Melanie Dyer | |
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| Origin | Mount Russell, New South Wales |
| Genre | Country |
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| Labels | UMA, ABC Music |
| Website | melaniedyer |
Melanie Dyer is an Australian singer and songwriter from Mount Russell, New South Wales. Her third studio album Daisies from Dirt released in October 2026 became her first to enter the ARIA Charts top 50.
Dyer grew up on a family farm in Mount Russell, New South Wales. At 12 years of age, she front her first gig at a local pub. Throughout her teens, Dyer competed in several talent quests in the Tamworth scene.
In 2012, Dyer auditions for The Voice (Australian TV series) season 1, where she performed "Domino". She failed to achieve a chair turn and was eliminated in the blind auditions. Before leaving the set however, Dyer was approached by a representative from Universal Music Australia who wanted to sign her. Thereafter, she was signed and began her country music career.
In April 2015, Dyer released her debut EP . The title track spent several weeks in the CMC Top 50 alongside singles "Busy Doing Nothing" and "My Stupid Mouth" achieving Australian Country Music Airplay Chart Top 10.
In August 2017 Dyer released her debut album Fresh. The title track and "Save My Cents", achieved further CMC chart success. The title Top 10 finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in 2018.
In August 2021, Dyer announced she had signed with ABC Music. In September 2021 Dyer released her first single “Run of the Road” on the ABC Music label.
In March 2022, Dyer won the Country / Americana category for the APRA AMCOS Professional Development Awards and awarded a $10,000 prize.
In September 2022, Dyer released her second studio album, Between You & Me.
In 2025, Dyer relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. In October 2026, Dyer released Daisies from Dirt.
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| Between You & Me |
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| Daisies from Dirt |
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Since 1982 the APRA Awards are run by Australian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Most Performed Country Work | "Memphis T-Shirt" by Melanie Dyer ( Emily Doty, Melanie Dyer, Karen Kosowski) |
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| 2024 | Most Performed Country Work | "Got it Good" by James Johnston (Michael De Lorenzis, Melanie Dyer, James Johnston, Michael Paynter) |
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| 2025 | Most Performed Country Work | "Good Things" by Kaylee Bell (Kaylee Bell, Michael De Lorenzis, Melanie Dyer, Michael Paynter) |
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