Evelyn Bury was born in 1946 at Surry Hills, Victoria. Having entered the industry when she was just 16 years old, Evelyn said she had played across a number of genres with a wealth of experience behind her.“I started when I was 16, mainly back then it was the local dances or the jazz clubs so you sang a variety of music like the wool shed dances it was always country,” she said. Her career skyrocketed when she signed a contract in 1987 with Selection Records. Under the independent label she released 12 solo albums, more than 20 compilations and three music videos. Included in the releases were more than 40 of Evelyn's own compositions.
In 1988 she was awarded the Golden Guitar for Female Vocalist of the Year with ''I’m Stronger Than I Look''. In 1989 she was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the South Australian Country Music Festival Awards. In 1991 she was inducted into the Hands of Fame in Tamworth. In 1993 she won the Tamworth Songwriters’ Association new songwriter award. Evelyn's career has spanned more than 50 years, and she still enjoys touring and performing at many country music festivals around Australia. Evelyn Bury was awarded an OAM in 2022 for her service to the industry. She has been a long-time resident in Bundaberg and stated ''Bundaberg has always been such a supportive community and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else,'' she said.
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