Naomi Wenitong
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Naomi Wenitong is an indigenous singer-songwriter based in Newcastle, New South Wales
. She is a member of hip hop group The Last Kinection
and was a member of ARIA nominated pop group Shakaya
. At the 2010 Deadly Awards
, where she was the co-host with Luke Carroll
, Wenitong won the Deadly for Female Artist of the Year.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
. She is a member of hip hop group The Last Kinection
The Last Kinection
The Last Kinection are an Indigenous hip-hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales.They were formed in 2006 Joel Wenitong and DJ Jay Tee from Local Knowledge and Naomi Wenitong from Shakaya. They first came to attention with their reworking of the Peter Allen tune "I Still Call Australia Home"...
and was a member of ARIA nominated pop group Shakaya
Shakaya
Shakaya were a two-piece girl group from Australia, that consisted of Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, two Cairns, North Queensland based songwriters and performers. The two met at the Atsic Music College in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander music course and they had...
. At the 2010 Deadly Awards
The Deadlys
The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Vibe Australia hosts the awards, which for have been held at the Sydney Opera House since 2001. The first Deadly awards were held in 1995...
, where she was the co-host with Luke Carroll
Luke Carroll
-Television and film:Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors, Lift Off, The Man from Snowy River, Ocean Girl and Water Rats....
, Wenitong won the Deadly for Female Artist of the Year.