Troy Cassar-Daley

Cassar-Daley was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills to a Maltese-Australian father and an Aboriginal mother.[4] At a very young age, he moved with his mother to Grafton in north-eastern New South Wales. At eleven, Troy went to the Tamworth Country Music Festival and returned the next year to busk on the streets.[5] At 16 he and his band, Little Eagle, were touring the North Coast of New South Wales and he made the top 10 in Tamworth's Toyota Star Maker Quest. He won the 1986 "Search for a Star" competition and then toured with Brian Young for seven months in which he began to develop his songwriting skills. After returning home he replaced James Blundell as leader of country music band The Blue Heeler Band.[6]

In October 2018 Cassar-Daley released his 42-track double album Greatest Hits, along with a new single called "Wouldn't Change A Thing" on the Bloodlines label, part of Mushroom Group.[7] The extensive album was also released on vinyl.[8]

In June 2020, Cassar-Daley inked a worldwide label deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia. It is a full-circle moment for the Australian country music star, who first signed to the major label in 1995 to launch his record-breaking career.[9]

Troy is married to TV presenter and radio DJ Laurel Edwards, with whom he has two children.[10][11]

Troy is married to radio and television presenter Laurel Edwards with whom he has two children.[10][11]

In 2020, Troy's participation in Australia's Who Do You Think You Are? was broadcast on SBS, where he traced both his ancestral roots on his father's side in Malta, and his mother's Aboriginal Australian ancestry.[12]