Troy Cassar-Daley

Troy’s natural authenticity is the bloodline of his music that endears him to his ever-growing number of fans from every walk of life.

Cassar-Daley has released 10 studio albums over 30 years. Throughout this time he has received awards including 4 ARIA Music Awards, 37 Golden Guitars, 9 Deadly Awards (Australian Indigenous Artist Awards), 4 CMAA Entertainer of the Year awards plus 2 NIMAs. In 2017 Cassar-Daley was the 50th inductee into the prestigious Australian Roll of Renown.

Troy has been awarded numerous accolades including 37 Golden Guitars, 4 ARIAs, 2 APRA Country Song of the Year awards, 9 Deadlys (Australian Indigenous Artist Awards), 4 CMAA Entertainer of the Year awards plus 2 NIMAs (National Indigenous Music Awards).  In 2017 Troy was honoured as the 50th inductee into the prestigious Australasian Roll Of Renown.  He has had numerous gold and platinum albums and achieved a staggering 32 Number 1 chart singles

Cassar-Daley was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills to a Maltese-Australian father and an Aboriginal mother. At a very young age, he moved with his mother to Grafton in north-eastern New South Wales. At eleven, Troy went to the Tamworth Country Music Festival and returned the next year to busk on the streets. At 16 he and his band, Little Eagle, were touring the North Coast of New South Wales and he made the top 10 in Tamworth's Star Maker quest. He won the 1986 "Search for a Star" competition and then toured with Brian Young for seven months in which he began to develop his songwriting skills. After returning home he replaced James Blundell as leader of country music band The Blue Heeler Band.

Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian country musician. He is regarded as one of Australian country music’s finest singer-songwriters.