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shane nicholson -lrb- singer -rrb-

shane nicholson is an australian singer-songwriter from brisbane in queensland .
nicholson first appeared on the music scene through a band , called freak , which formed in his last year of high school .
the band went on to win the first round of the triple j unearthed competition in the sunshine coast division .
shortly after this , the band name changed to pretty violet stain and released an ep in 1997 called `` blush '' and the album `` parachutes and gravity '' in 2000 .
both releases had minor hit songs on radio stations around the country , such as `` blush '' and `` never come down '' .
the band split shortly after a lengthy delay in releasing the album and nicholson decided to pursue a solo career and released the critically acclaimed `` it 's a movie '' in 2002 .
it was during the recording of this album with nash chambers that nicholson met kasey chambers , who duetted with him on the lead single , `` designed to fade '' .
nicholson and chambers later married .
he toured in australia and made his united states debut at the south by southwest festival , which prompted his signing with virt records and a more extensive american tour .
`` usa today '' named `` it 's a movie '' one of the top pop albums of 2004 .
a second solo album , `` faith and science '' , was released in 2006 .
in 2008 , nicholson joined with wife kasey chambers for the critically acclaimed `` rattlin ' bones '' roots/country album , which debuted at no. 1 on the aria charts , achieved platinum-plus sales and eventually won an aria award for best country release in australia in 2008 and also receive five golden guitar awards in australia in 2009 .
between tours he recorded a third solo album , `` familiar ghosts '' , which was released in november 2008 and also nominated for an aria award for best country album in 2009 .
in more recent years , nicholson has also moved into music production , working on albums for artists such as angie hart -lrb- frente -rrb- , catherine britt , beccy cole , alex lloyd , suze demarchi , jenny queen , sarah humphreys , nikki jensen , lyn bowtell , josh rennie-hynes , lou bradley , jodi martin , allison forbes , the quarry mountain dead rats , and others .
in march 2011 , nicholson released his sixth solo album , `` bad machines '' , which received an aria country album of the year nomination and six cmaa country music awards of australia nominations in the awards held in tamworth on 28 january 2012 .
nicholson and his wife welcomed a baby girl on 6 october 2011 , named poet poppin nicholson .
on 28 january 2012 , nicholson won the apra song of the year golden guitar award for his song , `` bad machines '' .
also in 2012 nicholson won the apra country work of the year award for `` famous last words '' .
in september that year his latest collaboration with his wife , the album `` wreck & ruin '' was released , receiving 5 golden guitar nominations , ultimately winning the couple the award for `` group/duo of the year '' in january 2013 , and then the aria award for best country album .
nicholson was named producer of the year at the 2013 country music awards of australia .
on 23 april 2013 , it was announced that nicholson and kasey chambers had decided to separate .
in 2014 , nicholson signed a new recording deal with lost highway australia/universal music , and released his first live album , `` pitch , roll & yaw - live and solo '' .
june 2015 saw the release of `` secondhand man '' , the first single from nicholson 's 9th album , `` hell breaks loose '' , set to be released in australia later this year .
