Emma Donovan & The PutBacks
Emma Donovan (born 1981) is an Aboriginal Australian singer and songwriter. She is a member of the musical Donovan family. She started her singing career at age seven with her uncle's band, the Donovans. In 2000, she became a founding member of Stiff Gins, leaving the band three years later to release the solo album Changes, in 2004. She performs with the Black Arm Band and released a solo EP, Ngaaraanga, in 2009.
Donovan has been nominated for multiple Deadly Awards, including Female Artist of the Year, and performed at the opening of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay. She won Best Female Artist at the 2009 BUMP Awards. Donovan appeared in the ABC series Dynasties in 2004 and was the subject of the 2005 SBS TV documentary Emma Donovan: Gumbainggir Lady.
Donovan has performed with Indigenous Australian musicians such as Frank Yamma, her cousin Casey Donovan, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, Christine Anu, Tiddas, Yothu Yindi, and Jimmy Little. She has also performed with Paul Kelly, Ursula Yovich, and Shellie Morris.
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