Electric Fields Honoured With Keys To The City

The Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Jane Lomax-Smith, is delighted to bestow upon Electric Fields the highest honour that the Council can offer to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the City of Adelaide: the Keys to the City.

The synth-pop duo consists of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross. Fielding grew up in Mimili in the APY lands of north-west South Australia, and Ross grew up in Adelaide. Together, they create uplifting, ethereal music that preaches the power of inclusivity and togetherness. The duo’s motto is, after all, “bypass the barriers.” They sing in multiple languages, including Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and English.

In 2024, Electric Fields made history as the first duo to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song One Milkali (One Blood), an anthem that celebrates unity and community. They were also the first-ever Australian entry to feature an Aboriginal language.

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“As a UNESCO Creative City of Music, it’s up to us to develop and celebrate emerging talent as well as honour the performers who have paved their way,” said the Lord Mayor.

“Electric Fields’ anthems, ballads and bangers, celebrating diversity and First Nations culture, have forged a new era in the Australian music scene and captured the hearts of Euro-pop fans globally.

“Adelaide, and the rest of the country, got behind our homegrown heroes when they took on the world at Eurovision, and that demonstrates the universal love for these performers.

“In this, the 10-year anniversary of Adelaide’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City, I can’t think of a more fitting Key to the City recipient than our very own Electric Fields,” the Lord Mayor concludes.