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Emily Wurramara is an Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter.

Emily Wurramara
Born	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Origin	Australia
Genres	Folk blues roots rock indie Indigenous
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter activist
Website	www.emilywurramara.com.au

In 2018, Wurramara was nominated for Best Blues and Roots Album at the ARIA Awards.

Early life

Wurramara is a Warnindhilyagwa woman from Groote Eylandt, 50 kilometres (31 mi) off the Northern Territory of Australia. She grew up in Brisbane.[1][2]

Music

Wurramara writes and sings in both English and Anindilyakwa.[1][2]

In 2016, she released her debut EP, Black Smoke, which earned her a Queensland Music Award. She followed it up with an album named Milyakburra in 2018 and toured nationally with Alice Skye.[3]

Personal life

On 2 May 2019, a fire at her home in Brisbane destroyed most of her belongings.[4]

Wurramara recently^[when?] took over Amanda Palmers and Clare Bowditch's Instagram for the #sharethemic campaign.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Milyakburra	Release date: June 2018[5][6][7] Label: Wontok Music (W0020) Formats: Digital download, CD

Extended plays

Title	Details
Black Smoke	Release date: June 2016[8] Label: Emily Wurramara Formats: Digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2016	"Ngerraberrakernama (Wake Up)"[9]	Black Smoke
	"Ngayuwa Nalyelyingminama (I Love You)"[10]
	"Black Smoke"[11]
	"Ementha-Papaguneray (Turtle Song)"[12]	Milyakburra
2017	"Hey Love"[13]
2019	"Yuwani"[14] (with Mambali)	non album singles
	"Laughing Buddha"[15] (with Chong Ali)
	"Black Boy"[16] (with Flewnt)
2020	"Trust"[17] (with Kuya James)
	"Cruisin'"[18]

Non-single album appearances

Year	Title	Album
2017	"Black Boy"[19]	Deadly Hearts
2020	"Get Back to the Land" (with DRMNGNOW)[20]	Deadly Hearts: Walking Together
2022	"Dressing Up"	ReWiggled

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
AIR Awards of 2019[21][22]	Emily Wurramara	Breakthrough Independent Artist	Nominated
	Milyakburra	Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Won

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Milyakburra	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated

Environmental Music Prize

The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.[23]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2022	"When a Tree Falls" (The Boy of Many Colors featuring Emily Wurramara)	Environmental Music Prize	Nominated	[24]

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) is an annual award ceremony and recognises excellence, dedication, innovation and outstanding contribution to the Northern Territory music industry.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	"Herself"	New Talent of the Year	Nominated
	"Hey Love"	Song of the Year	Nominated
2018	"Herself"	New Talent of the Year	Nominated
	Milyakburra	Album of the Year	Nominated
2020[25]	"Herself"	Artist of the Year	Nominated

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.[26]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result (wins only)
2017[27]	"Ngayuwa Nalyelyingminama (I Love You)"	Indigenous Song of the Year	Won
2018[28]	"Ngayuwa Nalyelyingminama (I Love You)"	Indigenous Song of the Year	Won
2019[29]	"Lady Blue"	Indigenous Song of the Year	Won
	"Tap Sticks"	Blues and Roots Song of the Year	Won

References

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