Troy Cassar-Daley

Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country music songwriter and entertainer, and author.

Troy Cassar-Daley
Background information
Born	(1969-05-18) 18 May 1969 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Country
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Sony Music, Liberation Music
Associated acts	Adam Harvey, Lee Kernaghan, Gina Jeffreys
Website	Troy Cassar-Daley website

Cassar-Daley has released ten studio albums, two live albums and six compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling The Great Country Songbook with Adam Harvey. Throughout this time he has received awards including 4 ARIA Music Awards, 37 Golden Guitars, 9 Deadly Awards (Australian Indigenous Artist Awards), 4 Country Music Association of Australia Entertainer of the Year awards and 2 National Indigenous Music Awards.[1]

In August 2016 Cassar-Daley released his first book, an autobiography of his early life and music career titled Things I Carry Around with an accompanying album of the same title.[2] In 2017 Cassar-Daley was the 50th inductee into the prestigious Australian Roll of Renown.[3]

Early life and career

Cassar-Daley was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills to a Maltese-Australian father and an Aboriginal mother.[4] At a very young age, he moved with his mother to Grafton in north-eastern New South Wales. At eleven, Troy went to the Tamworth Country Music Festival and returned the next year to busk on the streets.[5] At 16 he and his band, Little Eagle, were touring the North Coast of New South Wales and he made the top 10 in Tamworth's Toyota Star Maker Quest. He won the 1986 "Search for a Star" competition and then toured with Brian Young for seven months in which he began to develop his songwriting skills. After returning home he replaced James Blundell as leader of country music band The Blue Heeler Band.[6]

2018 – present

In October 2018 Cassar-Daley released his 42-track double album Greatest Hits, along with a new single called "Wouldn't Change A Thing" on the Bloodlines label, part of Mushroom Group.[7] The extensive album was also released on vinyl.[8]

In June 2020, Cassar-Daley inked a worldwide label deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. It is a full-circle moment for the Australian country music star, who first signed to the major label in 1995 to launch his record-breaking career.[9]

Troy is married to TV presenter and radio DJ Laurel Edwards, with whom he has two children.[10][11]

Personal life

Troy is married to radio and television presenter Laurel Edwards with whom he has two children.[10][11]

In 2020, Troy's participation in Australia's Who Do You Think You Are? was broadcast on SBS, where he traced both his ancestral roots on his father's side in Malta, and his mother's Aboriginal Australian ancestry.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS [13]
Beyond the Dancing	Release date: January 1995 Label: Columbia (478211 2) Formats: CD, Cassette	-
True Believer	Release date: January 1997 Label: Columbia (486872 2) Formats: CD, Cassette	53[14]	ARIA: Gold[15]
Big River	Release date: August 1999 Label: Columbia (495236 2) Formats: CD, Cassette	49	ARIA: Gold[16]
Long Way Home	Release date: 27 May 2002 Label: Essence Records/EMI Music (5399092) Formats: CD, Cassette	77[17]	ARIA: Gold[18]
Borrowed & Blue	Release date: 19 April 2004 Label: Essence Records/EMI Music (5979432) Formats: CD, Cassette	89[19]
Brighter Day	Release date: 10 October 2005 Label: Essence Records/EMI Music (3427112) Formats: CD, Cassette	46
I Love This Place	Release date: 17 April 2009 Label: Liberation Records (LMCD0046) Formats: CD, Cassette, LP	34
Home	Release date: 2 March 2012 Label: Liberation Records (LMCD0163) Formats: CD/DVD, DD	9
Freedom Ride	Release date: 13 March 2015 Label: Liberation Records (LMCD0251) Formats: CD, DD	4
Things I Carry Around	Release date: 26 August 2016 Label: Liberation Records (LMCD0300) Formats: CD, DD	5

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS Top 40 Music DVD [13]
Troy Cassar-Daley Live	Release date: 22 October 2010 Label: Liberation Music (LMCD0117)/(LIBDVD1111) Formats: CD, DVD, DD	20[20]	ARIA: Gold[21]
Greatest Hits Live	Release date: 9 September 2011[22] Label: Liberation Music (LMCD0150) Formats: CD, DD	-

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS [13]
Almost Home	Release date: 23 January 2006 Label: Rajon Records (CDR0543) Formats: CD, Cassette	-
Born to Survive (The Best of)	Release date: July 2007 Label: EMI Music (5099 2 425012 2) Formats: CD, DD	18	ARIA: Gold[23]
The Essential Troy Cassar-Daley	Release date: 22 April 2011[24] Label: Sony (886977644320) Formats: CD	-
The Great Country Songbook (with Adam Harvey)	Release date: 14 June 2013 Label: Sony Music Australia (88765434052) Formats: CD, DD	2	ARIA: Platinum[25]
Lost & Found	Release date: 28 March 2018[26] Label: Bloodlines (9341004057951) Formats: Download, Streaming	-
Greatest Hits	Release date: 19 October 2018[27] Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD33) Formats: CD, vinyl, download, streaming	7 [28]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

Cassar-Daley had been nominated for 12 awards, winning 3 at the APRA Awards.[29][30][31][32]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	"Little Things"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
1999	"Biggest Disappointment"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2000	"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2004	"Wish I Was a Train" (with Paul Kelly)	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2005	"Factory Man"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2007	"Going Back Home"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2008	"Everything's Going to be Alright"	Country Work of the Year	Won
2010	"Big Big Love"	Song of the Year	Nominated
2010	"Big Big Love"	Country Work of the Year	Won
2013	"Country Is"	Most Performed Country Work	Nominated
2020	"Wouldn't Change a Thing"[33][34]	Most Performed Country Work of the Year	Nominated
	"Shutting Down Our Town" (Cassar-Daley) by Jimmy Barnes featuring Troy Cassar-Daley[35]	Most Performed Rock Work of the Year	Won

ARIA Awards

Cassar-Daley had been nominated for 12 awards, winning 4 at the ARIA Music Awards[36]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1995	Beyond the Dancing	ARIA Award for Best Country Album	Won
1997	"True Believers"	Best Country Album	Nominated
1998	True Believer	Best Country Album	Nominated
2000	Big River	Best Country Album	Won
2002	Long Way Home	Best Country Album	Nominated
2004	Borrowed & Blue	Best Country Album	Nominated
2006	Brighter Day	Best Country Album	Won
2009	I Love This Place	Best Country Album	Won
2011	Troy Cassar-Daley Live	Best Country Album	Nominated
2012	Home	Best Country Album	Nominated
2013	The Great Country Songbook (with Adam Harvey)	Best Country Album	Nominated
2015	Freedom Ride	Best Country Album	Nominated

CMAA Awards

The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. Cassar-Daley has won 37 awards; second only to Slim Dusty.[37][38][1]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	"End of the Road"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
1998	True Believer	Album of the Year	Won
	"Little Things"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	"Little Things"	Video of the Year	Won
2000	"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"	ARPA Song of the Year	Won
2003	"Born to Survive"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	"Wish I Was a Train" (with Paul Kelly)	Vocal Collaboration of the Year	Won
	"Born to Survive"	ARPA Song of the Year	Won
2006	"Lonesome But Free"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	"Bird On A Wire" (with Jimmy Barnes)	Vocal Collaboration of the Year	Won
	"Yellow Belly"	Instrumental of the Year	Won
	"Lonesome But Free"	ARPA Song of the Year	Won
2008	"Everything’s Going To Be Alright"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
2010	I Love This Place	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	I Love This Place	Album of the Year	Won
	"Ain’t Gonna Change for You" (with The McClymonts)	Vocal Collaboration of the Year	Won
	"Chasin' Rodeo"	Heritage Song of the Year	Won
	"Big Big Love"	APRA Song of the Year	Won
	"Big Big Love"	Single of the Year	Won
2011	"Sacred Bones"	Toyota Heritage Song of the Year	Won
2013	Home	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	Home	Album of the Year (Artist)	Won
	Home	Album of the Year (Producer)	Won
	"Country Is"	Single of the Year	Won
	"Home"	APRA Song of the Year	Won
2015	"My Country My Land" (with Dean Perrett)	Vocal Collaboration of the Year	Won
2016	Freedom Ride	Album of the Year (Artist)	Won
	Freedom Ride	Album of the Year (Producer)	Won
	"Freedom Ride"	Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	"Freedom Ride"	Toyota Heritage Song of the Year	Won
	"Freedom Ride"	APRA Song of the Year	Won
	"Take a Walk in My Country"	Single of the Year	Won
	Troy Cassar-Daley"	CMAA Producer of the Year	Won
2017	Things I Carry Round	Album of the Year (Artist)	Won
	Things I Carry Round	Album of the Year (Producer)	Won
2019	"Shadows on the Hill"	Heritage Song of the Year	Won

Deadly Awards

The Deadly Awards, (commonly known simply as The Deadlys), was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1996 to 2013.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
Deadly Awards 1997	True Believer	Album of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2001	himself	Country Artist of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2003	himself	Male Artist of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2003	himself	Male Artist of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2004	himself	Male Artist of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2006	himself	Male Artist of the Year	Won
	"Lonesome But Free"	Single of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2007	"Going Back Home"	Song of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2012	Home	Album of the Year	Won
Deadly Awards 2013	himself	Male Artist of the Year	Won

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	himself	Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Home	Album of the Year	Nominated
2017	himself	Artist of the Year	Won
	Things I Carry Around	Album of the Year	Won
	"Things I Carry Around"	Song of the Year	Nominated

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