Kasey Chambers

Kasey Chambers was born in South East South Australia on the 4th June 1976. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.

Kasey spent her formative years growing up in outback Australia. At the time Bill was a fox hunter. When Kasey was just six weeks old, Bill and Di decided to pack up their young son and baby and take their work on the road. They spent the next few years living and working all over the Nullarbor. With no access to TV or radio, their favoured form of entertainment was sitting around the campfire singing songs. ****For further info listen to Kasey’s ‘Biggest Backyard (Nullarbor)’ song from ‘Little Bird’. The Chambers eventually moved back into town but continued performing their favourite songs in pubs and clubs. Eventually Nash and Kasey became a regular part of the live performance and this would lead onto what became one of Australia’s favourite and most successful country music bands; ‘The Dead Ringer Band’.

Chambers recorded her solo album The Captain on Norfolk Island over a few weeks in late 1998 with Nash Chambers producing the album and Bill Chambers on guitar. US country musicians Buddy & Julie Miller added guitars and vocals to four tracks. The Captain was released in 1999 in Australia and in 2000 in the US. Chambers won the 1999 ARIA Award for "Best Country Album" for The Captain and a year later she would win "Best Female Artist". The strong word of mouth would eventually lead to The Captain going double platinum in Australia. The Captain would eventually reach the top 50 of the Billboard country albums in 2001 with Chambers touring the US as support act to Lucinda Williams. Subsequently, she supported Emmylou Harris on her Australian tour. Chambers would receive further exposure when The Captain was played on an episode of successful USA TV Drama; The Sopranos.

Chambers' second album Barricades & Brickwalls was released in late 2001 debuting at #4 in the ARIA album charts. The record really took off in early 2002 with lead single "Not Pretty Enough" going to #1 on the ARIA singles charts. Chambers became the only Australian country artist to have a #1 single and album on the charts in that country simultaneously. Subsequent singles "Million Tears" and "If I Were You" also made the Australian Top 40 singles charts in 2002.

While "Not Pretty Enough" eventually went double platinum, Barricades & Brickwalls would achieve sales of 7*platinum in Australia meaning Chambers had the second best selling single and album by an Australian artist in 2002 behind Kylie Minogue whose single ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ and album ‘Fever’ became the biggest successes of the year. At the 2002 ARIA Awards, Chambers won "Album of the Year", "Best Female Artist" and "Best Country Album". Barricades & Brickwalls was released in the US in 2002 peaking just outside the top 100 of the Billboard 200 album charts and reaching the top 20 of the Billboard country charts.

Kasey gave birth to her first son Talon Jordie Hopper on May 22, 2002 with then partner Corey Hopper.

In early 2003, Kasey recorded a cover of the Cyndi Lauper song ‘True Colours’ which became the theme song of the 2003 Rugby World Cup and reached the top 5 in Australia in May 2003. This song would also be released on Kasey’s ‘Storybook’ album in 2011.

Chambers released her third solo album Wayward Angel in Australia on 31 May 2004. It debuted at #1 on the Australian charts and went platinum in its first week of release. Singles from the album include "Hollywood", "Pony" and "Saturated".

In late 2005, Chambers married Australian singer/songwriter Shane Nicholson.
Kasey’s 4th album ‘Carnival’ debuted in the #1 position on the ARIA album charts in late August 2006. The lead single, "Nothing at All" also reached the top ten of the singles chart.
In 2007, Kasey gave birth to her second child, – Shane’s first – a little boy called Arlo Ray on 16 July 2007.

It was also during that year that Kasey and Shane commenced co-writing. They’d never co-written with each other before so it was with much trepidation that they decided to give it ago. The result was the number one album charting, platinum selling and multi award winning Rattlin Bones album released in April 2008. This was also the first album with Kasey and Shane’s new label; Liberation Music, a part of Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Group Of Companies. Both artists also signed to the label for their respective solo releases.

Never one to be content with touring and recording, the Multi-ARIA award winner, chart-topper and mother of two Kasey teamed up with father Bill Chambers to cowrite and record an album of family friendly accompanied by the Little Hillbillies. “Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill & The Little Hillbillies” album was accompanied by a gorgeous children’s book written by Kasey and her good friend Bernadette Werchon titled ‘Little Kasey Chambers and The Lost Music’. Both were released in October 2009.

Kasey then advised her manager and record label that after the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival that she’d take time out from writing, recording and touring as she needed a break. What eventuated was Kasey came home from the festival with a stack of new song ideas and started writing and demoing within weeks.

The result was her fifth album ‘Little Bird’.

Kasey Chambers ‘Little Bird’ album was released in September 2010, debuting on the national album charts at #3, achieving gold status after 4 weeks and going on to win 4 Golden Guitars at the 2011 Tamworth Country Music Awards.  

Kasey’s latest single from her ‘Little Bird’ album ‘Beautiful Mess’ was awarded the Grand Prize for the US based International Songwriting Competition of 2011. Kasey also won the ISC’s Americana Award for ‘Devil On Your Back’ and second prize for ISC Performance for ‘Little Bird’. All of Kasey’s award winning songs are from the ‘Little Bird’ album released through Liberation Music/Australia.

Title track ‘Little Bird’ was also awarded APRA Country Song Of The Year.

In August 2011, Kasey's autobiography 'A Little Bird Told Me' co-written with Jeff Apter was published by Harper Collins and is currently sitting on the top selling book lists nationally. To accompany the book, Kasey recorded and released an album of cover versions of songs that she loves and that have inspired her during the course of her life and recording career. The album titled 'Storybook' was released on September 23rd, 2011 through Liberation Music/Australia.

Kasey, husband Shane Nicholson and sons Talon and Arlo were thrilled to welcome a brand new member to the family; baby girl Poet Poppin Nicholson born on Thursday October 6 2011.

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