Holly Throsby

Holly Throsby
Holly Throsby, The Corner Hotel, Melbourne September 2008
Background information
Birth name	Holly Sarah Throsby
Born	(1978-12-28) 28 December 1978 (age 38)
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Folk indie folk indie pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, novelist
Instruments	Guitar piano vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Spunk/EMI, ABC
Associated acts	Seeker Lover Keeper Hayden Will Oldham Machine Translations Tiny Ruins Darren Hanlon Tony Dupe Jim White Jack Ladder
Website	hollythrosby.com

Holly Sarah Throsby (born 28 December 1978) is an Australian songwriter, musician, and novelist. As a solo artist Throsby has issued five albums. She was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist in 2006 for Under the Town (July 2006); and in the same category in 2008 for A Loud Call (July 2008). In 2011 she was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for See! (October 2010), her album of alternative children's songs. From August 2010 to the end of 2011 Throsby was a member of Seeker Lover Keeper, with fellow singer-songwriters, Sally Seltmann and Sarah Blasko. They released an album of the same name in June 2011, which peaked at No. 3 and was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Alternative Album in that year.

Throsby's debut novel, Goodwood, was published by Allen & Unwin on September 28, 2016.

Holly Sarah Throsby is the daughter of Margaret Throsby, a radio presenter on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Classic FM; and John Buttsworth, a psychiatrist and art and furniture dealer. Her uncle, David Throsby is a cultural economist, and her maternal grandmother was a cellist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Her older half-brother, Timothy Marc, died in a motorcycle accident in Thailand in 1996. Throsby grew up in Sydney and began studying guitar at the age of 8. She studied classical guitar techniques and began composing from the age of 11. She attended Hunters Hill High School for her secondary education.