Lawrence performed the poignant "100 Year Handshake" which she wrote especially for the event with her now-husband Martin Newman. The audience was made up of surviving war veterans, then-Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, then-President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump among others. Īfter a chance encounter at an airport in 2017, a unique opportunity presented itself when Lawrence was invited to perform in New York for an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary Battle of the Coral Sea with the American Association. On they married in Port Douglas, Queensland. On Christmas Day 2017, Lawrence and Newman were engaged at Coogee Beach, and in August 2018 the couple had a child. Lawrence met marketer Martin Newman via a dating app in 2016.
Brian Lawrence died in September 2008, aged 52, after being diagnosed with leukaemia. She had started guitar lessons from the age of 22. Īfter graduating from the University of New South Wales with a commerce degree and working for six years as a chartered accountant for Qantas, Lawrence became a full-time musician. She excelled at athletics and tried out for the state team. She attended Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Sydney where she completed the Higher School Certificate in 1995, including a place in the Order of Merit List. When a toddler, Lawrence wandered onto the busy road in front of her home and was saved from serious injury by a neighbour. Her father, Brian Lawrence, was a surf lifesaver at South Maroubra club until he had a stroke at age 40. She grew up in the Sydney suburb of Mascot with two siblings. Personal life Īmber Louise Lawrence was born on 19 April 1978. Her song "Man Across The Street" is about a returned veteran it resulted in her 2013 Golden Guitar nomination for "Best Female Artist of the Year". In 2007, she played in East Timor, and in 2013, she was in the Sinai, entertaining Australian and coalition forces. Over the years, Lawrence has also been a supporter of Australia's military, performing for the troops both abroad and at various events around the country. She has toured with the likes of Lee Kernaghan, The McClymonts, Adam Harvey, Melinda Schneider, Sunny Cowgirls, and Kaylens Rain, and event tours such as Chic Frontier. Lawrence has performed and is featured at many of the leading country music festivals, such as Gympie Muster, CMC Rocks The Hunter and QLD, Mildura Music Festival, Deni Ute Muster, Caboolture, Mudbulls & Music, Derwent Valley Muster, etc. At the Country Music Awards of Australia Lawrence has won six Golden Guitar trophies. Five of her studio albums have reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 50, 3 (2012), Superheroes (2014), Happy Ever After (2016), Our Backyard (2017) and Spark (2019, No. 13).
Amber Louise Lawrence (born 19 April 1978) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter-guitarist.
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