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{{Short description|Australian singer-songwriter (born 1976)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
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| name             = Kasey Chambers
| image            = Kasey Chambers at APRA Music Awards 2012 (cropped).jpg
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| caption          = Chambers in 2012
| background       = solo_singer
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1976|6|4}}
| birth_place      = [[Mount Gambier, South Australia]], Australia
| origin           = [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], Australia
| genre            = [[Australian country music|Country]]
| occupation       = Musician
| instrument       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
* banjo
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| years_active     = 1987–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[EMI Music Australia|EMI]]
* [[Asylum Records|Asylum]]
* Essence
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Liberation Music|Liberation]]/[[Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill]]
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| past_member_of   = [[Dead Ringer Band]]
| website          = {{URL|kaseychambers.com/}}
}}

'''Kasey Chambers''' (born 4 June 1976) is an [[Australian country music|Australian country singer-songwriter and musician]] born in [[Mount Gambier, South Australia|Mount Gambier]] to musicians Diane and [[Bill Chambers (musician)|Bill Chambers]]. Her older brother is musician and producer [[Nash Chambers]]. All four were members of family country-music group [[Dead Ringer Band]] in Bowral, New South Wales, from 1992 to 1998. Chambers launched her solo career thereafter. Five of her 12 studio albums have reached No.&nbsp;1 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]]: ''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'' (September 2001), ''[[Wayward Angel]]'' (May 2004), ''[[Carnival (Kasey Chambers album)|Carnival]]'' (August 2006), ''[[Rattlin' Bones]]'' (April 2008) and ''[[Dragonfly (Kasey Chambers album)|Dragonfly]]'' (January 2017). In November [[ARIA Music Awards of 2018|2018]], she was inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] and has won an additional 14 [[ARIA Music Awards]] with nine for [[ARIA Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]]. Her autobiography, ''A Little Bird Told Me...'', co-authored with music journalist Jeff Apter, was released in 2011.

==Dead Ringer Band==
{{main|Dead Ringer Band}}
Kasey Chambers was born in 1976 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, to Diane and Bill Chambers.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="SMH 2009"/><ref name="Kasey Hands"/> Her older brother, Nash Chambers, was born in 1974.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> From July 1976, the Chambers family travelled around the [[Nullarbor Plain]], where her parents hunted foxes and rabbits for pelts during seven or eight months a year, spanning nine years.<ref name="Hands 98"/><ref name="AMG Ringer"/> During the "hot months" (generally from November to March), they returned to [[Southend, South Australia]],<ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Hands 98"/> where her family owned a [[fish and chips|fish and chip]] shop for a time.

From 1986, Bill and Diane returned to performing as a country music duo while their children attended school in Southend.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> In the following year, the parents added first Kasey and then Nash to their act, which became the [[Dead Ringer Band]] – named for the children looking like their parents.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AMG Ringer"/><ref name="abcnews"/> Chambers recorded vocals for two albums released under Bill's name: ''Sea Eagle'' (1987) and ''Kindred Spirit'' (1991). From 1992, Dead Ringer Band released an extended play and four albums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AMG"/> For their first album, ''Red Desert Sky'' (November 1993), she was named as Kasey Jo Chambers, provided vocals and wrote four of its tracks.<ref name="NLA Red"/><ref name="AMG RedDesert"/> It was co-produced by the group with Eddie Sikorski at John Reynolds Recording Studio, [[Adelaide]].<ref name="NLA Red"/><ref name="AMG RedDesert"/>

Chambers met fellow country singer-songwriter [[Beccy Cole]] in mid-1989 in Adelaide, and she joined Dead Ringer Band on a tour through New South Wales before going solo.<ref name="AusStory Jul12"/> Chambers later recalled, "I never really met anyone at this point in my life that was of the same generation as me – a young girl who liked country music. And funnily enough the first song that I ever wrote in my life was called 'Beccy', about Beccy. It's the worst song you've ever heard in your whole life."<ref name="AusStory Jul12"/> She cited [[Emmylou Harris]] as one of her primary influences, recalling that her parents had frequently played Harris' music throughout her childhood.<ref name="Ryan"/> The group ended when Chambers' parents divorced in the late 1990s. Diane moved to [[Norfolk Island]], and Bill moved to Sydney.<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="Age Oct02"/>

==Solo career==
===1998–2002: ''The Captain'' to ''Barricades & Brickwalls''===
Chambers recorded her debut solo album, ''[[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]'', on Norfolk Island during July and August 1998 with her brother Nash producing and father Bill on guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> United States country musicians [[Buddy Miller|Buddy]] and [[Julie Miller]] added guitars and vocals to four tracks. Accompanying music video was directed by Ryan Renshaw. ''The Captain'' was released in May 1999 by [[EMI Music Australia]] and in June 2000 in the US by [[Asylum Records]]. It peaked at No.&nbsp;11 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and No.&nbsp;1 on the related ARIA Country Albums chart.<ref name="AUS"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1999]], she won [[ARIA Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]], and in the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000|following year]], she won [[ARIA Award for Best Female Artist|Best Female Artist]] for its [[The Captain (Kasey Chambers song)|title track]], which was issued in 2000.<ref name="ARIA list"/>

''The Captain'' was certified double platinum for shipment of 140,000 copies by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) in 2001.<ref name="ARIA Cert01 Albs"/> It reached the top&nbsp;50 of the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums in 2001.<ref name="Billb CountryA"/> She toured the US as a support act to [[Lucinda Williams]] and later supported Emmylou Harris on the Australian leg of that artist's tour. "The Captain" was played in episode 8 ("[[He Is Risen (The Sopranos)|He Is Risen]]") of the third season of ''[[The Sopranos (season 3)|The Sopranos]]'', in April 2001.

Chambers' second studio album, ''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'', which was also produced by Nash, was released in September 2001 via EMI Music.<ref name="NLA Barricades"/> It debuted at No.&nbsp;4 in the ARIA Albums Chart and peaked at No.&nbsp;1 in February of the following year.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> Its third single, "[[Not Pretty Enough]]" (January 2002), also peaked at No.&nbsp;1 on the related ARIA Singles Chart in the same month.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> The track was written by Chambers, and according to Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], "[it's] about being ignored by commercial radio."<ref name="McFarlane"/> He cited her autobiography, ''A Little Bird Told Me'' (2011), "'I wrote [it] as a song about feeling invisible... it was obvious that out in the music industry there was only one path for most young women – over-sexualised and over made up. To succeed you needed to look like Britney or Shakira."<ref name="McFarlane"/>

She is the first Australian country music artist to have a simultaneous No.&nbsp;1 single and album. Subsequent singles "[[Million Tears (Kasey Chambers song)|Million Tears]]" (June 2002) and "[[If I Were You (Kasey Chambers song)|If I Were You]]" (October) also made the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AUS"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002]], she won three categories: [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], Best Female Artist and Best Country Album, for ''Barricades & Brickwalls''.<ref name="ARIA list"/> It was certified seven times platinum in 2003 for shipment of at least 490,000 copies.<ref name="ARIA Creds03A"/> In February 2002, it was released in the US, which peaked at No.&nbsp;104 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], topping the related Heatseeker Chart and reaching the top&nbsp;20 of their country music chart. It received "generally favorable reviews," according to aggregate site, [[Metacritic]], with a rating of 74% from 12 critics.<ref name="Metacritic"/>

Australian music journalist [[Ed Nimmervoll]] compared it to her first album: "The musical cast remains essentially the same as ''The Captain'' with the addition of a 'rock' component via drummer Peter Luscombe and rhythm guitarist Dave Steel, and a guest appearance from 'punkabilly' band the Living End. The album also features appearances from Paul Kelly and American country's Lucinda Williams."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Nimmervoll cited Chambers' observation, "The last album showed my life story. That was Introducing Kasey Chambers. This one's The Many Moods of Kasey Chambers."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/>

===2003–2007: ''Wayward Angel'' to ''Carnival''===
Chambers recorded a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)|True Colours]]" (April 2003), which peaked at No.&nbsp;4 on the ARIA Singles Chart<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> and was used as the theme song for the [[Rugby World Cup]] in that year.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Her rendition reached No.&nbsp;76 on the End of Year Top&nbsp;100 Singles for 2003,<ref name="EoY 03S"/> and was certified as a gold record for shipment of 35,000.<ref name="ARIA Creds03S"/> At the [[APRA Music Awards of 2003]], Chambers won three categories with "Not Pretty Enough" named as Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Country Work.<ref name="APRA List"/>
[[File:Chambers, Canberra, Nov 2006.jpg|thumb|160px|Chambers at the Royal Theatre, Canberra, November 2006|alt=She is shown in upper-body shot and left profile. She has her eyes closed as she sings into a microphone and plays her guitar.]]
She released her third solo album, ''[[Wayward Angel]]'', in May 2004, which debuted at No.&nbsp;1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained at the top position for five&nbsp;weeks.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> It was accredited triple platinum for shipment of 210,000 copies by the end of the following year.<ref name="ARIA Cred05A"/> [[AllMusic]]'s Mark Deming felt, "[it] is perhaps a bit less striking than her first two sets, ''The Captain'' and ''Barricades & Brickwalls'', if only because she staked out her style on those sessions, and here she's harvesting from the ground she broke earlier on. But this also sounds like her most accomplished effort to date."<ref name="Deming 2"/>

Singles from the album include "[[Hollywood (Kasey Chambers song)|Hollywood]]" (August 2004), "Pony" (January 2005), and "Saturated" (May).<ref name="McFarlane"/> Following the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Boxing Day Tsunami]] (26 December 2004), Chambers appeared at the [[Wave Aid]] charity concert in Sydney in January 2005, to help raise funds for organisations in disaster affected areas.<ref name="NME Wave"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004]] she won both Best Female Artist and Best Country Album for ''Wayward Angel''.<ref name="ARIA list"/>

Chambers's fourth studio album, ''[[Carnival (Kasey Chambers album)|Carnival]]'' (August 2006), also debuted at No.&nbsp;1.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> Deming found, "[it] is roots-friendly enough that it isn't likely to seriously alienate most of her fans, this album does represent a clear and decisive break from the country-influenced approach of her earlier music; most of these 12 songs are easygoing but satisfying roots rock with a bluesy undertone... As a songwriter, she keeps getting better at writing about the stuff of everyday lives (love, lust, disappointment, getting on with life) with an uncommon degree of horse sense and attention to detail, and if anything, the new musical backdrops have added to the depth of her emotional landscapes."<ref name="Deming 3"/> Its lead single, "[[Nothing at All (Kasey Chambers song)|Nothing at All]]" (July), reached the top&nbsp;10.<ref name="AUS"/>

===2008–2010: ''Rattlin' Bones'' to ''Little Bird''===
[[File:Kasey Chambers.jpg|Chambers at the ARIA Hall of Fame, July 2008|thumb|160px|alt=The 32-year-old Chambers wears a white dress with bare shoulders. She has numerous brown necklaces and a silver one. She has a chin stud below her lower lip and is looking to her right with a smile as she speaks.]]
In April 2008, Chambers issued her first collaboration album, ''[[Rattlin' Bones]]'', with her then-husband [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]], which was co-produced by Nash and Nicholson.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Gutch"/> It debuted at No.&nbsp;1 and was certified platinum for 70,000 shipments by that year's end.<ref name="AUS"/><ref name="ARIA Creds08"/> Frank Gutch Jnr of ''[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]'' felt, "[it] could be the soundtrack of the Old West, or themes from the old mountain lifestyle. They have it down, from the sparing use of mandolin and the at times Everly Brothers harmonies to the dirt-beneath-the-fingernails aura. This music is American. Except that it's Australian. It's a conundrum."<ref name="Gutch"/>

Chambers and Nicholson were joined by fellow country musician, [[Troy Cassar-Daley]], to perform at [[Sound Relief]], in March 2009, which was a benefit concert in support of survivors of the [[February 2009 Victorian bushfires]].<ref name="Brumby"/><ref name="Mitchell"/> It was held at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], simultaneously with another concert at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]].<ref name="Brumby"/> All the proceeds from the Melbourne concert went to the [[Red Cross]] Victorian Bushfire relief.<ref name="Brumby"/><ref name="Mitchell"/> Appearing with Chambers in Melbourne were [[Augie March]], Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells, [[Gabriella Cilmi]], [[Hunters & Collectors]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Jet (band)|Jet]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[Liam Finn]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[Split Enz]] and [[Wolfmother]].<ref name="Official"/>

During 2009, Chambers collaborated with Bill, Nash and family members to release a children's music album, ''[[Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies]]'' (November 2009).<ref name="NLA Hillbillies"/> In 2010, it won the [[Australian Independent Record Labels Association|Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award]] for Best Independent Country Album.<ref name="AutoRI-1"/> As part of that project, she also co-wrote a children's story, ''Little Kasey Chambers and the Lost Music'' (2009), with Bernadette Werchon.<ref name="NLA Little Kasey"/>

Chambers' seventh studio album, ''[[Little Bird (Kasey Chambers album)|Little Bird]]'', appeared in September 2010 via [[Liberation Music]], which peaked at No.&nbsp;3.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> ''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s Jonathan Keefe rated it as 4-out-of-5 stars and explained, "[it] is a polished, studio-slick record of pop-country whose songs are catchy as all hell... It's the economy of [her] songwriting that has been the source of the comparisons between her work and that of [Lucinda] Williams, and Chambers's deep understanding of song structure allows her to create real emotional complexity from just a few turns of phrase."<ref name="Keefe"/> It won Best Country Album at the ARIA Awards in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2011|2011]].<ref name="ARIA list"/>

===2011–2013: ''Storybook'' to ''Wreck & Ruin''===
''[[Storybook (Kasey Chambers album)|Storybook]]'', Chambers next studio album, was released in September 2011, and consists of cover versions of other artists material, which peaked at No.&nbsp;21.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/> ''No Surf Music''{{'}}s Jason D Hamad described how, "because of its very nature I can't say that this album breaks any new ground. Still, it does justice to Chambers' sometimes-eclectic influences and adds an additional layer of understanding for her fans."<ref name="Hamad"/>

Her single from the album, "[[Luka (song)|Luka]]" (2011), is a rendition of Susan Vega's original from 1987. Hamad discussed how, "[she] strips away the 80's synth-pop, replacing it with more traditional instrumentation including a prominent, bouncing bass, but keeps the airy musical feel meant to contrast with the dark tone of the lyrics."<ref name="Hamad"/> Her autobiography, ''A Little Bird Told Me...'', was co-authored with music journalist, Jeff Apter, and was issued later that year.<ref name="NLA Autobio"/><ref name="Hente"/>

Her second collaboration with Nicholson, ''[[Wreck & Ruin]]'' (September 2012), reached No.&nbsp;6 and provided another ARIA Award for Best Country Album in the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|next year]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/><ref name="ARIA list"/> Keefe found the album has, "the married couple layering intricate vocal harmonies over some casual, mostly acoustic country-rock... Though [it] impresses for its thematic focus and gallows humor, the economy of language in the songwriting occasionally scans as a bit pedestrian."<ref name="Keefe 2"/>

On April 23, 2013, it was announced that Nicholson and Kasey Chambers had separated, their split forced by the collision of work and family life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/shane-nicholson-and-kasey-chambers-separate-after-eight-years-of-marriage/news-story/240f7c7dc6fa67ac7c78b6ba8a508cbb?sv=7674704dcfb1d17ffd9293047dec897a|title=Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers separate after eight years of marriage |website=[[news.com.au]]|date= 23 April 2013|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>

===2014–2018: ''Bittersweet'' to ''Campfire''===
[[File:Kasey and Bernard.jpg|thumb|right|With [[Bernard Fanning]] in 2017]]
Chambers' 10th studio album, ''[[Bittersweet (Kasey Chambers album)|Bittersweet]]'', appeared in August 2014, which peaked at No.&nbsp;2.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS"/><ref name="Deming 4"/> It was produced by [[Nick DiDia]] – her first album which was not produced by her brother, Nash.<ref name="Deming 4"/> Deming felt, "[she] has written a set of songs that are unpretentiously intelligent but deal with matters of the heart and soul with unrelenting honesty, and her rough, sweet vocals never deliver anything short of the ring of truth. [It] is a strong, satisfying album from one of the best and most distinctive singer/songwriters of her day, and this confirms she can move in any number of different directions and still offer her listeners something remarkable."<ref name="Deming 4"/>

It was also recorded after her marital split from Nicholson the previous year.<ref name="Familton"/> ''[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]''{{'}}s Chris Familton observed, "It finds her canvassing a range of styles and moods, often with religious/biblical references, without sacrificing her heart-on-sleeve emotiveness, innate sense of melody and country heart."<ref name="Familton"/> The title track is a duet with [[Bernard Fanning]] (ex-[[Powderfinger]]), which Familton found, "sways with a Neil Young looseness that works surprisingly well."<ref name="Familton"/> It won Best Country Album at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]].<ref name="ARIA list"/>

In late 2015, she covered the track, "Cold and Bitter Tears", on a [[tribute album]] for US soul blues musician, [[Ted Hawkins]], ''Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins'', which was released on Eight 30 Records in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="Begrand"/> She was joined on the track by Bill and explained, "My dad called me up one day and told me about the project... We recorded it at my dad's house, sitting around jamming around a mike. It was a really special thing. I play with my dad all the time, but the novelty never wears off. I love the combination that we create together."<ref name="Begrand"/>

''[[Dragonfly (Kasey Chambers album)|Dragonfly]]'', her 11th studio album, appeared in January 2017 and reached No.&nbsp;1.<ref name="AUS"/> It is a double album with Nash producing one session at his Foggy Mountain studio and Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly producing another session at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne.<ref name="Hipwell"/><ref name="Bernstein"/> She followed with a U.S. tour in mid-year.<ref name="Sacks Dragon"/> Besides duetting on a track with Kelly, she also sings on a track each with [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Keith Urban]] and [[Foy Vance]].<ref name="Hipwell"/><ref name="Bernstein"/>

[[Rolling Stone Australia|''Rolling Stone'' Australia]]'s Gareth Hipwell observed, "[she] has always tended to eschew the more reticent course of songwriting from a point of abstraction, consistently wearing her profoundest truths and uncertainties on her sleeve. It's an artistic penchant given full flight on free-ranging double-LP ''Dragonfly'': 'Talkin' Baby Blues', a shot of Woody Guthriesque spoken-word acoustica, is itself a stunningly candid retelling of Chambers' storied life to date."<ref name="Hipwell"/> Jonathan Bernstein of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' rated it at 3.5 stars out of 5 and explained, "[it] serves as a summation of sorts of the singer's entire career, a comprehensive, double-album opus that effortlessly switches between Appalachian mountain music, slow-burning folk-rock, melodic radio-pop, Woody Guthrie talking blues, and celebratory country-gospel."<ref name="Bernstein"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017]], she won her eighth Best Country Album trophy, for ''Dragonfly''.<ref name="ARIA list"/>

Chambers' 12th studio album, ''[[Campfire (Kasey Chambers album)|Campfire]]'' (April 2018), is a collaboration with the Fireside Disciples, an "ad hoc acoustic ensemble," comprising Bill on [[dobro]], Brandon Dodd on acoustic guitar, and Alan Pigram on [[mandolin]] (and vocals on the album's lead track).<ref name="Deming 5"/> It peaked at No.&nbsp;6 and was co-produced by Chambers, Bill, Dodd, Pigram and Jordan Power.<ref name="AUS"/><ref name="Deming 5"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2018]], Chambers became the youngest solo female artist to be inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]], as well as winning the Best Country Album category for a record ninth time.<ref name="ARIA list"/><ref name=hof/> At the Australian Country Music Awards of 2019, ''Campfire'' won Traditional Country Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-27/golden-guitars-wolfe-brothers-win-top-country-music-awards/10753724|title= Wolfe Brothers, Andrew Swift, Beccy Cole and Travis Collins win Golden Guitars|publisher=ABC|date=27 January 2019|access-date=27 January 2019 }}</ref>

===2024: ''Backbone''===
In July 2024, Chambers announced her 13th studio album ''[[Backbone (Kasey Chambers album)|Backbone]]'', released in October, and book ''Just Don't Be a D**khead''.<ref name="backbone">{{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/kasey-chambers-announces-new-album-backbone-book-just-don-t-be-a-d-ckhead/xHh61tnY29o/30-07-24|title=Kasey Chambers Announces New Album ''Backbone''|website=Country Town|date=30 July 2024|access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
From 2000, Kasey Chambers' domestic partner was Cori Hopper, a [[Perth]]-born actor, film and music video maker, later based in Sydney.<ref name="Tamworth 1"/><ref name="SMH Feb06"/> Their son Talon was born in 2002,<ref name="Tamworth 1"/><ref name="Kasey Official Bio"/> and they separated in November 2004.<ref name="SMH Feb06"/> Hopper was a presenter on ''[[Australia's Funniest Home Videos]]'' from January to December of that year and was a regular cast member on ''[[The Wedge (Australian TV series)|The Wedge]]'' during 2006.<ref name="SMH Feb06"/>

On December 17, 2005, Chambers married fellow country music singer-songwriter [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]].<ref name="SMH Feb06"/> Chambers had sung a duet, "Designed to Fade," with Nicholson on his debut solo album, ''It's a Movie'' (2002), which was produced by Nash Chambers.<ref name="SMH Dec02"/> Subsequently, they co-released two albums, ''Rattlin' Bones'' (2008) and ''Wreck & Ruin'' (2012). Their son Arlo Ray was born in 2007, followed by daughter Poet Poppin in 2011. In April 2013, the couple announced their separation.<ref name="AutoRI-2"/> In 2024, they recorded "The Divorce Song," which appeared on Chambers' album ''[[Backbone (Kasey Chambers album)|Backbone]]''.

[[File:Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson.jpg|thumb|160px|Chambers and Shane Nicholson, at the ARIA Hall of Fame, July 2008]]
At age 30, Chambers was diagnosed with a combination of the eating disorders [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]] and [[anorexia nervosa]].<ref name="Stephens"/><ref name="News.com Jan17"/> She explained, "I just didn't feel myself and I knew that something wasn't right [...] It wasn't an image thing for me ... It wasn't 'Oh I look fat in photos'. It was more about the control thing."<ref name="News.com Jan17"/> She was treated by a psychologist, and ''MammaMia''{{'}}s Jessie Stephens observed, "she recognises the importance of accepting that it might be a bad day, or a bad week, and negativity is a vital part of living a balanced life. Pushing it away can lead to anxieties manifesting in a different, more debilitating way."<ref name="Stephens"/>

In her autobiography, ''A Little Bird Told Me...'' (2011), Chambers provided, "a disarmingly honest account of a remarkable talent."<ref name="Hente"/> ''[[The Herald Sun]]''{{'}}s Corinna Hente observed, "Despite all the success, tragedy struck through a miscarriage, a broken relationship, anorexia and a breakdown. She rebuilt her life with music, playing covers with her family in a band called the Lost Dogs at the local pub."<ref name="Hente"/> She described one of their gigs from July 2007, "it's not the best idea to get up and sing with a band when you're nine months pregnant, 10 days overdue and bigger than a barn, but there was something about my gigs with the Lost Dogs band that I found impossible to resist. They were a reminder of why I'd fallen in love with music in the first place."<ref name="Chambers 1"/>

Chambers was raised in the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] by her parents.<ref name="Age Oct02"/><ref name="Chambers 1"/><ref name="Tele Apr15"/> After releasing her single, "Is God Real?" (April 2015), she described her beliefs, "It is a very personal thing, which is probably why we don't talk about it, but I don't think that means we shouldn't... For me, I certainly believe in a higher power. I don't have a yes or no answer. I have some sort of belief there, but it has changed a lot over the years."<ref name="Tele Apr15"/> As of November 2018, she lives in [[Copacabana, New South Wales|Copacabana]], New South Wales Central Coast.<ref name="AutoRI-3"/><ref name="Coast Nov18"/>

==Bibliography==
* {{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | author2 = Werchon, Bernadette | others = Harrold, Emma, (illustrator) | title = Little Kasey Chambers and the Lost Music | date = 2009 | publisher = Essence Music / Liberation Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36593550 | access-date = 17 November 2018 | oclc = 503530157 }}
* {{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | author2 = Apter, Jeff | title = A Little Bird Told Me... | date = 2011 | publisher = HarperCollins | isbn = 978-0-7322-9108-2 }}
* {{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | title = Just Don't Be a Dickhead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt | date = 2024 | publisher = Hardie Grant | isbn = 9781761451027 }}

==Discography==
{{Main|Kasey Chambers discography}}

* ''[[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Wayward Angel]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Carnival (Kasey Chambers album)|Carnival]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Rattlin' Bones]]'' <small>(with [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]])</small> (2008)
* ''[[Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Little Bird (Kasey Chambers album)|Little Bird]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Storybook (Kasey Chambers album)|Storybook]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Wreck & Ruin]]'' <small>(with [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]])</small> (2012)
* ''[[Bittersweet (Kasey Chambers album)|Bittersweet]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Dragonfly (Kasey Chambers album)|Dragonfly]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Campfire (Kasey Chambers album)|Campfire]]'' <small>(with the Fireside Disciples)</small> (2018)
* ''[[Backbone (Kasey Chambers album)|Backbone]]'' (2024)

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kasey Chambers}}
Chambers has won and been nominated for numerous music awards. They include 14 [[ARIA Awards|Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards]] and 10 [[APRA Awards (Australia)|Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards]]. She was inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2018|2018]].<ref name="ARIA HoF"/><ref name=hof/> This induction recognised her achievement of a "significant body of recorded work" and that she "has had a cultural impact within Australia."<ref name=hof/> Chambers has also won awards in the country music field with nine from the [[Country Music Association of Australia]] (CMAA).{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==References==
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<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Kasey Chambers' | date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 88 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH 2009">{{cite news|author=Sams, Christine|title=Kasey tunes up to become queen of the kids|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=18 October 2009|access-date=23 August 2012|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/books/kasey-tunes-up-to-become-queen-of-the-kids/2009/10/17/1255624772612.html}}</ref>

<ref name="Kasey Hands">{{cite web | url = http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Chambers-Kasey.html | title = Kasey Chambers (1998) | publisher = Country Music Hall of Fame | access-date = 15 November 2018 | archive-date = 25 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190325105848/https://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Chambers-Kasey.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110126130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20110127-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/chamberskasey/chamberskasey.html | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/chamberskasey/chamberskasey.html | title = Kasey Chambers | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | author-link = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) | archive-date = 26 January 2011 | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Hands 98">{{cite web | url = http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Chambers-Nash.html | title = Nash Chambers (1998) | publisher = Country Music Hall of Fame | access-date = 25 October 2018 | archive-date = 20 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920201849/http://countrymusichalloffame.com.au/Hands/Chambers-Nash.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="AMG Ringer">{{citation | last = Harris | first = Craig | title = Dead Ringer Band | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dead-ringer-band-mn0000144692/biography }}</ref>

<ref name="Tele Apr15">{{cite news | url = https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/kasey-chambers-asks-the-ultimate-question-through-her-latest-single/news-story/8dfc852f506df9952d3ba1a026318f9a | title = Kasey Chambers asks the ultimate question through her latest single | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 18 April 2015 | access-date = 29 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Chambers 1">{{cite news | url = https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/i-need-to-get-some-help/news-story/3d66396005b9a435cf0531925e4beb40 | title = I need to get some help | last = Chambers | first = Kasey | work = [[The Australian]] | date = 19 August 2011 | access-date = 29 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="abcnews">{{citation | first1 = Josh | last1 = Coates | first2 = Ben | last2 = Collins | first3 = Gian | last3 = De Poloni | first4 = Peter | last4 = Gunders | first5 = Jennifer | last5 = Ingall | first6 = Jeremy | last6 = Lee | first7 = Emma | last7 = Pedler | first8 = Fi | last8 = Poole | first9 = Larissa | last9 = Romensky | first10 = Benjamin | last10 = Shuhyta | first11 = Sheridan | last11 = Stewart | first12 = Inga | last12 = Stunzner | first13 = Grant | last13 = Wolter | title = Ausmusic Month: Regional studios and where our music comes from: Lower Hunter Valley – Nash Chambers | periodical = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News | url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-21/ausmusic-month-studios-our-music-comes-from/8027576 | date = 25 November 2016 | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AMG">{{cite web| last = Deming | first = Mark | title = Kasey Chambers: Biography | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kasey-chambers-mn0000359658/biography | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Red">{{citation | author1 = Dead Ringer Band | author-link1 = Dead Ringer Band | author2 = Chambers, Bill | author-link2 = Bill Chambers (musician) | author3 = Chambers, Kasey | author4 = Chambers, Nash | author-link3 = Nash Chambers | title = Red Desert Sky | date = 1993 | publisher = Larrikin Records | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11515955 | access-date=16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AMG RedDesert">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-desert-sky-mw0000992594 | title = ''Red Desert Sky'' – Dead Ringer Band | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AusStory Jul12">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2012/s3551133.htm | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20161128130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/31958/20161129-0001/www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2012/s3551133.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 November 2016 | title = 'Foolin' Around' – Transcript | work = [[Australian Story]] | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | date = 23 July 2012 | access-date = 18 November 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Ryan">{{cite news | url = https://celebrity.nine.com.au/2018/04/26/17/09/kasey-chambers-says-having-emmylou-harris-sing-on-her-upcoming-album-was-a-lifelong-dream | first = Áine | last = Ryan | title = Kasey Chambers says having Emmylou Harris sing on her upcoming album was 'a lifelong dream' | date = 26 April 2018 | work = [[Nine.com.au|9Honey]] | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Age Oct02">{{cite web | url = https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/the-man-behind-kasey-chambers-20021013-gduons.html | title = The Man Behind Kasey Chambers | work = [[The Age]] | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 13 October 2002 | access-date = 24 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AUS">Peaks in Australia:
*Top 50 peaks: {{cite web | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kasey+Chambers | title = Discography Kasey Chambers | last = Hung | first = Steffen | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}
*Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
*"Don't Talk Back" and "On a Bad Day": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/1iEUqcX.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 November 2016|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=2 May 2017}}
*''Ain't no Little Girl'': {{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/09/chart-watch-384/|title=CHART WATCH #384|publisher=auspOp|date=3 September 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903182732/https://www.auspop.com.au/2016/09/chart-watch-384/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA list">ARIA Music Awards for Kasey Chambers:
* Search Results 'Kasey Chambers': {{cite web
 |url        = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?view=list&text=Kasey%20Chambers
 |title        = Winners by Year: Search Results for 'Kasey Chambers'
 |publisher        = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)
 |access-date        = 29 November 2017
 }}
* 1999 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081003022011/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1999
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1999
 |title        = Winners by Year 1999
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 3 October 2008
 |access-date  = 4 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2000 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2000
 |title        = Winners by Year 2000
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 26 September 2007
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2002 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2002
 |title        = Winners by Year 2002
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-url  = https://www.webcitation.org/63V8htKTo?url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2002
 |archive-date = 27 November 2011
 |df           = dmy-all
}}
* 2003 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235713/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2003
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2003
 |title        = Winners by Year 2003
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 26 September 2007
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2004 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080304123324/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2004
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2004
 |title        = Winners by Year 2004
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 4 March 2008
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2006 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212125336/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2006
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006
 |title        = Winners by Year 2006
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 12 December 2007
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2007 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071118143950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2007
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2007
 |title        = Winners by Year 2007
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 18 November 2007
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2008 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090813152819/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2008
 |title        = Winners by Year 2008
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 13 August 2009
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2009 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |url        = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2009
 |title        = Winners by Year 2009
 |publisher        = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date        = 4 December 2013
 }}
* 2010 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120421080110/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2010
 |title        = Winners by Year 2010
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 21 April 2012
 |access-date  = 5 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2011 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014174953/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2011
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2011
 |title        = Winners by Year 2011
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date = 14 October 2013
 |access-date  = 3 December 2013
 |url-status   = dead
 |df           = dmy
}}
* 2013 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |url        = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2013
 |title        = Winners by Year 2013
 |publisher        = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date        = 4 December 2013
 }}
* 2014 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 |url        = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2014?view=list
 |title        = Winners by Year 2014
 |publisher        = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |access-date        = 30 November 2014
 }}
* 2014 winners: {{cite web
 |url          = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2014/AND-THE-ARIA-AWARD-GOES-TO%E2%80%A6
 |title        = And the ARIA Award Goes To...
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |date         = 27 November 2014
 |access-date  = 30 November 2014
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129182349/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2014/and-the-aria-award-goes-to%E2%80%A6
 |archive-date = 29 November 2014
}}
* 2017 nominees: {{cite web
 |url          = https://ariaawards.com.au/news/2017/2017-aria-awards-nominated-artists-revealed
 |title        = 2017 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed
 |publisher    = Australian Recording Artists Association (ARIA)
 |date         = 10 October 2017
 |access-date  = 11 October 2017
 |archive-date = 11 October 2017
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011021808/https://ariaawards.com.au/news/2017/2017-aria-awards-nominated-artists-revealed
 |url-status   = dead
}}
* 2017 winners: {{cite news
 |url       = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-28/aria-awards-2017-winners-paul-kelly-gang-of-youths/9200660
 |title       = ARIA Awards 2017: Gang of Youths, Paul Kelly, A.B. Original big victors at Australian music's night of nights
 |work       = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]
 |last       = Cockburn
 |first       = Paige
 |date       = 28 November 2017
 |access-date       = 28 November 2017
 }}
* 2018 winners and nominees: {{cite web
 | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2018/And-The-ARIA-Award-Goes-To
 | title = And the ARIA Award Goes To...
 | last = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)
 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 | date = 28 November 2018
 | access-date = 30 November 2018
 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Cert01 Albs">{{cite certification | region = Australia | type = album | certyear = 2001}}</ref>

<ref name="Billb CountryA">{{cite magazine | url = {{BillboardURLbyName | artist = kasey chambers | chart = Country Albums C }} | title = Kasey Chambers Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = [[Prometheus Global Media]] | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Barricades">{{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | title = Barricades & Brickwalls | date = 2001 | publisher = EMI Music | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9325105 | access-date=17 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Creds03A">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm | title = ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 17 November 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120207130327/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm | archive-date = 7 February 2012 | df = dmy }}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/barricades-brickwalls/kasey-chambers/critic-reviews | title = Critical Reviews for ''Barricades & Brickwalls'' | publisher = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = 17 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="EoY 03S">{{cite web | title = ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2003 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 17 November 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120103093044/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm | archive-date = 3 January 2012 | df = dmy }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Creds03S">{{cite web | title = ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 17 November 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120212185621/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm | archive-date = 12 February 2012 | df = dmy }}</ref>

<ref name="APRA List">Kasey Chambers at the APRA Music Awards:
* 2003 nominees: {{cite web
 |url         = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2003.aspx
 |title       = Nominations 2003
 |publisher   = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS)
 |access-date  = 29 November 2017
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511172713/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2003.aspx
 |archive-date = 11 May 2012
 |df          = dmy-all
}}
* 2003 winners: {{cite web
 |url         = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx
 |title       = 2003 Winners – APRA Music Awards
 |publisher   = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 |access-date  = 29 November 2017
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110308004154/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2003Winners.aspx
 |archive-date = 8 March 2011
}}
* Song of the Year winners (1991–2013): {{cite web
 |url         = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/APRASongoftheYear/PreviousWinners.aspx
 |title       = Previous Winners Song of the Year
 |publisher   = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140625051731/http://apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/aprasongoftheyear/previouswinners.aspx
 |archive-date = 25 June 2014
 |access-date  = 29 November 2017
 |df          = dmy-all
}}
</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Cred05A">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm | title = ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 18 November 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081221131234/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm | archive-date = 21 December 2008 | df = dmy }}</ref>

<ref name="Deming 2">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/wayward-angel-mw0000401286 | title = ''Wayward Angel'' – Kasey Chambers &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits | last = Deming | first = Mark | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 22 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Wave">{{cite web | url = https://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-63-1355482 | title = Aussie Rockers Announce Second Tsunami Benefit | work = [[NME]] | date = 12 January 2005 | access-date = 22 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Deming 3">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/carnival-mw0000443455 | title = ''Carnival'' – Kasey Chambers &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits | last = Deming | first = Mark | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 22 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Gutch">{{cite news | url = http://nodepression.com/album-review/kasey-chambers-shane-nicholson-rattlin-bones | title = Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – ''Rattlin' Bones'' | last = Gutch Jnr | first = Frank | work = [[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]] | date = 28 July 2015 | access-date = 22 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Creds08">{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm | title = ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 22 November 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120112121436/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm | archive-date = 12 January 2012 | df = dmy }}</ref>

<ref name="Brumby">{{cite web|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/artists-unite-for-sound-relief-bushfire-benefit.html |title=Artists Unite For 'Sound Relief' Bushfire Benefit – Premier of Victoria, Australia |last=Brumby |first=John |author-link=John Brumby |publisher=Premier of Victoria |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716020126/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/premier/artists-unite-for-sound-relief-bushfire-benefit.html |archive-date=16 July 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25099180-661,00.html |title=Coldplay, Kings of Leon to headline bushfire relief concerts |last=Mitchell |first=Geraldine |work=Herald Sun |location=Australia |publisher=[[The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd]] |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225040650/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C25099180-661%2C00.html |archive-date=25 February 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="Official">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundrelief.com.au/melb/index.php |title=Latest News |publisher=Sound Relief |access-date=25 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227073309/http://www.soundrelief.com.au/melb/index.php |archive-date=27 February 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Hillbillies">{{citation | author1=Chambers, Kasey | author2 = Poppa Bill | author-link = Bill Chambers (musician) | author3 = The Little Hillbillies | title = Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies | date = 2009 | publisher = Essence Music : Liberation Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35935483 | access-date = 22 November 2018 | quote = Kasey Chambers is set to release an exciting new project – an album of family friendly songs recorded with father Bill Chambers (Poppa Bill) and the Little Hillbillies plus a gorgeous children's book entitled ''Little Kasey Chambers and the Lost Music''. The album is made up of 16 songs and was recorded by Kasey and Bill Chambers and the Little Hillbillies (Talon, Arlo, Eden, Skye, Bela, Jake, Tyler, and Townes) and produced by Nash Chambers and the Chambers family. }}</ref>

<ref name="AutoRI-1">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110903195224/http://ausindies.com.au/awards.html | url = http://ausindies.com.au/awards.html | title = Independent Music Awards | publisher = Australian Independent Record Labels Association Ltd (AIR) | archive-date = 3 September 2011 | year = 2010 | access-date = 30 November 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Little Kasey">{{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | author2 = Werchon, Bernadette | others = Harrold, Emma (illustrator) | title = Little Kasey Chambers and the Lost Music | date = 2009 | publisher = Essence Music / Liberation Music | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36593550 | access-date = 22 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Keefe">{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140111111246/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kasey-chambers-little-bird/2561 | url = http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kasey-chambers-little-bird/2561 | title = Kasey Chambers: ''Little Bird'' Music Reviews | last = Keefe | first = Jonathan | work = [[Slant Magazine]] | archive-date = 11 January 2014 | date = 11 July 2011 | access-date = 23 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Hamad">{{cite web | url = http://nosurfmusic.com/thenosurfreview/reviews/kaseychambers-storybook/index.html | title = Kasey Chambers: ''Storybook'' | work = No Surf Music | first = Jason D "Diesel" | last = Hamad | date = 28 August 2012 | access-date = 23 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Autobio">{{citation | author1 = Chambers, Kasey | author2 = Apter, Jeff | title = A Little Bird Told Me... | date = 2011 | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-7322-9108-2 }}</ref>

<ref name="Hente">{{cite news | url = https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/a-little-bird-told-me/news-story/7cca86e46b48f7b607d9bd1a6fd67b2e | title = ''A Little Bird Told Me'' | last = Hente | first = Corinna | work = [[The Herald Sun]] | publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] | date = 9 November 2011 | access-date = 24 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Keefe 2">{{cite news | url = https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kasey-chambers-and-shane-nicholson-wreck-and-ruin | title = Kasey Chambers: ''Wreck & Ruin'' Music Reviews | last = Keefe | first = Jonathan | work = Slant Magazine | date = 22 October 2012 | access-date = 24 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Deming 4">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/bittersweet-mw0002735495 | title = ''Bittersweet'' – Kasey Chambers &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits | last = Deming | first = Mark | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 25 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Familton">{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170713153859/http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2014/08/22/kasey-chambers-bittersweet-chris-familton/ | url = http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2014/08/22/kasey-chambers-bittersweet-chris-familton/ | title = Kasey Chambers – ''Bittersweet'' | work = [[The Music (magazine)|The Music]] | archive-date = 13 July 2017 | date = 22 August 2014 | access-date = 25 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Begrand">{{cite news | url = https://www.popmatters.com/196356-kasey-chambers-cold-and-bitter-tears-audio-premiere-2495496705.html | title = Kasey Chambers - 'Cold and Bitter Tears' (audio) (premiere) | last = Begrand | first = Adrien | work = [[PopMatters]] | date = 12 August 2015 | access-date = 26 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Hipwell">{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170706161303/http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/kasey-chambers-dragonfly/5387 | url = https://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/kasey-chambers-dragonfly/5387 | title = Kasey Chambers, ''Dragonfly'' | last = Hipwell | first = Gareth | work = [[Rolling Stone Australia|Rolling Stone]] | archive-date = 6 July 2017 | date = 16 January 2017 | access-date = 26 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Bernstein">{{cite news | url = http://americansongwriter.com/2017/06/kasey-chambers-dragonfly/ | title = Kasey Chambers: ''Dragonfly'' | last = Bernstein | first = Jonathan | work = [[American Songwriter]] | date = 2 June 2017 | access-date = 26 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Sacks Dragon">{{cite web | url = http://www.sacksco.com/pr/kasey_chambers.html | title = Kasey Chambers | publisher = Sacks and Co | access-date = 26 November 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190115060449/http://www.sacksco.com/pr/kasey_chambers.html | archive-date = 15 January 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Deming 5">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/campfire-mw0003172006 | title = ''Campfire'' – Kasey Chambers, Kasey Chambers and the Fireside Disciples &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits | last = Deming | first = Mark | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 26 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Tamworth 1">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016055521/http://www.tamworthragepage.com/Kasey.htm | url = http://www.tamworthragepage.com/Kasey.htm | title = Kasey Chambers: Artist Report Page 1 | last = Morris | first = Helen | work = Tamworth Rage Page | archive-date = 16 October 2012 | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH Feb06">{{cite news | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/hopper-almost-quit-over-split-20060202-gdmvzp.html | title = Hopper almost quit over split | agency = [[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 2 February 2006 | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="Kasey Official Bio">{{cite web|url=https://kaseychambers.com/bio-career/ |title = Bio: Career – Kasey Chambers | publisher = Kaseychambers.com |access-date=16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH Dec02">{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/in-like-finn-20021206-gdfx8i.html | title = In Like Finn | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 6 December 2002 | access-date = 16 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AutoRI-2">{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/shane-nicholson-and-kasey-chambers-separate-after-eight-years-of-marriage/story-e6frfn09-1226627018835 | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers separate after eight years of marriage | date=23 April 2013 | access-date=20 August 2013 | archive-date=9 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509022448/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/shane-nicholson-and-kasey-chambers-separate-after-eight-years-of-marriage/story-e6frfn09-1226627018835 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Stephens">{{cite web | url = https://www.mamamia.com.au/kasey-chambers-anorexia/ | title = Kasey Chambers anorexia: The singer was diagnosed at 30 | last = Stephens | first = Jessie | work = MammaMia | date = 16 January 2017 | access-date = 17 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="News.com Jan17">{{cite web | url = https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/country-music-star-kasey-chambers-reveals-pressure-of-fame-and-how-it-lead-her-to-weighing-just-44kg/news-story/26ef58904d36754198b8f0069f9e4b58 | title = Kasey Chambers on her eating disorder: 'I knew something wasn't right' | publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] | date = 17 January 2017 | access-date = 17 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="AutoRI-3">{{cite news|last1=Edwards|first1=Amy|title=Take a look inside Kasey Chambers' home|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/462913/take-a-look-inside-kasey-chambers-home/|access-date=29 March 2017|work=Newcastle Herald|date=16 November 2010|archive-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123505/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/462913/take-a-look-inside-kasey-chambers-home/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Coast Nov18">{{cite news | url = https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2018/11/kasey-chambers-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame/ | title = Kasey Chambers to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame | work = Coast Community News | date = 22 November 2018 | access-date = 29 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA HoF">{{cite web | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2018/kasey-chambers-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-o | title = ARIA Awards: Kasey Chambers to Be Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the 2018 ARIA Awards | last = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 13 November 2018 | access-date = 15 November 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name=hof>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/hall-of-fame.htm |title= ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | access-date = 25 November 2018 }}</ref>

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==External links==
{{commons category|Kasey Chambers}}
* {{Official website|kaseychambers.com/}}
* {{discogs artist|437430-Kasey-Chambers|Kasey Chambers}}
* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=7333182d-8933-4896-adaa-fe98e6b59bd7|name=Kasey Chambers}}
* [http://issuu.com/reverbmagazine/docs/issue52/21 Kasey Chambers interview in ''Reverb'' magazine (November 2010)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715161837/http://www.realcountrymix.com/Ben_Sorensens_REAL_Country/Podcast/Entries/2010/10/20_Entry_1.html Kasey Chambers / Little Bird radio interview on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country October 2010]

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