Cool Girl

About the Artist

Jem Cassar-Daley is one of Australia’s most captivating singer-songwriters, an indie-pop artist with a sharp pop sensibility, soulful vocals and a gift for emotionally precise storytelling. As she enters 2026 with a debut album on the horizon, Jem stands at the beginning of her most exciting chapter yet. A new era with new music revealing a bolder, more assured voice as she continues to evolve as an artist. Since her debut in 2021, Jem has carved out a distinctive place in the Australian music landscape, earning widespread acclaim for her celestial vocals and evocative songwriting. Her rise has been marked by an impressive run of accolades, including the NIMA New Talent of the Year award and QMA Indigenous Artist of the Year in 2022. In 2024, she claimed the Queensland Music Awards’ Best Pop Award and Song of the Year for her standout track King of Disappointment, alongside the AIR Music Awards’ Song of the Year. She continued this momentum into 2025, taking home the Queensland Music Awards’ Indigenous Artist of the Year plus in 2026 she repeated the success of 2024 at the Queensland Music Awards’ winning Best Pop Award and Song of the Year for her standout track Kiss Me Like You’re Leaving. A proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung woman, Jem weaves culture and emotion into every song. Hear Jem's latest release, 'Cool Girl', playing now on Local Sounds Radio and catch her live at Brisbane's BIGSOUND in September!