Travis Collins

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.

Travis Collins
Collins in 2018
Background information
GenresCountry
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.traviscollins.com.au

Early life

He was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.[7]

Collins busked on Peel Street in Tamworth at age 11.[8] He was a graduate of the NSW Public Schools Talent Development Program.[9]

Career

In 2004, Collins won the Toyota Star Maker Quest.[9]

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.[10][11]

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.[12] 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
[13]		 AUS Country
[14]
2005 Start the Car
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Travis Collins, ABC Music, Warner (5046798672)
 — —
2007 No Boundaries
  • Released: 18 August 2007[15]
  • Label: Travis Collins, ABC Music, Warner (5144225802)
 — —
2011 Travis Collins
  • Released: 7 November 2011[16]
  • 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[17]
  • 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[18]
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA
 15
[19]		 —
2020 Wreck Me
  • Released: 31 July 2020
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA
 8
[20]		 1
[21]
2020 Wreck Me (Acoustic Sessions)
  • Released: 4 December 2020[22]
  • Label: ABC Music, UMA

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.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 "Call Me Crazy" Country Work of the Year Nominated
2020 "Happy"[24][25] 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.[26][27]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
2018 Brave & The Broken Best Country Album Nominated Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples - Campfire
2020[26] Wreck Me Best Country Album Nominated Fanny Lumsden - Fallow

CMC Awards

The CMC Awards are awarded annually by Country Music Channel Australia.[28][29]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017Travis CollinsMale artist of the YearWon
2017Travis CollinsAustralian artist of the YearWon
2017Travis Collins "Call Me Crazy"Video of the YearWon
2018Travis CollinsMale Artist of the YearWon
2018Travis CollinsAustralian Artist of the YearNominated
2018Travis Collins "Hometown Calling"Australian Video of the YearNominated
2018Travis Collins and Amber LawrenceGroup or Duo of the YearNominated

Country Music Awards (CMAA)

Collins has won eight Golden guitar awards at the Tamworth Country Music Awards of Australia[30][31][32]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017Hard LightMale Vocalist of the YearWon
2017"Call Me Crazy"APRA AMCOS Song of the YearWon
2017"Just Another Girl"Single of the YearWon
2018"Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence)Vocal Collaboration of the YearWon
2018"Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence)APRA AMCOS Song of the YearWon
2018"Our Backyard" (with Amber Lawrence)Single of the YearWon
2019Brave & The BrokenMale Vocalist of the YearWon
2021Wreck MeMale Artist of the YearWon

References
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  2. Raper, Ashleigh (27 January 2018). "Golden Guitars: The McClymonts, Travis Collins and Amber Lawrence win top country music awards". ABC.
  3. Kebby, Laura (25 March 2017). "Travis Collins takes home three CMC music awards as 2017 winners are revealed". The AU Review.
  4. Cronin, Seanna (23 March 2017). "Travis Collins, Keith Urban win big at CMC Music Awards". Sunshine Coast Daily. Travis Collins is officially Australia's hottest rising star in country music after he took home three gongs at tonight's CMC Music Awards on the Gold Coast.
  5. "Country singer Travis Collins from western Sydney cleans up at ..." 28 January 2017. A city kid from Western Sydney dominated the 45th Country Music Awards of Australia last night. Travis Collins, who grew up one of six ...(subscription required)
  6. Sellars, Krystal (17 January 2017). "Small towns provide song's inspiration | VIDEO". The Advertiser. Cessnock. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  7. "Booking Agent". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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  13. "Australian Album Chart > Travis Collins". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. Peak chart positions on the ARIA country album charts:
  15. "No Boundaries". ABC Music. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. "The ARIA Report issue 1131" (PDF). 30 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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  18. "Brave & the Broken". iTunes. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  19. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  20. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  21. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Country Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  22. "Wreck Me (Acoustic Sessions)". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  23. "APRA COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR". APRA Awards. www.apraamcos.com.au. 20 June 2018.
  24. "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  25. "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  26. "ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  27. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  28. "CMC MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS AND RED CARPET GALLERY". iHeart Radio. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  29. "2018 CMC Music Awards". Country Music Channel. March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  30. "2010s". Country Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  31. Raper, Ashleigh (27 January 2018). "Golden Guitars: The McClymonts, Travis Collins and Amber Lawrence win top country music awards". ABC.
  32. "Fanny Lumsden wins five Golden Guitar Awards despite cancelled Tamworth Country Music Festival". ABC. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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