Gyan Evans began her musical career in the Sydney band Haiku before winning the 1986 grand final in the local version of the TV talent quest Star Search.
13 Facts About Gyan Evans
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Gyan Evans was born in about 1960 and was raised in Geelong.
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Gyan Evans signed with the Trafalgar Productions label, which was distributed by Warner Australia.
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From October 1989 to January the next year, Gyan Evans toured Australia to promote the album backed by The Dearly Beloved with Stapleton on guitar and keyboards, Asakti on backing vocals, Hanuman Das on drums, Mark O'Connor on keyboards and David Sparks on guitar.
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990 Gyan Evans was awarded the Best New Talent for the previous year's work.
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In 1992, Gyan Evans released her second studio album, Reddest Red, which was again produced by Fisher.
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In 1998 Gyan Evans travelled to the United States to start work on a third album titled Suburban Opera, with producer Desmond Child.
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Gyan Evans signed to Universal Records and worked as a songwriter for US country music singer, LeAnn Rimes.
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Rimes, who covered Gyan Evans's song "Love Is an Army" on her album Twisted Angel, recalled:.
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In 2002, Gyan Evans contributed the song "Life's Great If You Don't Weaken" to the soundtrack of the Australian film The Nugget and co-wrote Paul Kelly's "Nobody She Knows".
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Gyan Evans appears on the album Hymn for Her from James Cruickshank of The Cruel Sea.
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Gyan Evans published a collection of poetry entitled Bear in Mind in 2012.
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Gyan Evans has contributed to the soundtracks for the Australian films Weekend with Kate, The Sum of Us, 33 Postcards, Mental, Drift, The Turning, The Little Death and Little Tornadoes.