Adam Harvey - Biography

Watch Adam Harvey's music video 'I'm Doin' Alright'

Country music singer/guitarist

It’s hard to believe that 33-year-old Geelong born singer Adam Harvey, described as the ‘best in the business’, started off his working life as a truckie and goldminer.

While driving trucks at a goldmine near Bendigo, the three-time Golden Guitar Male Vocalist Of The Year (2002, 2004 and 2005), Golden Guitar Vocal Collaborator (1998 and 2001) and two time Golden Guitar Album of the Year (2002 and 2008) winner would perform at the local pub in return for free beer.

During his time at the mine, Harvey would write down ideas for songs and dream of life as a professional musician. Dream became reality with the release of his first album, Sugar Talk, which yielded three hit singles.

However, Harvey’s first break came at the age of 10, when he appeared on a touring Tamworth on Parade show in Geelong. He only knew one song – ‘Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine’ – and so simply sang it again when the crowd demanded an encore. Years later Adam realised his childhood dream when he met Tom T Hall, the writer of this song, in Nashville and spent an afternoon with him.

After high school, Harvey was enrolled in university to study Horticulture but dropped out to tour with Tania Kernaghan and pursue a country music career.

With several number one hits, five albums and multiple ARIA nominations, Harvey has won fans through tours across Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, Ireland and US. He fulfilled a life-long dream in 2001 when he was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, and has been invited back again this June.

On Australian day this year, Adam won his seventh Golden Guitar award, for his latest album I’m Doin’ Alright, which is his second for Best Album of the Year.

In his spare time, Harvey enjoys fishing, collecting vinyl records and Phantom comics.

He lives on the Central Coast with wife Kathy and their two young children.

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