Tia Gostelow (born 12 October 1999) is an

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singer-songwriter from

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. Gostelow released her debut studio album, ''Thick Skin'', in 2018 on Lovely Records. ''Thick Skin'' was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2019

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Life and career

1999–2014 : Early Life

Gostelow was born on 12 October 1999 and grew up in the

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Australian town of

; adjacent to the

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coast, Australia. When Gostelow was 4, she relocated to

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a remote island in the

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with her family for her father's work. She spent six years there before moving back to Mackay where she went to High School. Gostelow's Indigenous hereditary roots are based in Cape York's Luma Luma tribe where her grandfather is an elder.

2015–present: ''Thick Skin''

In 2015, at the age of 16, Gostelow wrote "State of Art" which was released in February 2016 as her debut single. "State Of Art" received airplay on national youth broadcaster

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, won the station's 2016 Indigenous Initiative and placed top 5 in

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High in 2016. Gostelow was invited to showcase at Bigsound 2016, which was her first ever gig with her band. This performance coincided with the release of her second single "Vague Utopia" which was also received high rotation on Triple J. In May 2017, Gostelow released single "That's What You Get". At the 2017 Queensland Music Awards, the single was nominated for 6 awards, winning two. In June 2018, released single "

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". In September 2018, Gostelow released her debut studio album, ''Thick Skin'' to positive reviews. At the 2019 Queensland Music Awards, Gostelow made Australian history by being the youngest winner of Album of the Year.

2019–present: ''Chrysalis''

In July 2019, Gostelow released "Get to It", her first new material single since ''Thick Skin''. In April 2020, ABC records released a live album titled ''Triple J Live at the Wireless''. The album was recorded at The Lansdown Hotel, Sydney on 23 February 2019, during her ''Thick Skin'' tour. It was first broadcast on 6 May 2019, before its official release in April 2020. In October 2020, Gostelow released ''Chrysalis''.

Influences

Gostelow has openly discussed her musical influences as foremost fellow regional singer-songwriter

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, as well as

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and

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. Gostelow has said she was also inspired to play music after seeing

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perform live in Australia.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Non-single album appearances

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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, ''Chrysalis'' , Best Independent Pop Album or EP , ,

National Indigenous Music Awards

The

(NIMA) recognize excellence, dedication, innovation and outstanding contribution to the

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Queensland Music Awards

The

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(previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating

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's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. , - , rowspan="2",

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References

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