Amy Sheppard

Amy Sheppard is an Australian singer-songwriter and along with her siblings George and Emma, is a founding and current member of indie pop band Sheppard.[2][3] She released her debut extended play, Nothing But Wild in September 2022.

Amy Sheppard
Amy Sheppard at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
Amy Sheppard at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
Background information
Born (1990-09-22) 22 September 1990
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
GenresCountry pop,[1] indie pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2009−present
Labels
  • Empire of Song
  • MGM
Member ofSheppard

Career

2009–present: Sheppard
Main article: Sheppard (band)

2019–present: Solo career and Nothing but Wild

After she attended the CMC Rocks Festival in Ipswich in 2019, Sheppard began exploring country music.[2] Speaking to Pario in 2022, she said, "I'm a huge fan of country music. We grew up listening to a lot of country music. In fact, I was hearing that music when I was learning how to song write so I've always had a lot of country influences." She added after she "somewhat lost her identity as an individual to the band" and wanted to rediscover who she is as an artist. She said "My whole adult life has been Sheppard and building this amazing career that we have managed to build up. This solo project is actually forcing me to take a deep dive into discovering who I am as an individual, which I think is going to be a huge learning curve for me. But I am looking forward to going on the journey."[2]

Sheppard's debut solo single, "Nothing but Wild" was released on 21 April 2022.[4][5] She said "'Nothing But Wild' explores my innate desire to regularly escape the city in order to reconnect with my wild side and natural surroundings."[6]

On 5 August 2022, Sheppard released her second solo single "Blue Guitar" and announced the release of her debut EP, Nothing but Wild.[3] It debuted at number 16 on the ARIA Charts.[7]

In 2023, Sheppard competed as Orca on the fifth season of The Masked Singer Australia. She was unmasked on the eighth episode, after her third performance.[8]

Discography

Extended plays
List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Nothing but Wild 16

Singles
Title Year Album
"Nothing But Wild" 2022 Nothing But Wild
"Couple Gals" 2023 Non-album singles
"The Horses"
(Home Free with Travis Collins and Amy Sheppard)
"Overthinking" TBA

Other appearances
Title Year Credited artist(s) Album
"Something Good's Gonna Happen" 2021 The Wolfe Brothers
(featuring Amy Sheppard)		 Kids on Cassette

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014"Let Me Down Easy" (Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard) by SheppardMost Played Australian WorkNominated[11]
Pop Work of the YearNominated[12]
2015"Geronimo" (Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard) by SheppardMost Played Australian WorkWon[13]
Pop Work of the YearWon[14]
Song of the YearNominated[15]
2016 "A-Grade Playa" (Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard) by Sheppard Song of the Year Shortlisted [16]
2019"Coming Home" (Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, Matthew Radosevich, Christopher Wallace) by SheppardMost Played Australian WorkNominated
Pop Work of the YearNominated

Country Music Awards of Australia

The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They commenced in 1973.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2023"Something Good's Gonna Happen"
(The Wolfe Brothers featuring Amy Sheppard) (Directed by Jay Seeney)		Video of the YearNominated[17]

References
  1. "Amy Sheppard Nothing But Wild". Female. September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Amy Sheppard". Pario Magazine. July 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Amy Sheppard shares new single + video "Blue Guitar"". Amnplify. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "NEW MUSIC: Amy Sheppard – Nothing But Wild". The Aussie Word. April 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Amy Sheppard On New Single "Nothing But Wild"". HiFi Way. May 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Amy Sheppard Goes a Little Bit Country for First Solo Song Nothing But Wild". Noise11. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. Bond, Nick (24 October 2023). "The Masked Singer episode 8: Orca revealed as voice of massive Aussie hit single". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. "Amy Sheppard Nothing But Wild EP (12in Pink Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  11. "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  12. "Pop Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  13. "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. "Pop Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  15. "Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  16. "2016 APRA AWARDS : Date Confirmed". auspOp. April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  17. "Tamworth Toyota Golden Guitar Award Nominees Announced". The Music. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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