Tia Gostelow, born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, is an Indigenous Australian
singer-songwriter. She spent her early years in Groote Eylandt before returning
to Mackay for high school. At age 16, Gostelow wrote "State of Art", released as
her debut single in February 2016 on Lovely Records. The song received airplay
on Triple J and won the station's 2016 Indigenous Initiative. In September 2018,
she released her debut studio album Thick Skin, which was nominated for Album of
the Year at the 2019 National Indigenous Music Awards. Gostelow made Australian
history by being the yo...