Emma Donovan

Emma Donovan
Background information
Born1981
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
GenresR&B, soul, country, reggae
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2000–present
LabelsHopeStreet Recordings • Cooking Vinyl Australia
Websiteemmadonovan.com

Emma Donovan (born 1981) is an Aboriginal Australian singer and songwriter. She is a member of the renowned musical Donovan family. She started her singing career at age seven with her uncle's band, the Donovans. In 2000, she became a founding member of Stiff Gins, leaving the band three years later to release the solo album Changes in 2004. She performs with the Black Arm Band and released a solo EP, Ngaaraanga, in 2009.[1]

She has been nominated for multiple Deadly Awards including Female Artist of the Year,[2] and performed at the opening of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay.[3] She won Best Female Artist at the 2009 BUMP Awards.[4] Donovan appeared in the ABC series Dynasties in 2004,[5] and was the subject of the 2005 SBS TV documentary Emma Donovan: Gumbainggir Lady.[6]

Donovan has sung with and performed with Indigenous Australian musicians such as Frank Yamma, her cousin Casey Donovan, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, Kerriane Cox, Christine Anu, Tiddas, Yothu Yindi and Jimmy Little.[3][7][8] She has also performed with Paul Kelly, Ursula Yovich, and Shellie Morris.[4]

  1. ^ Davern, Pearl (4 May 2009). "Emma Donovan shoots her first music video". ABC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. ^ Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Archived 8 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Xpress Delivery
  3. ^ a b "Emma Donovan – Story". BlackList: Australian Indigenous Music. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Bio". EmmaDonovan.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  5. ^ Dynasties: Episode 5 Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Donovan family
  6. ^ SBS TV. Living Black: Episode 3[permanent dead link] Emma Donovan: Gumbainggir Lady
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