Thelma Plum

Thelma Amelina Plumbe (born 21 December 1994), known professionally as Thelma Plum, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist from Delungra, New South Wales. Her debut album, Better in Blak, was released in July 2019 and peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won Best Cover Art for Emilie Pfitzner's work.

Thelma Plum
Plum in June 2016
Background information
Birth nameThelma Amelina Plumbe
Born (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OriginDelungra, New South Wales, Australia
GenresFolk[1]
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Associated actsGang of Youths, Paul Kelly, Paul McCartney, Adam Briggs
Websitethelmaplum.com

Early life

Thelma Amelina Plumbe was born on 21 December 1994 in Brisbane.[3][4] She is a Gamilaraay woman[5] from Delungra, New South Wales. Plum graduated from the Music Industry College, Brisbane[6] and spent most of her early life in that city.[7]

Career

2012–2017: Triple J Unearthed and Early EPs

In May 2012, Plum uploaded the tracks "Blackbird" and "Father Said" onto Triple J Unearthed and in July 2012, won the inaugural Triple J's National Indigenous Unearthed Music competition in 2012[5] and was nominated for a Deadly award for Most Promising New Talent..[8] "Father Said" was released in November 2012 as her official debut single. Plum released her debut extended play, Rosie, in March 2013[9] and followed with her second EP, Monsters (July 2014).[10][11] By that time she had relocated to Melbourne.[3]

Plum appeared at Womadelaide in 2014 and 2019,[12] has toured around Australia[10] and has been on rotation nationally on Triple J.[9][13][7]

2018–present: Better in Blak

Plum released her debut album, Better in Blak, in July 2019.[14] The video for the single, "Better in Blak", was nominated for Film Clip of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.[15][16] In October 2019 she came at No. 7 in Happy Mag's list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now."[17] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she received six nominations and won Best Cover Art for Emilie Pfitzner's work on her album.[18]

In January 2020, Plum became the highest ranking Indigenous artist ever in the Triple J Hottest 100, when "Better in Blak" charted at number 9.[19] Two months later, she was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

In May 2020, Plum released a cover of Powderfinger's "These Days".[21] In October, Plum performed at the 2020 AFL Grand Final.[22]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[23]
Better in Blak 4

Extended plays
List of extended plays released, with selected details about release date and label
Title Details
Rosie
  • Released: 15 March 2013[25]
  • Label: Footstomp
  • Formats: CD,[26] digital download, streaming
Monsters
  • Released: 4 July 2014[27]
  • Label: Footstomp, Warner Music Australia
  • Formats: CD,[28] digital download, streaming

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[29]
"Father Said"[30] 2012 — Rosie
"Around Here"[31] 2013 —
"Dollar"[32] —
"How Much Does Your Love Cost"
(original or Dugong Jr remix)[33][34]		 2014 — Monsters
"Monsters"[35] —
"Young in Love"[36] —
"Clair de Lune" 2018 — Non-album single
"Clumsy Love" — Better in Blak
"Not Angry Anymore"[38] 2019 —
"Better in Blak" 89
"These Days"[21] 2020 — Non-album single
List of singles as featured artist, with year released and album shown
Title Year Album
"No One"
(Golden Features featuring Thelma Plum)[40]		 2015 XXIV
"Any Other Name"
(Horrorshow with Thelma Plum, Jimblah and Urthboy)[41]		 non album single
"Ticket to Heaven"
(Alice Ivy featuring Thelma Plum)[42]		 2020 Don't Sleep
"Go to War"
(Briggs featuring Thelma Plum)[43]		 2020 Always Was

Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Plum has been nominated for two awards.[44][45]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "Better in Blak" Song of the Year Nominated
herself Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Nominated

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Thelma Plum won an award from six nominations in 2019.[18][46][47]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
2019 Emilie Pfitzner for Thelma Plum - Better in Blak Best Cover Art Won N/A
Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore for Thelma Plum – "Better in Blak" Best Video Nominated Guy Sebastian - "Choir"
Better in Blak Album of the Year Nominated Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew
Best Female Artist Nominated Tones & I - "Dance Monkey"
Best Pop Release Nominated Tones & I - "Dance Monkey"
Breakthrough Artist Nominated Tones & I - "Dance Monkey"

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
Australian Music Prize 2019 Better in Blak[48] Album of the Year Nominated

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2012 herself Unearthed Artist of the Year Nominated
J Awards of 2019[49] Better in Blak Australian Album of the Year Nominated
"Better in Blak" Australian Video of the Year Nominated

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) is an annual awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Indigenous Australians in music. Thelma Plum has won two awards.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Thelma Plum Best New Talent Won
2015 "How Much Does Your Love Cost?" Song of the Year Won
2019 Better in Blak Album of the Year Nominated
"Better in Blak" Song of the Year Nominated
2020[50][51] Thelma Plum Artist of the Year Nominated
"Homecoming Queen" Song of the Year Nominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2019[52][53] herself Live Voice of the Year Nominated
Queensland Live Voice of the Year Won

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