Beccy Cole
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Beccy Cole is an Australian country music
Country music
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 singer and songwriter. She has released six albums and won seven Golden Guitar awards.

She performed for the Australian Army
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 soldiers in Iraq. A single titled "Poster Girl (Wrong Side Of The World)" expresses her support for the troops. Its video clip was voted #1 on Australia's Country Music Channel
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.

Discography

  • Beccy Cole (1997)
  • Wild At Heart (2001)
  • Little Victories (2003) #29 AUS
  • Feel This Free (2005)
  • Live @ Lizotte's (2007)
  • Preloved (2010) #32 AUS
  • Songs & Pictures (2011) #24 AUS

Awards

Cole won the Female Artist of the Year for 2006 at the annual Golden Guitar
Golden Guitar
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 Country Music Awards held at the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage. The festival lasts for two weeks during late January and during this period the city of Tamworth comes alive, with...

. In 2007 she won 3 Golden Guitars at the 35th CMAA awards - Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for "Poster Girl (Wrong Side Of The World)", and APRA Song of the Year for the same song.

Personal life

Cole was married to Mick Albeck with whom she had a son. Her song "Lazy Bones" was written with her ex-husband as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to their short marriage. She currently lives in Copacabana, New South Wales, Australia
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