List of Australian Grammy Award Winners - wikipedia List of Australian Grammy Award Winners This list details Australian musicians, performers, producers and composers that have been successful in winning a Grammy Award. 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 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 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 are The Bee Gees, Olivia Newton - John and Keith Urban who have won 4 Grammy Awards each. Contents 1 Categories 1.1 Record of the Year 1.2 Album of the Year 1.3 Song of the Year 1.4 Best New Artist 1.5 Best Pop Duo / Group Performance 1.6 Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 1.7 Best Hard Rock Performance 1.8 Best Dance Recording 1.9 Best Dance / Electronic Album 1.10 Best Alternative Music album 1.11 Best Male Rock Vocal Performance 1.12 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1.13 Best Female Country Vocal Performance 1.14 Best Male Country Vocal Performance 1.15 Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance 1.16 Best Classical Performance -- Vocal Soloist ( With or Without Orchestra ) 1.17 Video of the Year 1.18 Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 2 References 3 External links Categories Record of the Year Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song. Year Name Title Notes Ref 2012 Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know Shared with Kimbra Olivia Newton - John I Honestly Love You Album of the Year Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album. Year Name Title Notes Ref 1978 Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever -- Soundtrack Shared with Various Artists Song of the Year Song of the Year is awarded to the composer ( s ) of the song. Year Name Title Notes Ref 1984 Terry Britten What 's Love Got To Do With It ( Tina Turner ) Shared with Graham Lyle Best New artist Best New Artist is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording that establishes the public identity of that artist ( which is not necessarily their first proper release ). Year Name Notes Ref 1982 Men at Work Best Pop Duo / Group Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref 2012 Gotye Somebody That I Used To Know Shared with Kimbra Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Year Name Title Notes Ref 1978 Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 1977 Bee Gees How Deep Is Your Love Best Hard Rock Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref 2009 AC / DC War Machine 2006 Wolfmother Woman Best Dance Recording Year Name Title Notes Ref 2003 Kylie Minogue Come into My World Best Dance / Electronic Album Year Name Title Notes Ref 2016 Flume Skin Best Alternative Music album Year Name Title Notes Ref 2012 Gotye Making Mirrors Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref 1981 Rick Springfield Jessie 's Girl Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref Olivia Newton - John I Honestly Love You 1972 Helen Reddy I Am Woman Best Female Country Vocal Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref 1973 Olivia Newton - John Let Me Be There Best Male Country Vocal Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref Keith Urban ' Til Summer Comes Around 2009 Keith Urban Sweet Thing 2007 Keith Urban Stupid Boy 2005 Keith Urban You 'll Think of Me Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Year Name Title Notes Ref 1981 Joan Sutherland Live From Lincoln Center -- Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti Shared with Luciano Pavarotti & Marilyn Horne Best Classical Performance -- Vocal Soloist ( With or Without Orchestra ) Year Name Title Notes Ref 1961 Joan Sutherland The Art of the Prima Donna Video of the Year Year Name Title Notes Ref 1982 Olivia Newton - John Physical Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Year Name Notes Ref 1978 Bee Gees Shared with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson References Jump up ^ `` Aria Icons : Hall Of Fame ''. 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National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1982 Grammy Winners Men at Work ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rock Group Toto Tops List of Grammy Winners ''. The Evening Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1978 Grammy Winners Bee Gees ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2009 Grammy Winners AC / DC ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2006 Grammy Winners Wolfmother ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2003 Grammy Winners Kylie Minogue ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2016 Grammy Winners Flume ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` 1981 Grammy Winners Rick Springfield ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1972 Grammy Winners Helen Reddy ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Soulful Ballad By Roberta Flack Wins Record of The Year Grammy ''. The Times - News. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1973 Grammy Winners Olivia Newton - John ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Grammy Award For Aust Girl ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2010 Grammy Winners Keith Urban ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2009 Grammy Winners Keith Urban ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2007 Grammy Winners Keith Urban ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2005 Grammy Winners Keith Urban ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1981 Grammy Winners Joan Sutherland ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1961 Grammy Winners Joan Sutherland ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` 1982 Grammy Winners Olivia Newton - John ''. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2015. 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Question: first australian recording artist to win a pop music grammy
Answer: Helen Reddy