Adam Harvey
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Adam Harvey is an Australian country music
singer. Harvey has been nominated three times for an ARIA Music Award
and is a multiple CMAA Award
winner.
. In 1998 Harvey won his first Country Music (CMAA) Award
for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' with Tanya Self for "Drive Away". In 2001 he won another CMAA Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' this time with Beccy Cole
, Darren Coggan and Felicity
, for "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind".
In 2002 Harvey won two CMAA Awards, 'Album of the Year' (Workin' Overtime) and 'Male Vocalist of the Year'. This was followed by a nomination for 'Best Country Album' (Workin' Overtime) at the 2002 ARIA Awards
.
In 2003 Harvey was again nominated for Best Country Album (Cowboy Dreams) at the ARIA Awards
. Harvey won a second CMAA Award for 'Male Vocalist of the Year' that year. In 2005 he received his third ARIA award
nomination for Best Country Album (Can't Settle for Less). In 2008 he won Album of the Year (I'm Doin' Alright).
In 2009 he sang the Australian national anthem before the Australia vs New Zealand rugby league
test match.
Harvey has been nominated for a CMAA Award in 2010 for Collaboration of the Year with John Williamson
for "King of the Road".
In 2009, Harvey made ARIA Charts
history with the country album Both Sides Now debuting inside the top 20 on the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart. The album also debuted at #1 on the Top 20 Australian Artists Country Chart. Harvey's duets album features some of Australia's finest talents.
Harvey is not afraid to colloborate with artists that are not in his genre. Guy Sebastian
who is known to be a soul
and R&B
artist, sings a duet with Harvey Stuck in the Middle on his latest album Both Sides Now. They have also performed this single LIVE together at country music events such as the Tamworth Country Music Festival
and Country Music Awards of Australia
(CMAA) in 2010.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. Harvey has been nominated three times for an ARIA Music Award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
and is a multiple CMAA Award
Country Music Awards of Australia
The CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They are wholly owned and staged by the Country Music...
winner.
Biography
Adam Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy. His first gig came at the age of ten, and by his school years he was performing rock covers at a club when he was discovered and went off on tour as support for Tania KernaghanTania Kernaghan
Tania Maree Kernaghan is an Australian country music singer.She is the sister of Lee Kernaghan and daughter of Ray Kernaghan-Career:In 1992 Kernaghan released her first single, "I'll Be Gone"...
. In 1998 Harvey won his first Country Music (CMAA) Award
Country Music Awards of Australia
The CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They are wholly owned and staged by the Country Music...
for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' with Tanya Self for "Drive Away". In 2001 he won another CMAA Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' this time with Beccy Cole
Beccy Cole
Beccy Cole is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. She has released six albums and won seven Golden Guitar awards....
, Darren Coggan and Felicity
Felicity Urquhart
Felicity Ann Urquhart is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, sometimes seen as Felicity . Her single "Big Black Cloud", co-written with Randy Scruggs, reached No. 1 on Country Tracks National Top 30 Singles Chart in 2007. She has won numerous awards including a Centenary Medal...
, for "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind".
In 2002 Harvey won two CMAA Awards, 'Album of the Year' (Workin' Overtime) and 'Male Vocalist of the Year'. This was followed by a nomination for 'Best Country Album' (Workin' Overtime) at the 2002 ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2002
The 16th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 15 October 2002 at the Sydney SuperDome.-ARIA Awards:...
.
In 2003 Harvey was again nominated for Best Country Album (Cowboy Dreams) at the ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2003
The 17th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 21 October 2003 at the Sydney Superdome.-ARIA Awards:*Album of the Year**Powderfinger – Vulture Street...
. Harvey won a second CMAA Award for 'Male Vocalist of the Year' that year. In 2005 he received his third ARIA award
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
nomination for Best Country Album (Can't Settle for Less). In 2008 he won Album of the Year (I'm Doin' Alright).
In 2009 he sang the Australian national anthem before the Australia vs New Zealand rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
test match.
Harvey has been nominated for a CMAA Award in 2010 for Collaboration of the Year with John Williamson
John Williamson
John Williamson is the name of:* Jack Williamson , American science fiction writer* John H. Williamson , American, North Carolina politician and newspaper publisher* John N. Williamson , American, U.S...
for "King of the Road".
In 2009, Harvey made ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
history with the country album Both Sides Now debuting inside the top 20 on the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart. The album also debuted at #1 on the Top 20 Australian Artists Country Chart. Harvey's duets album features some of Australia's finest talents.
Harvey is not afraid to colloborate with artists that are not in his genre. Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
who is known to be a soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
artist, sings a duet with Harvey Stuck in the Middle on his latest album Both Sides Now. They have also performed this single LIVE together at country music events such as the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage. The festival lasts for two weeks during late January and during this period the city of Tamworth comes alive, with...
and Country Music Awards of Australia
Country Music Awards of Australia
The CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They are wholly owned and staged by the Country Music...
(CMAA) in 2010.
Albums
- Adam Harvey (unknown date, 1994)
- Second Time Around (unknown date, 1995)
- Sugar Talk (30 August 1999)
- Workin' Overtime - Open Road Records (13 August 2001) (AUS #48)
- Cowboy Dreams - Universal (28 April 2003)
- Can't Settle for Less - ABC MusicABC MusicABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions, released in October 2002, is a compilation by post-rock band Stereolab of BBC Radio 1 sessions recorded from July 1991 to August 2001...
(17 January 2005) (AUS #20) - I'm Doin' Alright - Sony Music (22 September 2007) (AUS #38)
- Both Sides Now - Sony Australia (9 October 2009) (AUS #19)
- Best So Far (greatest hits) - Sony Australia (20 August 2010) (AUS #48)
- Falling Into Place - Sony Australia (8 July 2011) (AUS #10)
Singles
- "Gypsy Queen" (1999)
- "Treat Me Like a Dog" (1999)
- "I Blame You" (1999)
- "The House That Jack Built" (2001)
- "Workin' Overtime" (2001)
- "Beauty’s in the Eye of the Beerholder" (2001)
- "The Shake of a Hand" (2001)
- "That's What You Call a Friend" - ABC Country (20 September 2004)
- "Stuck in the Middle" (27 November 2009)
External links
- Official website
- Official Youtube Channel
- Adam Harvey discography @ DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- [ Adam Harvey] @ AllMusic
- Adam Harvey @ IMDb