Kutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. He was born in

Balranald, New South Wales Balranald is a town within the local government area of Balranald Shire, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town of Balranald is located where the Sturt Highway crosses the Murrumbidgee River in a remote, semi- dese ...

, in 1965. A survivor of the

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s, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a

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man. He was named Indigenous Person of the Year at the 2001 NAIDOC Awards and won a Deadly for Male Artist of the Year the same year. Edwards also contributed lyrics to a revised version of "

Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish people, Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It first replaced "God Save the ...

"-collabotaing with

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, and singing the anthem not only with her, but also in a solo version. Edwards' music career began in 1991 as a member of Watbalimba. He later joined the band Blackfire who he was with during the 1990s. Edwards now fronts the Kutcha Edwards Band and is part of

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. He has appeared as a guest on the SBS TV series '' RocKwiz''. He released his third album, ''Blak & Blu'', produced by Craig Pilkington and featuring

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as well as guest appearances by

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and Rebecca Barnard among others in October 2012.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Music Victoria Awards

The

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. ! , - ,

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References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Kutcha 1965 births Living people Australian male singers Australian songwriters Indigenous Australian musicians Members of the Stolen Generations