Kutcha Edwards is an Indigenous singer and songwriter. He was born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. A member of the stolen generation, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months.[1][2] He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was named Indigenous Person of the Year at the 2001 NAIDOC Awards[3][4] and won a Deadly for Male Artist of the Year the same year.[5]
Edwards' music career begun in 1991 as a member of Watbalimba and later joined the band Blackfire who he was with during the 90s.[6] Edwards now fronts the Kutcha Edwards Band and is part of The Black Arm Band. He has appeared as a guest on the SBS TV series RocKwiz.[7]