Travis Collins

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Travis Collins
File:Travis-3.jpg
Travis Collins in 2018
Background information
Genres Country
Years active 2004–present
Website www.traviscollins.com.au

Travis Collins is an Australian country music singer-songwriter.[1] He has won six Golden Guitar Awards.[2][3][4][5][6] and four CMC Australian awards. Collins is an ambassador for RUOK? Day.

Early life

Collins busked on Peel Street in Tamworth at age 11.[7] He was a graduate of the NSW Public Schools Talent Development Program.[8]

Career

In 2004, Collins won the Toyota Star Maker Quest.[8]

In 2015, Collins released his Wired album. The single Boots On spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the country singles chart and the single Curves spent a total of 9 weeks at No.1 on the country singles chart.[9][10]

2016 saw Collins release Hard Light, the album broke the Top 20 on the overall ARIA Albums Chart, spawning a trio of No.1 hit singles on the Country Charts and netting Collins three Golden Guitars in 2017, for Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year.

In 2017, Collins collaborated with Amber Lawrence on the mini-album Our Backyard. The album tells Australian stories about life, love and friendship and was released in August 2017.[11] On 17 August 2018, Collins released his sixth solo album The Brave & the Broken recorded in Nashville with each album track either written or co-written by Travis himself.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[12]		 AUS Country
[13]
2005 Start the Car
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Travis Collins, ABC Music, Warner (5046798672)
 — —
2007 No Boundaries
  • Released: 18 August 2007[14]
  • Label: Travis Collins, ABC Music, Warner (5144225802)
 — —
2011 Travis Collins
  • Released: 7 November 2011[15]
  • Label: Collins Entertainment, ABC Music (736211567086)
 — —
2015 Wired
  • Released: 13 February 2015
  • Label: Collins Entertainment, ABC Music, UMA (4711624)
 26 1
2016 Hard Light
  • Released: 6 May 2016[16]
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA (4777432)
 20 2
2017 Our Backyard (with Amber Lawrence)
  • Released: 4 August 2017
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA (5780098)
 40 2
2018 Brave & the Broken
  • Released: 17 August 2018[17]
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA
 15
[18]		 —
2020 Wreck Me
  • Released: 31 July 2020
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA
 8
[19]		 1
[20]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Collins has been nominated for two awards.[21]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2017 "Call Me Crazy" Country Work of the Year Nominated
2020 "Happy"[22][23] Most Performed Country Work of the Year Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[24]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2018 Brave & The Broken Best Country Album Nominated
2020[24] Wreck Me Best Country Album Pending

CMC Awards

The CMC Awards are awarded annually by Country Music Channel Australia.[25][26]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2017 Travis Collins Male artist of the Year Won
2017 Travis Collins Australian artist of the Year Won
2017 Travis Collins "Call Me Crazy" Video of the Year Won
2018 Travis Collins Male Artist of the Year Won
2018 Travis Collins Australian Artist of the Year Nominated
2018 Travis Collins "Hometown Calling" Australian Video of the Year Nominated
2018 Travis Collins and Amber Lawrence Group or Duo of the Year Nominated

Country Music Awards (CMAA)

Collins has won seven Golden guitar awards at the Tamworth Country Music Awards of Australia[27][28]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2017 Hard Light Male Vocalist of the Year Won
2017 "Call Me Crazy" APRA AMCOS Song of the Year Won
2017 "Just Another Girl" Single of the Year Won
2018 "Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence) Vocal Collaboration of the Year Won
2018 "Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence) APRA AMCOS Song of the Year Won
2018 "Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence) Single of the Year Won
2019 Brave & The Broken Male Vocalist of the Year Won

References

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