{{short description|Australian country music singer (born 1974)}} {{for-multi|the English actor|Adam Paul Harvey|the American artist|Adam Harvey (artist)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Adam Harvey.jpg | name = Adam Harvey | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|12|21}} | birth_place = Geelong, Victoria, Australia | death_date = | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 1984–present | label = Open Road, Universal, ABC Music, Sony Music | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://adamharvey.com.au}} }}
'''Adam Harvey''' (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian country music singer. Harvey has sold over half a million records, has been nominated five times for an ARIA Music Award and has won nine golden guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cruisincountry.com.au/2019/performers/adam-harvey/|title=Adam Harvey|publisher=Cruis' Country|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804110221/http://cruisincountry.com.au/2019/performers/adam-harvey/|archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Biography== Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy. His first gig came at the age of ten, and by his school years he was performing rock covers at a club when he was discovered and went off on tour as support for Tania Kernaghan.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p698129|pure_url=yes}}|title=Adam harvey|publisher=AllMusic|last=True|first=Chris|access-date=29 January 2010}}</ref> In 1998 Harvey won his first Country Music (CMAA) Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' with Tanya Self for "Drive Away".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1134 |title=Country Music Awards of Australia 1990–1999 |publisher=CMAA |access-date=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017180321/http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1134 |archive-date=17 October 2009 }}</ref> In 2001 he won another CMAA Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' this time with Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity, for "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind".<ref name="CMAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1135 |title=Country Music Awards of Australia 2000–2008 |publisher=CMAA |access-date=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017175108/http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1135 |archive-date=17 October 2009 }}</ref>
In 2002, Harvey won two CMAA Awards; 'Album of the Year' and 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for ''Workin' Overtime''.<ref name="CMAA"/> ''Workin' Overtime'' was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the 2002 ARIA Awards.<ref name="ARIA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=A&artist=Adam%20Harvey |title=ARIA Award History – Adam Harvey |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=29 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2004, Harvey won a second CMAA Award for 'Male Vocalist of the Year' that year.<ref name="CMAA"/> In 2005 he received his third ARIA award nomination for Best Country Album ''Can't Settle for Less''.<ref name="ARIA"/> In 2008, he won Album of the Year ''I'm Doin' Alright''.<ref name="CMAA"/>
In 2009, he sang the Australian national anthem before the Australia vs New Zealand rugby league test match.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Harvey has been nominated for a CMAA Award in 2010 for Collaboration of the Year with John Williamson for "King of the Road".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1226 |title=Finalists – 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia |publisher=CMAA |access-date=27 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301214250/http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1226 |archive-date=1 March 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
{{externalvideo | float = right | width = 250px | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J45LnaI3F9I Official Music Video ''Stuck in the Middle''] | }}
In 2013, Harvey collaborated with Troy Cassar-Daley to record ''The Great Country Songbook'', which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts.
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small> |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="50"| AUS<br><ref name="ARIA Charts">Peaks in Australia: * All except noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Adam+Harvey|title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal|publisher=australian-charts.com|access-date=31 July 2018}} * ''Let the Song Take You Home'': {{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 November 2024|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1810|page=7|date=11 November 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Adam Harvey'' | * Release date: 1994 * Label: * Formats: CD, Cassette | — | |- ! scope="row"| ''Second Time Around'' | * Release date: 1995 * Label: * Formats: CD, Cassette | — | |- ! scope="row"| ''Sugar Talk'' | * Release date: 30 August 1999 * Label: ABC Music * Formats: CD, Cassette | — | |- ! scope="row"| ''Workin' Overtime'' | * Release date: 13 August 2001 * Label: Open Road Records * Formats: CD, Cassette | 48 | * ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm|title= ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Cowboy Dreams'' | * Release date: 28 April 2003 * Label: ABC Music (1778679) * Formats: CD, Cassette | 52<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue689.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030506140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/Issue689.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-05-06|title= ARIAnet WEEK COMMENCING: 5th May 2003 Issue No: 689|publisher=ARIA|access-date=4 August 2018}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | * ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm|title= ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Can't Settle for Less'' | * Release date: 17 January 2005 * Label: ABC Music (14160) * Formats: CD, Cassette | 20 | |- ! scope="row"| ''I'm Doin' Alright'' | * Release date: 22 September 2007 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88697160032) * Formats: CD, DD | 38 | |- ! scope="row"| ''Both Sides Now'' | * Release date: 9 October 2009 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88697583672) * Formats: CD, DD | 19 | * ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm|title= ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Falling into Place'' | * Release date: 8 July 2011 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88697918332) * Formats: CD, DD | 10 | |- ! scope="row"| ''The Great Country Songbook'' <small> (with Troy Cassar-Daley)</small> | * Release date: 14 June 2013 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88765434052) * Formats: CD, DD | 2 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-albums-2014.htm|title= ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Family Life'' | * Release date: 22 August 2014 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88765434052) * Formats: CD, DD | 10 | |- ! scope="row"| ''Harvey's Bar... The Backyard Sessions'' | * Release date: 20 November 2015 * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: CD, DD | 17 | |- ! scope="row"| ''The Great Country Songbook Volume 2''<small> (with Beccy Cole)</small> | * Release date: 28 April 2017 * Label: Sony Music Australia (88985410882) * Formats: CD, DD, streaming | 6 | |- ! scope="row"| ''The Nashville Tapes'' | * Release date: 27 July 2018 * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: CD, DD, streaming | 9 | |- ! scope="row"| ''Songs from Highway One'' | * Release date: 19 February 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-harvey-adam-songs-from-highway-one-cd|title=Songs From Highway One (CD)|website=JB HiFi|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: CD, DD, streaming | 10 | |- ! scope="row"| ''The Great Country Songbook Volume III''<small> (with Beccy Cole)</small> | * Release date: 9 September 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adamharvey.com.au/adam-harvey-and-beccy-cole-announce-new-duets-album-the-great-country-songbook-vol-3-to-be-released-in-september-and-national-tour/|title= Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole Announce New Duets Album|website=Adam Harvey|date=29 July 2022|access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> * Label: Sony Music Australia (19658756162) * Formats: CD, DD, streaming | 36 | |- ! scope="row"| ''Let the Song Take You Home'' | * Release date: 1 November 2024 * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: CD, DD, streaming | 61 | |}
===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="50"| AUS<br><ref name="ARIA Charts"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Best So Far'' | * Release date: 20 August 2010 * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: CD, DD | 41 |- |}
===Video albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Title ! Details ! Certifications |- ! scope="row"| ''Best So Far'' | * Release date: 2010 * Label: Sony Music Australia * Formats: DVD | align="left"| * ARIA: Gold<ref name="aria2012">{{Cite certification |region=Australia |type=video |certyear=2014 |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> |- |}
==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Awards=== Harvey had been nominated for 5 awards at the ARIA Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/search?term=Adam%20Harvey|title=ARIA Award Search Harvey|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
{{awards table}} |- | 2002 || ''Workin' Overtime'' || Best Country Album || {{nominated}} |- | 2003 || ''Cowboy Dreams'' || Best Country Album || {{nominated}} |- | 2005 || ''Can't Settle for Less'' || Best Country Album || {{nominated}} |- | 2010 || ''Both Sides Now'' || Best Country Album || {{nominated}} |- | 2013 || ''The Great Country Songbook'' <small>(with Troy Cassar-Daley)</small> || Best Country Album || {{nominated}} |- {{end}}
===CMA 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. Harvey has won nine awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://country.com.au/golden-guitars/|title=TOYOTA GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS|publisher=COUNTRY|date=17 November 2014|access-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815234658/http://country.com.au/golden-guitars/|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only) |- |rowspan="1"| 1998 || "Drive Away" <small>(with Tanya Self)</small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2001 || "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" <small>(with Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity)</small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''Workin' Overtime'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | "Shake of a Hand" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2004 || "Call It Love" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || "That's What You Call a Friend" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2008 || ''I'm Doin' Alright'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2012 || ''Falling Into Place'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- |rowspan="1"| 2022<ref name="CMAA2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-20/golden-guitar-winners-2022-country-music-tamworth/101002818|title=2022 Golden Guitar Awards see Cassar-Daley take out Slim Dusty record, Shane Nicholson and Ashleigh Dallas collect top gongs|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 April 2022|access-date=21 April 2022|author= Maguire, Kemii}}</ref> || ''Songs from Highway One'' || Traditional Country Album of the Year || {{won}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|www.adamharvey.com.au}} * [https://www.youtube.com/user/adamharvey Official Youtube Channel] * [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/1d9989ac-ba0f-4986-b5e6-a88b05e98195.html Adam Harvey discography] @ Discogs * [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p698129|pure_url=yes}} Adam Harvey] @ AllMusic * {{IMDb name|2932731}}
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