Tami Neilson’s worldwide appeal is due in no small part to her reputation, according to Rolling Stone, as “a fire breathing belter.” Neilson’s ground-shaking voice has wowed audiences across the globe and racked up numerous awards along the way.
In New Zealand Tami is one of her adopted home country’s most beloved artists, her albums topping the charts and populating a combination of categories almost every year at the NZ Music Awards. Her sold-out Kingmaker tour culminated into a live album backed by the 80-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Neilson has also built an audience of all ages in Europe, Australia and her native North America thanks to appearances on the star-studded
PBS Great Performances concert series filmed live at the Ryman in Nashville as well as the legendary Grand Ole Opry. Tami is an award-winning composer who has written and performed music for feature films like Spongebob Squarepants Saving Bikini Bottom and Holy Days starring Miriam Margolyes, as well as making cameo appearances in the hit television series The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Counting American icon Willie Nelson as a fan and friend, Neilson duetted with Nelson for their award-winning song Beyond the Stars. In 2025, she also joined Willie and Bob Dylan on the Outlaw Tour across the USA.
Tami’s latest critically acclaimed album Neon Cowgirl features collaborations with Neil Finn and JD McPherson, her single, “Borrow My Boots” featuring Ashley McBryde hit the Top 10 on the US Americana Charts.
