After bursting onto the global music scene in 2016, Amy Shark’s seven-time platinum single ‘Adore’ put her on the map as one of Australia’s most formidable songwriters. This was followed by APRA Song of the Year-winning, seven-time platinum and #1 Australian Airplay Chart hit, ‘I Said Hi’, and 2019’s three-time platinum single ‘Mess Her Up’.
Shark’s debut #1 ARIA album and platinum-certified Love Monster was recognised in 2018 with four ARIA Awards (Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Producer [Dann Hume]) and was nominated for another five.
Love Monster went on to become the highest-selling album by an Australian artist in 2018. In 2020, Amy released her ARIA Award-winning, three-time platinum-accredited single, ‘Everybody Rise’, which is nearing 50 million streams globally and spent 12 weeks in the Top 10 Australian airplay chart.
Amy’s sophomore album, Cry Forever, was her second #1 ARIA debut, holding the top spot for two weeks consecutively. Shark teamed up with blink-182’s Travis Barker on gold-accredited single ‘C’Mon’ and global superstar Ed Sheeran to co-write the two-time platinum single ‘Love Song’s Ain’t for Us’ featuring Grammy® award-winning artist Keith Urban.
In 2023, she released now platinum-accredited single ‘Can I Shower At Yours’, graced the cover of Rolling Stone Australia, supported Coldplay for their stadium shows in Perth and make her debut as a judge on Australia Idol – for which she picked up her first Logie, winning the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.
This win inducted Amy into the illustrious club of Australians who have taken home both an ARIA Award and Logie Award. 2024 saw Amy return to her judging role for a hugely successful second season of Australian Idol and release her third #1 ARIA Album Sunday Sadness, as well as embarking on her AU & NZ tour, The Sadness Tour.
2025 didn’t see Amy slowdown at all! Amy hit the road on her mammoth Solo Acoustic ‘Songs and Stories’ Regional Tour playing a massive 50 shows across Australia as well as taking her place at the judges’ desk for the third season of Australian Idol.
Amy is also set for a big 2026 releasing her first new music in almost two years with the ultimate break-up anthem, ‘The Biggest Dick’. Amy has also announced her fourth studio album soft pop will be with fans on July 31! soft pop is a remarkable body of work written entirely by Amy with no co-writes or collaborations, reminiscent of early Amy’s ‘Adore’ days. Amy holed herself up in her apartment for a cathartic month of distraction-free deep introspection and creative output before jumping on a plane to record soft pop with long-time producer Dann Hume in a converted church in the Welsh countryside. Together the pair set a challenge to approach this record with new sounds. Amy wanted to use instrumentation, creative production and vocal hooks to punctuate the album rather than relying on a snare drum to build the emotion. The result is soft pop – no co-writes, no guest features, no drums, all Amy. Raw, vulnerable, full of joy, evocative and visceral. All killer and no filler!
Amy has returned to the juggernaut of Australian Idol for a fourth consecutive season and will be making her feature film and acting debut in ‘BEAST’ due later in 2026. ‘BEST’ will see Amy star alongside Hollywood legend Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and Daniel MacPherson. 2026 will cement that it’s Amy’s world and we’re just living in it!