Lee Kernaghan OAMThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
(born 15 April, 1964 in
Corryong, VictoriaCorryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
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singer and songwriter. He was the 2008
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As I travel around the country I am seeing something new emerging across regional Australia. It is a new way of doing things, taking the great traditions that made the bush what it is today and blending it with the new. There's innovation, new technology and new potential, it's almost as if there's a quiet revolution going on..... some people call it the new bush.
Lee Kernaghan OAMThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
(born 15 April, 1964 in
Corryong, VictoriaCorryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
) is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
singer and songwriter. He was the 2008
Australian of the YearThe Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received, Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists and recipients for their respective state and territory Australian of the Year Awards...
.
Honours
Kernaghan was made an
Officer of the Order of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"....
in 1994.
In 2008 he was
Australian of the YearThe Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received, Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists and recipients for their respective state and territory Australian of the Year Awards...
.
Discography
- Planet Country - due out 6th November (2009)
- Spirit of the Bush
Spirit of the Bush is the 8th album released by Australian Country Musician Lee Kernaghan.-Track listing:# "Sassafras Gap"# "I Was Only Nineteen "# "Three Rivers Hotel"...
(2007)
- The New Bush
The New Bush is the 7th album released by Australian Country Musician Lee Kernaghan. It got nominated for six Golden Guitar tropies, winning four, in the Country Music Awards of Australia.-Track Listing:# "Where I Come From"# "Listen To The Radio"...
(2006)
- The Big Ones - Greatest Hits Vol.1 (2004)
- The Christmas Album (1999)
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