Kasey Chambers to make history as ARIA Hall Of Fame inductee
Five #1 albums (equalled only by Kylie Minogue and Olivia Newton-John), twelve studio albums over 25 years, three multi-platinum albums all produced by her brother Nash, and a contribution to Melbourne’s Australian Music Vault, Kasey Chambers is one of Australia’s most treasured music icons.
Now, Kasey Chambers will be the youngest female recipient to be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame at the 2018 ARIA Awards on Wednesday, 28th November. The ARIA Hall of Fame made its debut in 1988, and has seen 85 music names inducted so far.
Kasey Chambers said:
“I grew up learning to play music around a campfire in the outback of Australia with my family. Living in our car, hunting our own food and creating our own unique sound together that was always hundreds of miles away from any kind of audience. I never even dreamed that one day the music that I wrote and played would connect with so many people, let alone get me to a place where I received the phone call that I would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame!! You could have knocked me over with a feather.
I am so proud to have been able to create the music I love in a way that has always felt so true and authentic to me and to have it reach so many people. To be recognised by ARIA through this award is one of the greatest honours I could possibly imagine and I am so humbled to get the chance on the night to share the journey this little country singer from the Nullabor has actually had. THANK YOU!.”
Watch: Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples, ‘The Campfire Song’
ARIA Chief Executive, Dan Rosen, said:
“On behalf of the ARIA Board, I am honoured to announce that Kasey Chambers will be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. The longevity of her career is a testament to her enduring talent and artistry, with many timeless songs that have crossed generations of Aussie music fans.
She is a much-loved artist and I am sure that music fans all around the country will be very excited to see Kasey take her deserved place with the other icons of the Australian music industry at this year’s ARIA Awards.”
Kasey Chambers Apple Music Essentials Playlist:
CERTIFICATIONS
1999 – Platinum Album – The Captain (x2)
2001 – Platinum Album – Barricades & Brickwalls (x7)
2002 – Platinum Single – Not Pretty Enough (x2)
2003 – Gold Single – True Colours
2004 – Platinum Album – Wayward Angel (x3)
2006 – Platinum Album – Carnival
2008 – Platinum Album – Rattlin Bones
2011 – Gold Album – Little Birds
2017 – Platinum Album – Dragonfly
ARIA AWARDS
1999 – Best Country Album – The Captain – WIN
1999 – Best Female Artist – NOMINEE
2000 – Best Female Artist – WIN
2000 – Single of the Year – The Captain – NOMINEE
2002 – Album of the Year – Barricades & Brickwalls – WIN
2002 – Best Country Album – Barricades & Brickwalls – WIN
2002 – Best Female Artist – Barricades & Brickwalls – WIN
2002 – Highest Selling Album – Barricades & Brickwalls – NOMINEE
2002 – Best Cover Art – Barricades & Brickwalls – NOMINEE
2002 – Highest Selling Single – Not Pretty Enough – NOMINEE
2002 – Single of the Year – Not Pretty Enough – NOMINEE
2003 – Barricades & Brickwalls – Highest Selling Album – NOMINEE
2004 – Wayward Angel – Album of the Year – NOMINEE
2004 – Wayward Angel – Best Female Artist – WIN
2004 – Wayward Angel – Best Country Album – WIN
2004 – Wayward Angel, Mathematics – Best Cover Art – NOMINEE
2006 – Nothing At All – Best Female Artist – NOMINEE
2007 – Carnival – Best Female Artist – NOMINEE
2007 – Carnival, Nash Chambers – Producer of the Year – NOMINEE
2008 – Rattlin Bones – Album of the Year – NOMINEE
2008 – Rattlin Bones – Best Country Album – WIN
2008 – Rattlin Bones – Best Cover Art – NOMINEE
2009 – Rattlin Bones Max Session – Best Music DVD – NOMINEE
2010 – Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies – Best Children’s Album – NOMINEE
2011 – Little Bird – Best Country Album – WIN
2011 – Little Bird – Best Female Artist – NOMINEE
2013 – Wreck & Ruin – Best Country Album – WIN
2013 – Wreck & Ruin – Best Cover Art – NOMINEE
2014 – Bittersweet – Best Country Album – WIN
2014 – Bittersweet – Best Female Artist – NOMINEE
2017 – Dragonfly – Best Country Album – WIN
OTHER AWARDS
2000 – APRA Awards: Cry Like a Baby – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2000 – APRA Awards: Cry Like a Baby – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2000 – Mo Awards: Female Country Performer of the Year – WIN
2001 – APRA Awards: The Captain – Most Performed Country Work – WIN
2001 – APRA Awards: The Captain – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2002 – APRA Awards: Songwriter of the Year – WIN
2002 – APRA Awards: On a Bad Day – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2002 – APRA Awards: On a Bad Day – Song of the Year- NOMINEE
2002 – APRA Awards: Runaway Train – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2002 – APRA Awards: Runaway Train – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2002 – Mo Awards: Female Country Performer of the Year – WIN
2003 – APRA Awards: Not Pretty Enough – Most Performed Australian Work – WIN
2003 – APRA Awards: Not Pretty Enough – Most Performed Country Work – WIN
2003 – APRA Awards: Not Pretty Enough – Song of the Year – WIN
2003 – APRA Awards: A Million Years – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2003 – APRA Awards: If I Were You – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2005 – APRA Awards: Hollywood – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2005 – APRA Awards: Like a River – Most Performed Country Work- WIN
2006 – APRA Awards: Hollywood – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2006 – APRA Awards: Pony – Most Performed Country Work – WIN
2006 – APRA Awards: Saturated – Most Performed Country Work – NOMINEE
2007 – APRA Awards: Nothing At All – Most Performed Country Work – WIN
2009 – APRA Awards: Rattlin Bones – Country Work of the Year – WIN
2009 – APRA Awards: Rattlin Bones – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2009 – CMAA Awards: Album of the Year, Rattlin Bones – WIN
2009 – CMAA Awards: APRA Song of the Year, Rattlin Bones – WIN
2009 – CMAA Awards: Group/Duo of the Year with Shane Nicholson – NOMINEE
2009 – CMAA Awards: Single of the Year, Rattlin Bones – WIN
2009 – CMAA Awards: Video Clip of the Year, Rattlin Bones – WIN
2009 – CMAA Awards: Highest Selling Album of the Year, Rattlin Bones – WIN
2009 – Americana Music Awards: Best Duo/Group of the Year with Shane Nicholson – NOMINEE
2010 – Americana Music Awards: Song of the Year – Rattlin Bones – NOMINEE
2010 – CMAA Awards: Female Artist of the Year – WIN
2010 – CMAA Awards: Album of the Year – Little Bird – NOMINEE
2010 – CMAA Awards: APRA Song of the Year – Little Bird – WIN
2010 – CMAA Awards:Video Clip of the Year – Little Bird – NOMINEE
2010 – CMAA Awards: Single of the Year – Little Bird – WIN
2010 – CMAA Awards: Toyota Heritage Song of the Year – Nullabor – NOMINEE
2010 – CMAA Awards: Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Love Like a Hurricane – WIN
2011 – APRA Awards: Little Bird – Country Work of the Year – WIN
2011 – APRA Awards: Little Bird – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2012 – APRA Awards: Beautiful Mess – Country Work of the Year – NOMINEE
2015 – APRA Awards: Bittersweet – Song of the Year – NOMINEE
2016 – APRA Awards: Is God Real? – Country Work of the Year – NOMINEE
2017 – Americana Music Awards: Vanguard Award – WIN
2018 – Australian Roll of Renown – WIN
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.