Benjamin Stewart is an Australian musician and lead singer of the band Slowly Slowly.
In 2024, Stewart released his debut album Pushing Daylight. He currently lives in Reservoir, Victoria.
Early life Stewart grew up in Croydon, Victoria and spent a lot of time with his grandparents in Reservoir, Victoria. He said, growing up, he was exposed to music of Michael Jackson, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Lionel Richie as well as Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and Five. Career 2015–present: Slowly Slowly
In 2015, Stewart, alongside Albert Doan, Patrick Murphy and Alex Quayle created the band Slowly Slowly, releasing their debut album in 2016 and have achieved three ARIA top ten albums through to 2025.
2024–present: Solo career In April 2024, Stewart released his debut solo album Pushing Daylight, which peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Charts. In December 2025, Stewart released a second album Junkdrawers which peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Charts.
Discography Albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Pushing Daylight Released: 12 April 2024 Label: Benjamin Stewart (BEN-01) Formats: LP, digital download, streaming 56 Junkdrawers Released: 12 December 2025 Label: Benjamin Stewart (BEN-02) Formats: LP, digital download, streaming 48
Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
! |- | rowspan="1"| 2026 | rowspan="1"| Benjamin Stewart for Slowly Slowly - Forgiving Spree | Independent Producer of the Year
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APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2020 | "Jellyfish" by Slowly Slowly (Ben Stewart) | Most Performed Rock Work of the Year
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