Emma Donovan is a celebrated Aboriginal Australian singer and songwriter, known for her powerful voice and deeply emotive storytelling.

A proud Gumbaynggirr and Noongar woman, she began performing at age seven with her family band, The Donovans, before co-founding Indigenous trio Stiff Gins and releasing her solo album Changes in 2004. Emma’s long-running collaboration with Melbourne rhythm group The Putbacks has been especially acclaimed, producing albums including Dawn, Crossover, and Til My Song is Done, the latter earning an ARIA nomination. Their work has also received multiple Music Victoria Awards. Emma has performed at major festivals and collaborated with artists such as Paul Kelly, The Teskey Brothers, Paul Grabowsky, Spinifex Gum, and the late Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter.

She recently performed her new project, Take Me To The River, at the Darwin Festival, honouring the Black American artists who have shaped her sound through an Australian lens.