This list details Australian musicians, performers, producers and composers that have been successful in winning a Grammy Award. Many on the list have also been inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Hall of Fame.
A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognise outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on 4 May 1959, and it was set up to honour musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
Australian musicians and performers have produced a wide variety of popular music which has been commercially successful on the international scene. However, success at the Grammy Awards has been quite rare for Australian musicians. The first Australian to win a Grammy was Joan Sutherland in 1961. The most successful Australians (all of whom were not born in Australia) are The Bee Gees, Olivia Newton-John and Keith Urban who have won 4 Grammy Awards each.
Categories
Record of the Year
Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
Album of the Year
Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album.
Song of the Year
Song of the Year is awarded to the composer(s) of the song.
Best New Artist
Best New Artist is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording that establishes the public identity of that artist (which is not necessarily their first proper release).
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Dance Recording
Best Pop Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Best Alternative Music album
Best Rap Album
Best R&B Album
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (With or Without Orchestra)
Video of the Year
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Best Music Film
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Christian Music Album
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
In 2013 Best Small Ensemble Performance was renamed to Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
References
External links
- Grammy Awards – Past Winners Search
- Australian Artists who have won a Grammy Award
- Grammy-winning Aussies
