Dan Sultan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dan Sultan
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Southbound Festival, Busselton, January 2011
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| Birth name | Daniel Leo Sultan |
| Born | December 1983 (age 41) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Daniel Leo Sultan is an Australian singer and guitarist. He writes his own songs, often in the style of alternative rock. Dan Sultan has won several awards for his music.
He won the Best Male Artist award in 2010. His album Get Out While You Can also won Best Blues & Roots Album that year. In 2014, his album Blackbird won Best Rock Album. It was a very popular album, reaching number four on the music charts.
Dan Sultan's album Killer was nominated for three ARIA awards in 2017. Later, his first children's music album, Nali & Friends, won Best Children's Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019.
About Dan Sultan
Early Life and Music Beginnings
Dan Sultan is a proud Arrernte and Gurindji man. He started playing the guitar when he was only four years old. By the age of ten, he had already written his first song!
A friend of his mother gave him an old electric guitar. When he lived in Fitzroy, he began singing in local pubs. In 2000, he met Scott Wilson, another guitarist, at a karaoke night. They started writing songs together. Scott Wilson was very impressed by Dan's powerful singing voice.
Starting His Music Career
Homemade Biscuits (2006)
Dan Sultan released his first solo album, Homemade Biscuits, in 2006. Many of the songs were written by Scott Wilson or co-written by Dan and Scott. The album was recorded in studios in Newport and Spotswood.
Dan received help from John Butler's Seed program, which supports new artists. In 2007, Dan won the Single Release of the Year award at the Deadly Awards for his song "Your Love Is Like a Song."
He also performed his song "Roslyn" at the National Sorry Day concert in 2007. This song is about his mother, who was part of the Stolen Generations. She was taken from her family when she was very young.
Collaborations and Festivals
Famous musician Paul Kelly invited Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson to record a song. They covered "This Land Is Mine" by Kev Carmody for a tribute album called Cannot Buy My Soul. They also performed at big music festivals like the Sydney Festival.
By 2008, Dan's band included many talented musicians playing instruments like trumpet, trombone, bass guitar, drums, and keyboards. Dan Sultan and his band have played at many Australian music festivals.
Growing Success and Awards
Get Out While You Can (2009)
In 2009, Dan Sultan released his second album, Get Out While You Can. This album became very popular, reaching the top 100 on the ARIA Charts. It was also a featured album on the radio station Triple J.
Dan describes his music as "country soul rock'n'roll." In 2010, he won two ARIA Awards for this album: Best Male Artist and Best Blues & Roots Album. He also won awards at the Australian Independent Record Awards (AIR Awards) that year.
Blackbird and Killer Albums
In 2014, Dan Sultan supported Bruce Springsteen at his concerts in Australia. In April 2014, Dan released his third album, Blackbird. This album was a huge hit, reaching number four on the ARIA Albums Chart. It stayed in the Top 50 for thirteen weeks!
Blackbird won Best Rock Album at the ARIA Awards in November 2014. Dan also released an extended play (EP) called Dirty Ground that year. In 2015, he released a live album called Open Live, recorded during his Blackbird tour.
On July 28, 2017, Dan Sultan released his fourth album, Killer. This album reached number 5 on the ARIA charts and was nominated for three ARIA awards. In 2018, he released an EP called Killer Under a Blood Moon, which featured new versions of songs from Killer with other Australian artists.
Recent Projects
Aviary Takes and Nali & Friends (2019)
In March 2019, Dan Sultan released his fifth album, Aviary Takes. The first song from this album was "Love & Hate."
Soon after, in April 2019, Dan released his sixth album, Nali & Friends. This was his first album made especially for children! It was produced by Jan Skubiszewski and released by ABC Music. Nali & Friends quickly became the number one children's album on iTunes in Australia. It also won Best Children's Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019.
Dan Sultan also wrote his first children's book, called Nali, in December 2019. He wrote it with Rhys Graham.
New Music (2023)
In 2023, Dan Sultan joined Unified Management. He released a new song called "Story" in February 2023. In May 2023, he announced his seventh album, which is self-titled Dan Sultan. It was released on August 18, 2023.
Other Creative Work
Dan Sultan has also worked on other exciting projects. He appeared in the 2009 movie Bran Nue Dae. In the film, he acted alongside famous stars like Geoffrey Rush and Jessica Mauboy.
He is sometimes a member of Black Arm Band, a group of different Indigenous musicians. Dan was also part of Paul Kelly's The Merri Soul Sessions music project.
Personal Life
Dan Sultan is married to Bronnie Jane Lee. They have two children together.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| Homemade Biscuits |
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| Get Out While You Can |
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90 | |
| Blackbird |
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4 |
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| Killer |
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5 | |
| Aviary Takes |
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47 | |
| Nali & Friends |
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| Dan Sultan |
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15 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Live albums
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| Open Live |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| Dirty Ground |
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66 |
| Killer Under a Blood Moon |
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66 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Your Love Is Like a Song" | 2006 | Homemade Biscuits |
| "Old Fitzroy" | 2010 | Get Out While You Can |
| "Letter" | ||
| "Running Away" (with The Verses) | non-album single | |
| "Under Your Skin" | 2013 | Blackbird |
| "The Same Man" | 2014 | |
| "Kimberley Calling" | ||
| "Dirty Ground" | Dirty Ground | |
| "Magnetic" | 2016 | Killer |
| "Hold It Together" | 2017 | |
| "Kingdom" | ||
| "Forever Now" (with Isabella Manfredi) | non-album single | |
| "Killer" (featuring Camp Cope) | 2018 | Killer Under a Blood Moon |
| "Reaction" (featuring Meg Mac) | ||
| "Love & Hate" | 2019 | Aviary Takes |
| "Nali" | Nali & Friends | |
| "Bwindi" | ||
| "Every Day My Mother's Voice" (with Paul Kelly) | Songs from the South: 1985–2019 | |
| "Tarred and Feathered" | 2021 | |
| "Story" | 2023 | Dan Sultan |
| "Won't Give You That" | ||
| "Wait Love" | ||
| "Took the Children Away" | Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined) | |
| "Ringing in My Ears" | Dan Sultan | |
| "Fortress" (with Julia Stone) | ||
| "Do You See Me" | 2024 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Chart peak positions | Certifications | Album |
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| "Running Away" (with Verses) |
2010 | — | Seasons | |
| "January 26" (with A.B. Original) |
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| "I Never" (Strings version) (The Bamboos featuring Dan Sultan) |
2019 | — | By Special Arrangement | |
| "Gadigal Land" (with Midnight Oil featuring Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie) |
2020 | 5 | The Makarrata Project | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other appearances
| Title | Artist | Year | Album |
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| "This Land is Mine" | various artists | 2007 | Cannot Buy My Soul |
| "For My People" | Direct Influence | 2010 | War in My Kitchen |
| "Bran Nue Dae" | various artists | Bran Nue Day | |
| "Seeds That You Might Sow" | |||
| "Nyul Nyul Girl" | |||
| "Black Girl" | |||
| "Shark Attack" (with The Break) | He Will Have His Way | ||
| "Deanna" | various artists | 2012 | Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave |
| "There Is a Kingdom" (with Kram & Lisa Mitchell) | |||
| "Get Ready for Love" | |||
| "Rattle Snake" | Way of the Eagle | 2013 | Rattle Snake |
| "Hold Back the Night" (with Ella Hooper) | various artists | RockWiz Volume 4 | |
| "With a Little Help from My Friends" (with Ella Hooper) | |||
| "Rumble, Young Man, Rumble" | Hilltop Hoods | 2014 | Walking Under Stars |
| "The Biggest Disappointment" | Missy Higgins | Oz | |
| "Don't Let a Good Thing Go" | Paul Kelly | The Merri Soul Sessions | |
| "When the Saints Go Marching In" | various artists | 2015 | Saints Unplugged |
| "Manjana" (with Emma Donovan) | Archie Roach | 2016 | Charcoal Lane: 25th Anniversary Collection |
| "The Wheels on the Bus" | Play School | Famous Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Play School | |
| "Australia" | The Wiggles | 2018 | Wiggle Pop |
| "It's Important" | Damien Dempsey | Union | |
| "You're the One That I Want" | Delta Goodrem | I Honestly Love You | |
| "Fitzroy Crossing" | various artists | 2019 | Deadly Hearts 2 |
| "Into My Arms" | various artists | 2020 | Songs for Australia |
| "Change the Date" (with Gurrumul Yunupingu) | Midnight Oil | The Makarrata Project |
See also
In Spanish: Dan Sultan para niños
