], [[Old Man River (musician)|Old Man River]],and the [[Kahn Brothers]]. While touring, Chapnik Kahn met musician [[Ben Lee]] and the two later began collaborating on music projects.

In 2008 Chapnik Kahn recorded the soundtrack for the Australian film ''[[The Square (2008 film)|The Square]]'', directed by [[Nash Edgerton]]. All songs were written and produced by Ben Lee, and sung by Chapnik Kahn.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=4208|title=Jessica Chapnik Sings Ben Lee|work=Undercover.com.au|publisher=Cashmere Media Pty Ltd|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|date=26 February 2008|accessdate=14 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023214419/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=4208|archive-date=23 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was nominated for both an [[Australian Film Industry|AFI Award]]<ref name="AFI2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=5931&Section=AFI_Awards_Nominees |title=The Australian Film Institute AFI Awards Nominees |publisher=[[Australian Film Institute]] |accessdate=14 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914100500/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=5931&Section=AFI_Awards_Nominees |archivedate=14 September 2009 }}</ref> and an Australian Recording Industry Association ([[ARIA Awards|ARIA]]) Fine Arts Award for "Best Original Soundtrack".<ref name="ARIA2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |accessdate=14 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813152819/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |archivedate=13 August 2009 }}</ref>

Following this album, Chapnik Kahn re-invented her solo persona as Appleonia, a character inspired by mythology.

In 2013, Chapnik Kahn teamed with musician Nadav Kahn and scored the film ''Despite the Gods'', a documentary directed by Penny Vozniak which closely follows the journey of director [[Jennifer Chambers Lynch]] as she makes her film ''[[Hisss]]'' in India. The soundtrack was released in 2013 and features the song "She is the Sun" which Chapnik Kahn sang with [[Craig Nicholls]] from [[The Vines (band)|The Vines]].

Chapnik Kahn again collaborated with Ben Lee, co-writing and co-producing his album ''[[Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work]]'',<ref>[http://www.lojinx.com/releases/ben-lee/ayahuasca-welcome-to-the-work Lojinx – Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work]</ref> released in April 2013. The album is a sonic documentation of her and Lee's experiences with the South American healing medicine, [[ayahuasca]].

In 2014 she released her album ''OH'', which was recorded over a few continents and over several years. It features the handiwork of several collaborators including [[Dntel]], [[Ian Ball]] and Nadav Kahn.

=== Acting career ===
Chapnik Kahn trained as an actress in [[New York City]] for two years at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]] Acting School, which was founded by playwright [[David Mamet]]. While living in New York, she acted in a string of plays, and on returning to Sydney she continued working in theatre. In 2006 she joined Australian TV drama ''[[Home and Away]]'', playing [[Sam Tolhurst]]/Holden.<ref name="HomeAway"/> The role was originally a three-month contract, but was extended to almost two years due to the storyline's popularity. Chapnik Kahn later had a guest role in the American adventure/fantasy series ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'', playing Anna Brighton. The episodes (episode 12: "Home" and episode 14: "Hartland") were broadcast in early 2009 on [[Disney-ABC Domestic Television]]. In 2009 she also starred in the Spanish-speaking short film ''[[Amanecer (film)|Amanecer]]'' (''Daybreak''), directed by Alvaro D. Ruiz, a film that won several awards in Latin film festivals worldwide.

=== Writing career ===
Chapnik Kahn published her first children's book in 2018 called ''Lenny and the Ants''. It was illustrated by Australian artist Matthew Martin. In 2019, she released a collection of poems and drawings called ''MADRE'', inspired by the birth of her son. In 2020, she co-wrote the biography A Repurposed Life which was longlisted for an ABIA Award for Biography Book of the Year in 2021.

Jessica has directed and co-directed music videos for her Appleonia albums. In 2013 she directed a music video for Ben Lee's song "On My Knees".

== Personal life ==
In 2011 Chapnik Kahn married musician Nadav Kahn, formerly of art rock band [[Gelbison]]. In 2016 their son Lev Vishnu was born, followed by their daughter Shemi Jayasri in 2020.

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony held by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. They commenced in 1987.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]]
| ''[[The Square (2008 film)|The Square]]'' (with [[Ben Lee]])
| [[ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album|Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.appleoniamusic.com appleoniamusic]
* {{IMDb name|2281137}}

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