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singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the

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. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and performed under the name Amy Cushway. Her 2016 single " Adore" peaked at number 3 on the

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and was also listed at number 2 on the

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. Her album '' Love Monster'' (July 2018) debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8

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from 29 nominations, including winning Best Pop Release three times: in

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for her extended play, ''

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'',

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for ''Love Monster'' and

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for " Everybody Rise".

Early life

Amy Shark was born on the

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on 14 May 1986. Her mother, Robyn, remarried and raised Shark on the Gold Coast with her stepfather David Cushway and a younger half-sibling. She is of Hungarian and English descent. She attended

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, where she performed in theatre, studied film, and played guitar in an all-female punk-band. She described her first group, Dorothy's Rainbow and Hansel Kissed Gretel, as "'quite thrashy', though it fell apart when its members splintered. 'I kept going, kept writing songs on my acoustic guitar'." Her first job was selling T-shirts at a souvenir shop, Gone Troppo. Shark entered a singing competition in 2007 at the behest of her then-boyfriend Shane Billings. She subsequently performed under various names, including Amy Cushway, Amy Billings, and as Little Sleeper.

Career

2008–2013: Amy Cushway

Amy Shark recorded and performed as Amy Cushway from 2008 to 2012. Her first solo gig was at Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club, where she performed cover versions. Initial solo performances had her singing to an acoustic guitar. In June 2008 Cushway supported gigs by Brianna Carpenter at The Globe and at The Red Brick Hotel, Brisbane. She released her debut

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, ''I Thought of You Out Loud'', which included the track, "Take Time Take Me", in mid-2008 and performed the EP at solo gigs from July. She later described this EP, " twas me not knowing any chords but so emotionally drained that I needed something to lift me up and get my blood flowing again." The singer-songwriter made the finals for the 2008 Q Songs Awards in August with "Take Time Take Me" for the alternative category. She reflected on her writing style, "It's so much easier and more enjoyable to start from scratch with a song and write it exactly how you want. It sounds selfish, but it's just reality ..I definitely write songs that the typical ear hasn't heard before, the lyrics are honest and relate to all ages. I'm not trying to write songs solely for radio … I want hard hitting pop rock songs that can be played on radio, whilst having the potential to be blasted through stadiums." She derived inspiration from

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, "they find different ways to deliver the meaning of a song with lyrics that don’t necessarily spell it out." In November the artist backed Rhiannon Hart at Island Vibe Festival, South Brisbane. Cushway's second EP, ''Love's Not Anorexic'', appeared in mid-2009, supported by a national tour from July. The title attracted criticism from community groups, she explained "it was not a personal attack to people suffering from anorexia but a good catchy title." Another EP track, "Cool Kids Die", relates to recent acquaintances of her age group who had died, "It's not fair that they were all decent, polite and cool kids. Life isn't fair sometimes." Christie Eliezer of ''In Music & Media'' described the EP, "Her new tracks see her move from delicate acoustic ballads to thunderous beats, as 'Little Overweight for TV' and 'Breathing on Aeroplanes' streaming on er websiteshow. Labels are sniffing..." Whereas the artist felt, " t'sa slightly grown up version of the one before with a splash of garage electric guitar." She made the finals of the 2009 Q Songs with, "Stupid not To", vying for the Q Music Encouragement Award. In November of that year the artist described her early material, "As much as I enjoy writing intricate acoustic ballads, there's nothing better than adding thunderous beats and raw energy to your set." She was living in

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in April 2010 and explained how, " ecord companiesdid not ask for demos now, but just asked what her MySpace page was." In late 2010 she formed the band, Fly Boy Fly, with collaborator and bassist, Ryan Nash, and drummer, Tom Moore. "A few people put it into my head, if I ever thought of fronting a band." The band's name "was kind of a mixture of things. I'm a little bit obsessed with

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, and my partner Shane is very much into war movies... one night we got out Flyboys... ndthrew around some

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names and that was one of them." Cushway described her third EP, ''Broadway Gossip'' (October 2010), "this was me returning home to Australia from the United States and thinking I need to experiment with beats." Cushway's first album, ''It's a Happy City'' appeared in March 2012. "It's extremely fun and I recommend it to you, your parents, grandparents or anyone with a pulse" she explained. In early 2012 Billings was her talent manager with Rooftop Artist Management. By December 2016, Shark was no longer using the name Cushway, and material under that name had been deleted from her accounts.

2013–2017: New name and ''Night Thinker''

During 2013, the artist started using the stage name, Amy Shark, because ''

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'' was her favourite film. In February 2014 she independently released a five-track extended play, ''Nelson''. One of its tracks, "Weight of the World", was a finalist at the

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in the regional category. She activated a new YouTube account, as Amy Shark Music, in 2014 and issued a single, "Spits on Girls", in July. Amy Shark 06 12 2017 3 (36257897165)

Shark released her next self-produced single, "Golden Fleece", in October 2015, originally under the name, Little Sleeper. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' The singer later explained why she dropped the Little Sleeper name, "I've been in talks with these music supervisors in America ... And they said we'd prefer it if I was playing under the name Amy Shark again." Chris Singh of ''The AU Review.com'' observed, "The song, powerful and penetrating in itself, is given visuals both understated and intense as Little Sleeper stands in darkness with her guitar and is progressively drenched in multi-coloured paint." It won Pop Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards in 2016, and Shark embarked on a nationwide tour supporting Sydney band, Tigertown in December. She received a grant from the

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council, which allowed her to work with more popular producers. She later recalled how music industry personnel had told her to quit, "Please stop sending unsolicited material to me, your music is no good and it's not something we would be interested in anyway." In July 2016, she released her next single, " Adore", with co-production by Shark,

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and Cam Bluff, in addition to a cover version of Silverchair's "

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" for

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's show ''

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''. "Adore" received significant airplay on Triple J, leading to a bidding war between major labels, which was won by

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. Shark signed with Wonderlick/Sony in November 2016. Two of her earlier singles, "Spits on Girls" and "Golden Fleece", were re-released by Wonderlick/Sony in 2016. "Adore" was listed at number 2 on the

, behind

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's " Never Be like You". In March 2017, Shark released "

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" followed by another EP, ''

'' (April), which peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In April she won Artist of the Year and Song of the Year at the Gold Coast Music Awards. In November she was named

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's UpNext artist. At the

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'' singing "Adore", and performed it again on 13 March 2018 on ''

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''.

2018–2019: ''Love Monster''

In March 2018, Shark provided, "Sink In", for the film soundtrack of ''

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''. The related album, by various artists, debuted at No. 37 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The following month, she performed at the

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on the Gold Coast, in a duet with

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youth choir for a rendition of Roach's " Let Love Rule". On 11 April 2018, Shark premiered a single, " I Said Hi", on Triple J before releasing it the following day. It received unpaid promotion by comedians, and digital radio show hosts, Luke and Lewis using posters, megaphone and a large home-made sign hung up next to the Fox FM Melbourne station logo. That promotion captured the attention of the singer-songwriter who displayed it on her own Instagram account. "I Said Hi" peaked at number 6 on the ARIA charts. Shark's album, '' Love Monster'', was released on 13 July 2018 and it debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album provided four additional singles, including " Mess Her Up" (March 2019). At the

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, the artist won four ARIA Music Awards, with Album of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Female Artist for ''Love Monster'', and

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for

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and M-Phazes work on "I Said Hi". She was the most nominated artist and equal highest winner in that year. At the ARIA ceremony, Shark's acceptance speech for Album of the Year included her thanks to "the people who helped make her album. Her producers, her management and the fans." Also attending was her label boss,

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, however, "she didn’t thank Handlin, or the Sony label." She had acknowledged them in earlier speeches. According to ''The Sydney Morning Herald''s Nathanael Cooper, " andlinwas furious she hadn’t thanked him or Sony in her speech for the major award." Furthermore, Shark was "required to be in the office early the next morning to publicly apologise for failing to thank" him and the label. Shark promoted ''Love Monster'' during 2019 on her Regional Australia Tour. In December 2019,

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' single, " The Reaper", featured Shark on vocals. At the

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, she received four more nominations.

2020–present: ''Cry Forever''

For her latest album, Amy Shark worked with

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of Smashing Pumpkins, and the Chainsmokers. On 16 February 2020, Shark performed at the

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fund-raising relief concert in Sydney for the effects of the

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. Her live performance of "I Said Hi" appeared on the related album by various artists, ''Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief'' (12 March 2020). Thomas Bleach observed that she was, "euphorically telling the world that Australia says hi and thank you for all the support that has been given." On 6 March 2020, Shark announced a management deal with Redlight's Will Botwin for international markets while husband, Shane Billings continued to manage her for the local market. On 23 October 2020, Shark released a single " C'mon" featuring

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drummer

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. Alexander Pan of ''Tone Deaf'' observed, " t'sa thumping power-pop ballad that's got a considerable amount of weight behind it." Two days later she performed at the

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, Sydney. At the

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, she won Best Pop Release for her single, " Everybody Rise" (June 2020)—marking the third time she'd received the award. Shark performed the track live at the ceremony. She also performed as part of an all-female ensemble, singing "

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", in honour of

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(1941–2020). At the ceremony, she also won the public-voted category, Best Australian Live Act for her Regional Tour during 2019. On 4 December 2020, Shark announced her second studio album for Sony, '' Cry Forever'', which was released on 30 April 2021. Shark released the single "All the Lies About Me", alongside the album's announcement and additionally announced a national headline tour for mid-2021. Shark revealed the album's track listing in an interview with ''

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'' Tyler Jenke on the same day. "

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, was released on 19 February 2021 as the album's fourth single. The song was co-written with English singer

. At the APRA Music Awards of 2022 it won Most Performed Country Work. On 19 March 2021, Shark appeared on

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's " Sugar, We're Going Down" alongside a performance of her original track "Baby Steps" (marking her debut live performance of the song). Shark appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of ''

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'' from May to June 2022, she finished in the top 4. On 28 September 2022, Shark was announced as a judge for

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’s revival of ''

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'' for 2023. Amy released Sway This Way cover with R3HAD in July 2022. Amy released "Only Wanna Dance With You" in October 2022.

Personal life

Amy Shark's birth father separated from her mother, Robyn, when Shark was "just a baby, one or two." Upon the success of "Adore", Shark replied to her birth father's attempt to re-establish contact, "Haven't heard from my father in 15 years until now. It must suck knowing ur daughter got all this way on her very own! Now beat it! I'm busy." Of her stepfather, David Cushway, she recalled "I used to call him Dave and I remember the day I said to Mum, 'Do you think I could call Dave "Dad"?' She cried. She said, 'Why don't you go and ask him?' So I went and asked him, and he cried. I was only young but I remember it really well." Early recordings were credited to Amy Cushway (2008–2012). In 2007 Shark met Shane Billings (born ca. ), a New Zealand-born Gold Coast resident; they married on 11 May 2013. Her written material is credited to Amy Louise Billings. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' The couple worked with the local

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: Shark as a video editor and Shane as a financial manager. She left the job in November 2016. Shane was also Shark's talent manager until she signed with Jaddan Comerford of

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, and continued as her manager for the local market. The couple are residents of Broadbeach Waters.

Discography

* ''It's a Happy City'' (2012) * '' Love Monster'' (2018) * '' Cry Forever'' (2021)

Concert tours

Headlining * Love Monster Tour (2018) * Australian Tour (2019) * Regional Australia Tour (2019) * Cry Forever Tour (2021-2022) * See U Somewhere Tour (2022) Supporting *

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(Sia, 2017)

Awards and nominations

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, , rowspan="2", "Everybody Rise" , , Best Female Artist , , , - , Best Pop Release , , , - , Amy Shark Regional Tour , , Best Australian Live Act , , , - , rowspan="7",

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, , rowspan="3", ''Cry Forever'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , Best Artist , , , - , Best Pop Release , , , - , Cry Forever Tour 2021 , , Best Australian Live Act , , , - , "Love Songs Ain't for Us" (featuring Keith Urban) , , Song of the Year , , , - , James Chappell for Amy Shark – "Love Songs Ain't for Us" , , Video of the Year , , , - , M-Phazes for Amy Shark – ''Cry Forever'' , , Producer of the Year , , , - ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, , ''See U Somewhere Australia Tour 2022'' , , Best Australian Live Act , , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

(APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Shark was nominated for three categories at the 2018 APRA Awards and at the 2019 awards. , - ,

, , rowspan="3", "Adore" (Amy Billings Amy Shark, Mark Landon

) , , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="3",

, , Pop Work of the Year , , , - , Most Played Australian Work , , , - , "Weekends" (Amy Billings Amy Shark) , , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="3",

, , rowspan="3", "I Said Hi" (Amy Billings Amy Shark , , Pop Work of the Year , , , - , , Most Played Australian Work , , , - , , Song of the Year , , , - ,

, , "All Loved Up" (Amy Billings Amy Shark, Jack Antonoff , , Most Performed Pop Work of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",

, , rowspan="2", " Everybody Rise" (Amy Billings Amy Shark and

Joel Little Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

) , , Song of the Year , , , - , Most Performed Pop Work , , , - , rowspan="2",

, , "C'Mon" (with Travis Barker) , , Most Performed Alternative Work , , , - , "

" (with Keith Urban) , , Most Performed Country Work , , , -

Australian Women in Music Awards

The

Australian Women in Music Awards Australian Women in Music Awards (commonly known informally as AWMA) is an annual awards ceremony and conference celebrating the contributions of women in all areas of the Australian music industry. The two-day program includes forums, a show ...

is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the

Australian Music Industry Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. , - ,

, Amy Shark , Breakthrough Artist Award ,

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales ...

is an annual awards night typically held in January during the

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...

. Celebrating recording excellence in the

Australian country music Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass music, bluegrass, to yodeling to Australian folk music, folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English ...

industry. They commenced in 1973. ! , - , rowspan="2", 2022 , rowspan="2", "Love Songs Ain't for Us" (feat. Keith Urban) , (unknown) , , rowspan="2", , - , (unknown) ,

J Awards

The

J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J and which are judged by the music and on-air teams from radio stations Triple J, ...

are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

's youth-focused radio station

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

J Awards of 2018 The J Award of 2018 is the fourteenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio stat ...

, ''Love Monster'' , Australian Album of the Year ,

MTV Europe Music Awards

The

MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an al ...

is an award presented by

Viacom International Media Networks Paramount International Networks (PIN) is the international division of Paramount Global. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key Paramount's brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Net ...

to honour artists and music in

pop culture Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * Pop (Gas al ...

. , - ,

, herself , Best Australian Act , , -

National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the Australian live scene – recognising the best vocal talents and musicians alongside ...

(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - , rowspan="5" ,

, rowspan="5" , Amy Shark , Live Act of the Year , , - , Best New Act of the Year , , - , Live Pop Act of the Year , , - , Best Live Voice of the Year - People's Choice , , - , Queensland Live Voice of the Year , , - , rowspan="4" ,

, rowspan="4" , Amy Shark , Live Pop Act of the Year , , - , International Live Achievement (Solo) , , - , Best Live Voice of the Year - People's Choice , , - , Queensland Live Voice of the Year , , - ,

, Amy Shark , Live Pop Act of the Year , , -

Queensland Music Awards

The

Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a ...

(known as Q Song Awards until 2010) are annual awards celebrating

Queensland, Australia ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , "Take Time Take Me" , , Alternative Song of the Year, , , - ,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, , "Stupid not To" , , Q Music Encouragement, , , - ,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, , "Weight of the World", , Regional Song of the Year, , , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , "Golden Fleece", , Pop Song of the Year, , , - , rowspan="3",

, rowspan="3", "Adore" , Song of the Year , , - , Pop Song of the Year , , - , Regional Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="5",

, rowspan="2", herself , Export Achievement Award , , - , Singer Songwriter , , - , "Adore" , Highest Selling Single of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", "Weekends" , Pop Song of the Year , , - , Regional Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="3",

, "I Said Hi" , Highest Selling Single , , - , ''Love Monster'' , Highest Selling Album , , - , Amy Shark , Singer Songwriter , , - ,

, "Mess Her Up" , Highest Selling Single , , - ,

, "Everybody Rise" , Highest Selling Single , , - ,

, ''Cry Forever'' , Highest Selling Album , , -

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The

Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. The awards initially commenced in 201 ...

are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. ! , - , rowspan="2", 2022 , ''Cry Forever'' , Best Record , , rowspan="2", , - , "Baby Steps" , Best Single ,

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. The competition awards a ...

is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by

Albert Music Albert Music, formerly J Albert and Son, is an Australian company with an estimated worth in 2009 of more than A$209 million. The company has major interests in music publishing and production and it earns significant royalties through its sub ...

and

APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

. It commenced in 2009. , - , 2018 , "Adore" , Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition , style="background:gold;", 1st , -

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shark, Amy 1986 births 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers APRA Award winners ARIA Award winners Australian women composers Australian women pop singers Australian indie pop musicians Australian people of English descent Australian people of Hungarian descent Living people Musicians from Gold Coast, Queensland The Apprentice Australia candidates