Yuin artist, KYARNA creates soulful country-folk songs grounded in truth, resilience and identity.

About KYARNA

KYARNA is a gifted singer–songwriter from the Yuin Nation, celebrated for her raw, honest and deeply human artistry. With an enchanting voice and an instinct for weaving personal stories into universal truths, her music resonates with emotional depth and lyrical clarity. In 2025, her song My Brother’s Name was named runner-up in the international Unsigned Only Music Competition, highlighting her growing global reach and her ability to craft songs that linger long after the final note.

A compelling live performer, KYARNA has shared the stage with some of Australia’s most respected artists, including Uncle Archie Roach, Casey Donovan, Paul Kelly, Troy Cassar-Daley and Mahalia Barnes. She has also supported artists such as Dave Wells, CJ Stranger and Nancy Bates, demonstrating her ability to connect with both audiences and peers through presence, warmth and storytelling.

Her festival appearances, including Yabun, Cobargo Folk Festival and the Adelaide Guitar Festival, showcase her versatility and commitment to bringing her music to culturally diverse and community-centred stages.

In November 2025, KYARNA released her debut EP Lost Soul Love Letters, produced by ARIA Award-winner Matt Fell. Written partly during an artist residency in France, the EP captures a year of profound emotional and creative transformation, exploring themes of love, grief and memory with striking honesty and poetic sensitivity.

Following the EP’s release, KYARNA joined Liz Stringer on her To Survive Tour in late 2025. The tour has been a major success, introducing KYARNA’s music to sold-out rooms and new audiences across Australia. Her performances were widely praised for their vulnerability, strength and storytelling, cementing her reputation as a rising artist with a powerful and compelling live presence.

A powerful emerging First Nations voice, KYARNA continues to cement herself as an artist whose work transcends genre and geography. Her music is a testament to resilience, heritage and connection, inviting listeners from all walks of life into a space of reflection, healing and hope.

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“Kyarna is an incredibly talented singer-songwriter and First Nations artist… her songwriting ability, storytelling, and artistic vision are truly compelling, and she brings a fresh, authentic voice to the Australian music landscape, particularly within the country and folk genres.”

— ARIA award-winning Producer, Matt Fell

“I have become an enthusiastic follower of Kyarna’s musical career and a keen admirer of her bold, honest and heartfelt songwriting. She is a diligent and intuitive artist …[her] passion and dedication to her connection to family and culture through song, is clear and admirable.”

— Acclaimed Australian artist, Melody Pool

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