Christie Lamb (born 1992) is an English-born, Australian country singer-songwriter. Lamb has released four studio albums.

Christie Lamb
Born1992
England[1]
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011−present
LabelsABC Music
Websitewww.christielamb.com

Early life

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Lamb was born in England and moved to Australia at 6 years of age. She found her love for the stage through dance lessons and began playing flute at primary school, before commencing piano and vocal lessons at age of ten. At 14, Christie took up guitar and began song-writing.[1]

Following high school, she studied a Bachelor of Music at university and travelled to Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Career

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Lamb released her debut EP in 2011, featuring her debut single "Mr. Wrong", which reached number 4 on the Country Tracks Top 30.[1] The EP was produced by Rod McCormack and features tracks co-written by Lamb, McCormack and fellow songwriters Jay Collie, Jasper Somerville-Collie and Gina Jeffreys.[2]

In February 2014, Lamb released of her debut album, All She Wrote. Lamb undertook two writing trips to Nashville as groundwork for the album.[3] In 2015, Lamb was awarded the fan voted CMC Award for New Oz Artist of the Year.[1]

Late in 2016, Lamb signed with ABC Music.[4] Lamb released her second studio album Loaded in February 2017.[4] The album was proceeded by single "Flamethrower" and launched at the Rooty Hill RSL in New South Wales.[5]

In 2019, Lamb released her third studio album, Broken Lines. The album was produced by Andy Mack. About the album, Lamb said "Andy was very inclusive and wanted not just my opinion but the opinions of the other musicians in the room. We recorded it all organically, all in the same room. Then we'd play back the take and say, 'What could we change? You could add a drum fill here. I might try this different bass line here.' It was very much a group effort, this album."[6] Broken Lines peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Charts.

Lamb released her fourth studio album Truth on 30 September 2022. The album was produced by Stuart Stuart and was recorded remotely. Lamb said “When writing the songs for this album, I wanted to challenge myself whilst being entirely true to myself. I wanted to go deeper and more personal than I’ve ever gone before. This album is definitely about me growing as a person and an artist. I have written the songs on this album from life experiences, my heart and my truth."[7]

Personal life

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Lamb met Jonathan English (son of Jon English) in 2012 when Lamb during which time Lamb was lead female vocalist Jon English's Rock Revolution National Tour. The couple were married in Gledswood Homestead in Sydney in June 2021. On 20 August 2022 Lamb gave birth their first child called Charlotte Rose English.[8]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
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All She Wrote
  • Released: 28 February 2014[10]
  • Label: FX Productions, WJO
  • Format: CD, digital
Loaded
  • Released: 24 February 2017[11]
  • Label: ABC Music (5733649)
  • Format: CD, digital
22
Broken Lines
  • Released: 18 October 2019[12]
  • Label: ABC Music (7751393)
  • Format: CD, digital
15
Truth
  • Released: 30 September 2022
  • Label: ABC Music (ABCC0020)
  • Format: CD, digital
24
[13]

Extended plays

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List of EPs
Title Details
Christie Lamb
  • Released: 2011[14]
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Format: digital

Awards and nominations

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Country Music Awards (CMAA)

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The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only) Ref.
2016 Christie Lamb - Broken Record New Talent of the Year Won [15]

CMC Awards

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The CMC Awards are awarded annually by Country Music Channel Australia.[16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only) Ref.
2015 Christie Lamb New Australian Artist of the Year Won [17]
2018 Christie Lamb Australian Artist of the Year (female) Won [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "The Countrytown & Kix Country Centre Stage Artist is Christie Lamb". KIX Country. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Christie Lamb". Female. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Christie Lamb". Yamaha. 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Christie Lamb Signs to ABC Music". Christie Lamb. 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Christie Lamb takes us through her new album, Loaded". The AU Review. March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Christie Lamb talks about her new album, Broken Lines". Sunburnt Country Music. November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Christie Lamb Truth". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Christie Lamb And Jonathan English Welcome Baby Girl". Country Town. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Australian Album Chart > Christie Lamb". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  10. ^ "All She Wrote by Christie Lamb". Apple Music. February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Loaded by Christie Lamb". Apple Music. February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Broken Lines by Christie Lamb". Apple Music. October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  13. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Christie Lamb by Christie Lamb". Apple Music. 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Golden Guitar Award Winners". Country.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  16. ^ "CMC Music Awards: winners". TV Tonight. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  17. ^ Cronin, Seanna (12 March 2015). "McClymonts, Morgan Evans win at CMC Music Awards". Sunshine Coast Daily. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  18. ^ "2018 CMC Music Awards". Country Music Channel. March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2022.