Tracy Coster is an Australian country music

Australian country music

Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass, to yodelling to folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English folk music, by the traditions of Australian bush balladeers, as well as by popular American...

 singer and songwriter. She was born on 12 April 1966. Her father Stan Coster

Stan Coster

Stan Coster OAM was an Australian country music singer-songwriter. His songs were regularly performed by Slim Dusty and other singers. He is the father of country music singer Tracy Coster.-Life and career:...

 was an acknowledged songwriter.

Early life

It is hard to determine the time Tracy Coster started her career. She was born into country music

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...

, and she grew up with the music her father Stan wrote.
Tracy started singing in her father's band when she was about thirteen, and she was determined to become a country star. The family led a travelling life from one gig to the other.

Recording career

• 1985 - release of the first single 'Why Do I Feel Like Crying'
• 1987 - released debut album 'From The Heart'
• 1991 - released album 'The Girl in the Band' - 'City Sidewalks' and 'Don't say Goodbye' became Top 10 hit singles.
• 1993 - released the album 'Play the Game'
• 2000 - released her first bush ballads album 'Bush Baby'
• 2004 - released Coster Country - a tribute to her father Stan Coster
  Stan Coster
  Stan Coster OAM was an Australian country music singer-songwriter. His songs were regularly performed by Slim Dusty and other singers. He is the father of country music singer Tracy Coster.-Life and career:...
  
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• 2006 - released single 'I Don't Want To Talk About Rain'

Achievements

• 1986 - CMAA Golden Guitar Awards Finalist in Female Vocalist of the Year
• 1994 - Inducted into the Hands of Fame in Tamworth
  Tamworth, New South Wales
  Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...
  
  
• 1994 - CMAA Golden Guitar Finalist for Female Vocalist Of The Year with the Brian Poole and the Tremolos remake 'Someone'
• 2004 - Named Australian Independent Country Music Award Heritage Track of the Year 'Bush Barbeque'
• 2005 - Named CMAA Golden Guitar Awards Vocal Collaboration Of The Year with Anne Kirkpatrick
  Anne Kirkpatrick
  Anne Kirkpatrick is an Australian country music singer. She is the daughter of country singers Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.Kirkpatrick has released thirteen albums. She won Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1979, 1991, and twice in 1992. She also won an ARIA Award for...
  
  for 'Back To The Saltbush Plains'’
• 2005 - Named Australian Independent Country Music Awards Album Of The Year
• 2005 - Named Stan Coster Bush Ballad Awards Album Of The Year 'Coster Country'
• 2005 - Named Stan Coster Bush Ballad Awards Comedy Song Of The Year 'Loaded Dog'
• 2006 - Finalist in the ACMLA People’s Choice Awards for Best Bush Ballad Of The Year

External links

• Tracy Coster Tracy Coster's homepage