Amber Lawrence


Amber Louise Lawrence is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, with six albums, an EP, including four CMAA Golden Guitar awards.

Personal life

Lawrence grew up in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. She attended Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Sydney where she completed the Higher School Certificate in 1995, including a place in the Order of Merit List. After graduating from the University of New South Wales with a commerce degree and working for six years as a chartered accountant for Qantas, Lawrence became a full-time musician.
On Christmas Day 2017, Lawrence became engaged to marketer Martin Newman at Coogee Beach and in August 2018, the pair had a son. In May 2019, Lawrence and Newman married in Port Douglas, Queensland.

Music career

She has released a debut EP, I've Got The Blues, and four full-length albums to date: The Mile, When It All Comes Down, 3, Superheroes, Happy Ever After and Spark. In addition, Lawrence has released two children's albums, The Kids Gone Country and Aussie Aussie Christmas, and a collaboration album with fellow Australian country artist, Travis Collins, entilted Our Backyard..
Lawrence was nominated for "Independent Country Album of the Year" by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association for her debut album, The Mile. In 2008, she was nominated for the Golden Guitar for "Female Artist of the Year" and "New Talent". In 2009, she won the Golden Guitar "People's Choice Award" for "Female Artist of the Year", as well as being nominated for "Female Artist of the Year", "APRA Song of the Year" and "Video Clip of the Year," capping it off with an APRA nomination for "Country Work of the Year" for the single "Good Girls". In 2010, she won "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the Victorian National Country Music Awards, and was nominated for "Best Independent Country Album" at the Independent Music Awards; she also won the new Golden Guitar category of "Horizon Award", while her album When It All Comes Down was nominated three times. In 2012 and 2013, Lawrence was again nominated for the Golden Guitar "Female Artist of the Year". In 2014, Lawrence was nominated for "Female Artist of the Year" at the Australian Club Entertainment Awards.

Golden Guitar Award nominations

2008 - The Mile - Female Artist and New Talent
2010 - When It All Comes Down - Female Artist, Apra Song of the Year, Video Clip of the Year
2013 - ‘3’ - Female Artist of the Year
2015 - Superhero - Female Artist of the Year, Heritage Song of the Year
2017 - Happy Ever After - Female Artist, Vocal Collaboration of they Year
2018 - Our Backyard - Apra Song of the Year, Single of the Year, Vocal Collaboration of the Year, Video Clip of the Year, Heritage Song of the Year, Contemporary Country Album of the Year
2020 - Spark - Female Artist of the Year, Contemporary Country Album of the Year, Album of the Year

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos