Shane Nicholson is an Australian singer-songwriter from

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. He has released 11 albums, both in Australia and internationally, and has won 3 ARIA Awards, 15 Golden Guitars, and 2 APRA Awards. He's twice been named Producer of the Year at the

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Career

1990s–2001: Freak and Pretty Violet Stain

During his final year of high school, Nicholson was part of a band called Freak, which won an early round of

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Unearthed competition in the Sunshine Coast division. Shortly after this, the band name changed to Pretty Violet Stain and released an

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in 1997 called ''Blush''. This was followed by singles "If the Money's Right", "Never Come Down" and "Talk" and album ''Parachutes and Gravity'', which was released in 2000. The band split shortly after.

2002–2007: ''It's a Movie'' and ''Faith and Science''

Nicholson signed with EastWest and released his debut studio album ''It's a Movie'' in 2002. It was during the recording of this album with

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that Nicholson met

Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country singer-songwriter and musician born in Mount Gambier. She is the daughter of fellow musicians, Diane and Bill Chambers, and the younger sister of musician and producer, Nash Chambers. ...

. The two dueted on the lead single, "Designed to Fade". He toured in Australia and made his United States debut at the South by Southwest Festival, which prompted his signing with

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and a more extensive American tour. ''

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'' named ''It's a Movie'' one of the top pop albums of 2004. A second solo album, ''Faith and Science'', was released in 2006 and included the single "I Know What You Need", which became his first charting single, peaking at number 54.

2008–2013: Albums with Kasey Chambers, ''Familiar Ghosts'' and ''Bad Machines''

Nicholson joined with wife Kasey Chambers for the album '' Rattlin' Bones'', which was released in April 2008 and debuted at number 1 on the

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. At the

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, it won

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. The album won five Golden Guitar Awards at the

(CMAA) in January 2009. Between tours he recorded a third solo album, ''Familiar Ghosts'', which was released in November 2008 and was nominated for an Best Country Album at the

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. This coincided with Nicholson moving into music production. In March 2011, Nicholson released his sixth solo album, '' Bad Machines'', which peaked at number 29. Nicholson and his wife welcomed a baby girl on 6 October 2011, named Poet Poppin Nicholson. At the January 2012 CMAA, Nicholson won the Song of the Year for his song, "Bad Machines". Also in 2012, Nicholson won the APRA Country Work of the Year award for "Famous Last Words". In September 2012, Nicholson and Chambers released a second collaborative album, '' Wreck & Ruin'' was peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts. The album was nominated for 5 awards at the 2013 CMAA awards, ultimately winning the couple the award for "Group/Duo of the Year". At the

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, the album won Best Country Album. Nicholson was named Producer of the Year at the 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia. On 23 April 2013, it was announced that Nicholson and Kasey Chambers had separated, with the collision of work and family life said to have forced their split.

2014–2020: ''Hell Breaks Loose'' and ''Love and Blood''

In 2014, Nicholson signed a new recording deal with Lost Highway Australia/Universal Music, and released his first live album, ''Pitch, Roll & Yaw – Live and Solo''. June 2015 saw the release of "Secondhand Man", the first single from Nicholson's album '' Hell Breaks Loose''. The album was written amongst the break up of this married to Chambers. Released in August 2015, it debuted at No. 16 on the ARIA chart. ''Hell Breaks Loose'' won the ARIA award for Best Country Album at the

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and received 7 CMAA nominations at the 2016 CMAA awards. The album won Alternative Country Album of the Year Award. ''

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'' was released in July 2017 and debuted at No. 28 on the ARIA chart. It was nominated for Best Country Album at the

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. At the CMAA in January 2018, Nicholson won Male Artist of the Year. Nicholson appeared as an on-camera music producer in ABC television production of '' The Recording Studio'', a 10-part series that ran in April 2019. The music from the series won the 2019

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for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. In May 2019, Nicholson was signed a publishing deal with

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Australia. On 3 April 2020, Nicholson confirmed the digital reissued of his back-catalogue.

2021: ''Living in Colour''

In July 2021, Nicholson announced the release of his forthcoming studio album, '' Living in Colour''. The album was released on 20 August 2021. August also saw the release of Camille Trail's album ''River of Sin'' which Nicholson had produced. It debuted at #34 on the ARIA Country Music Charts, and #5 on the ARIA Australian Country Music Charts.

Personal life

On 17 December 2005 Nicholson married fellow country music singer-songwriter,

. In 2002, Chambers sung on Nicholson's debut solo album "Designed to Fade", which was produced by Kasey's brother, Nash. Subsequently, they co-released two albums, ''Rattlin' Bones'' (2008) and ''Wreck & Ruin'' (2012). Chambers and Nicholson have two children: son Arlo Ray (2007) and daughter Poet Poppin (2011). In April 2013 the couple announced their separation.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

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Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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, ''Bad Machines'' , Best Independent Artist , , -

Americana Music Awards

The

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honours distinguished members of the music community. Nicholson has been nominated twice. , - , 2009 , Nicholson and Kasey Chambers , Best Duo/ Group of the Year , , - , 2010 , "Rattlin' Bones" , Song of the Year , , -

APRA Music Awards

The

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, rowspan="2", "Bad Machines" , Country Work of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , - , Country Work of the Year , "Famous Last Words" , , - , rowspan="2",

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, , "Adam and Eve" (Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson) , , rowspan="2", Song of the Year , , , - , "The Quiet Life" (Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson) , , , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", "Secondhand Man" , Country Work of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Nicholson has won three awards from eleven nominations. , - , rowspan="3", 2008 , rowspan="2", ''Rattlin' Bones'' , Best Country Album , , - ,

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

, , - , Aaron Hayward & David Homer for ''Rattlin' Bones'' , Best Cover Art , , - , rowspan="2", 2009 , ''Rattlin' Bones Max Sessions'' , Best Music DVD , , - , ''Familiar Ghosts'' , Best Country Album , , - , 2011 , ''Bad Machines'' , Best Country Album , , - , rowspan="2", 2013 , ''Wreck & Ruin'' , Best Country Album , , - , Glen Hannah for ''Wreck & Ruin'' , Best Cover Art , , - , rowspan="2", 2015 , ''Hell Breaks Loose'' , Best Country Album , , - , "Secondhand Man" (directed by Filmery) , Best Video , , - , 2017 , ''Love and Blood'' , Best Country Album , , - ,

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, ''Living in Colour'' , Best Country Album , , -

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in

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, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. Nicholson has won fifteen awards. , - , rowspan="6", 2009 , rowspan="2", ''Rattlin' Bones'' , Album of the Year , , - , Highest Selling Album , , - , rowspan="3", "Rattlin' Bones" , Song of the Year , , - , Single of the Year , , - , Video of the Year , , - , himself with Kasey Chambers , Group/Duo of the Year , , - , rowspan="7", 2012 , ''Bad Machines'' , Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="3", "Bad Machines" , Song of the Year , , - , Single of the Year , , - , Male Artist of the Year , , - , "Whistling Cannonballs" , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , - , "Famous Last Words" , Video of the Year , , - , '' Songs & Pictures'' by

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, Producer of the Year , , - , rowspan="7", 2013 , ''Wreck & Ruin'' , Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="4", "Adam & Eve" , Group or Duo of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , - , Single of the Year , , - , Video of the Year , , - , "Reach For You" , Vocal collaboration of the Year , , - , himself , Producer of the Year , , - , rowspan="8", 2016 , rowspan="3", ''Hell Breaks Loose'' , Alternative Country Album of the Year , , - , Male Artist of the Year , , - , Top Selling Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="3", "Secondhand Man" , Song of the Year , , - , Single of the Year , , - , Video Clip of the Year , , - , "Hermannsburg" , Heritage Song of the Year , , - , Producer of the Year , '' Sweet Rebecca'' by Beccy Cole , , - , rowspan="4", 2018 , rowspan="2", ''Love and Blood'' , Alternative Country Album of the Year , , - , Male Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", "Safe" , Single of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", 2021 , rowspan="2", "The High Price of Surviving" , Song of the Year , , - , Video of the Year , , - , rowspan="4", 2022 , rowspan="2", ''Living in Colour'' , Album of the Year , , - , Alt Country Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", And You Will Have Your Way" , Song of the Year , , - , Single of the Year , , - , 2023 , "Wiser" (with Lyn Bowtell) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , -

Selected Production work

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, ''La La La Not Listening'' , , - , 2010 ,

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Alex Lloyd Alex Lloyd (born 19 November 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Four of his albums, '' Black the Sun'', '' Watching Angels Mend'', '' Distant Light'' and '' Alex Lloyd'', released between 1999 and 2005, made the top ten on the ARIA char ...

, ''Urban Wilderness'' , , - , 2014 , Lyn Bowtell , ''Heart of Sorrow'' , , - , 2014 ,

Jodi Martin Jodi Miranda Martin is an Australian singer-songwriter. Her professional music career began in mid-1996 while she was still a student, when she was the opening act for Arlo Guthrie's first Australian tour. ''Brisbane Times'' called her "one of ...

, ''Saltwater'' , , - , 2015 , Beccy Cole , '' Sweet Rebecca'' , , - , 2015 ,

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'' , , - , 2016 , Katie Brianna , ''The Victim or The Heroine'' , , - , 2016 , Jason Walker , ''All-Night Ghost Town'' , , - , 2016 , Amber Lawrence , ''Happy Ever After'' , , - , 2016 , Tori Forsyth , ''Dawn of the Dark'' , CMAA Alternative Country Album of the Year, nominated (2017) , - , 2018 , Ben Leece , ''No Wonder The World Is Exhausted'' , , - , 2021 , Camille Trail , ''River of Sins'' ,

References

External links

Official site
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