Adam Brand

At 54 years old, Adam Brand has this physical status:

Career

Brand began busking on Peel Street, Tamworth in January 1997, leading to his first record deal with Festival Mushroom Records, which he signed in September 1997. Brand unveiled his debut self-titled studio album in July 1998, peaking at number 44 on the Australian ARIA album charts and being rated platinum. Brand received three Golden Guitars at the 1999 CMAA Awards; Song of the Year, New Talent of the Year; and Video of the Year. At the 1999 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for the Best Country Album. At the Mo Awards in July 1999, the brand received the 'Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award.'

Brand received his fourth CMAA Award for Vocal Collaboration of the Year in January 2000 with Melinda Schneider for "Love Away the Night." Brand's second studio album Good Friends debuted in March 2000, peaking at number 26 on the ARIA charts. At the 2000 ARIA Awards, the album was nominated for Best Country Album. Brand received three more CMAA Awards in January 2001, including Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Song of the Year. He has also been named as the Year's Best Male Country Performer of the Year by the Mo Award.

Brand unveiled his third studio album Build for Speed in January 2002, when it debuted at number 24 ARIA charts and was designated platinum in Australia. Brand has been named the Male Country Performer of the Year by the Monetisation Award once more. "The Anzac" received the CMAA Award for Heritage Song of the Year in January 2003, the brand's eighth CMA Award overall. Brand contributed the tracks "Sicilian Born" and "Menindee" to the compilation album Australian Storytellers in 2003. Both songs were nominated for CMA Awards.

Get Loud, Brand's fourth studio album that debuted at number 16 on the ARIA charts, was named Gold in August 2004, and it earned the brand's third ARIA Award nomination for Best Country Album. In October 2005, Brand In Australia, the Christmas album was released.

Brand unveiled his sixth studio album What a Life in July 2006, reaching number 28 on the ARIA charts and being branded Gold. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, the brand received another ARIA award for 'Best Country Album.' Brand is named first Country Music Channel Oz Artist of the Year Award in January 2007. Brand received three more CMA Awards for his album "Spirit of the Bush" with Lee Kernaghan and Steve Forde in January 2008. Brand Unveiled Blame It on Eve, his seventh studio album, became Brand's first ARIA top ten album in January 2008. In September 2008, Brand's first compilation album Greatest Hits 1998–2008 was released. When Brand received Male Artist of the Year in January 2009, he earns his third consecutive CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award and his twelfth CMA Award. Brand released his eighth studio album Hell of a Ride in March 2009, peaking at number 19 on ARIA charts. Brand was the lead act at the Victorian Bushfire Appeal concert in Traralgon in March 2009.

Brand participated in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars (Australia) from July to September 2009, and was named the king on September 6, 2009. Jade Hatcher, a professional dancer who married on May 31, 2010, was the brand's partner.

Brand signed a recording deal with Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment's Nashville-based arm, for the export of his music in the United States in September 2009.

Brand received his fourth consecutive CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award in January 2010. Brand's ninth studio album It's Gonna Be OK debuted in August 2010, peaking at number 11 on the ARIA charts. The track "Ready for Life" was released in the United States and reached the Top 40 in the US Country charts, ranked No. 40. Brand received the CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award for the fifth year in a row in January 2011. Before supporting Taylor Swift on her North American tour, Brand released You're a Revhead on May 2011.

Brand launched his tenth studio album There Will Be Love on Arista Nashville/Sony Music Australia in August 2012, the brand's highest-charting album. My Acoustic Diary was the first album released by Brand's own brand, and it was followed by My Acoustic Diary. ABC Music released it. In an acoustic environment, Brand re-recorded 13 of his own songs. Following their debut, Brand said, "I have decided to re-record some of these diary entries acoustically, the way they were first published... I've chosen songs that reflect pivotal events in my life, and as an artist seeking to find my own voice."

My Side of the Street, the brand's twelfth studio album, debuted in August 2014, becoming his second top-five album. It was nominated for an ARIA Award as well as two CMA Awards. Brand received the CMC Oz Artist of the Year Award for the fifth year in January 2015.

Brand released Adam Brand and the Outlaws, his thirteenth studio album starring Australian country singer Travis Collins, Drew McAlister, Matt Cornell, and Mike Carr. The album debuted at number 6 on the ARIA charts and was nominated for an ARIA Award. The album was named the best-selling album on CMC. Get On Your Feet, Brand's latest flagship on the ARIA charts, debuted in February 2017.

Brand's debut album Milestones... 20 years ago in July 2018. The album debuted at number 6 on the ARIA charts, becoming the highest charting compilation album on the planet. Brand joined Scott Darlow, Sarah McLeod, Jack Jones, and Todd Hunter in September 2018 to re-record the Dragon song "Rain" with all net proceeds from the sale going into the Buy-a-bale program to help Australian farmers suffering from the Australian drought.

Brand appeared in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia in late 2019 and was the sixth contestant to be voted out.

After taking 12 months off to start a family with the birth of his first child, a baby girl named Pepper, Brand released a new single "Life's Been Good to Me" in August 2019. When Adam's Speed of Life Tour Tour returns to the United States in March 2020, he will debut his latest album. Cornell & Carr will be the tour's special guests. Previously, Matt Cornell and Mike Carr were both members of Adam Brand and the Outlaws.

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