This list details Australian musicians, performers, producers and composers that have been successful in winning a

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. Many on the list have also been inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Hall of Fame. A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) – or Grammy – is an accolade by the

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of the United States to recognise outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on 4 May 1959, and it was set up to honour musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Australian musicians and performers have produced a wide variety of popular music which has been commercially successful on the international scene. However, success at the Grammy Awards has been quite rare for Australian musicians. The first Australian to win a Grammy was Joan Sutherland in 1961. The most successful Australians (all of whom were not born in Australia) are

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and

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

who have won 4 Grammy Awards each.

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Categories

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Best Alternative Music album

Best Rap Album

Best R&B Album

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Folk Album

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (With or Without Orchestra)

Video of the Year

Best New Age Album

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Music Film

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Christian Music Album

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

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