The Deadlys Award winners 2001
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- Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music: Gus WilliamsGus Williams (musician)Kasper Gus Ntjalka Williams OAM, known as Gus Williams was a country singer from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. He was an Arrernte man, who was born in Alice Springs. He was the father of country star Warren H Williams.In 1983 Williams was given a Medal of the Order of Australia for services...
- Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music: Vic SimmsVic SimmsWilliam Victor Simms, known as Vic Simms and Vicki Simms, is an Australian singer and song writer. He is from La Perouse, New South Wales and is a Bidjigal man....
- Band of the Year: Letterstick BandLetterstick BandLetterstick Band are a band from Northeast Arnhem Land in Australia. The members are from the An-Barra Clan on the coast near Maningrida. They are named after the wooden tools on which messages are carved to communicate between places...
- Most Promising New Talent: J BoyJ BoyJ Boy is a singer and songwriter from Mount Isa. He is a former member of Native Ryme Syndicate and released his solo debut CD in 2002. J Boy won a Deadly in 2001 for Most Promising New Talent .-References:...
- Country Artist of the Year: Troy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-Daley is a multi-award-winning country musician from New South Wales, Australia.He released his first EP, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994 and was nominated for his first Golden Guitar for Best Male Vocalist the same year...
- Male Artist of the Year: Kutcha EdwardsKutcha EdwardsKutcha Edwards is an Indigenous singer and songwriter. He was born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. A member of the stolen generation, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man...
- Female Artist of the Year: Kerrianne CoxKerrianne CoxKerrianne Cox is an Aboriginal singer from Beagle Bay in Western Australia. She has toured widely around Australia and toured USA and South Africa and appeared in the musical Bran Nue Dae in 1996....
- Album Release of the Year: Warren H WilliamsWarren H WilliamsWarren Hedley Williams is a singer, musician and song writer from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. Williams is an Arrernte man who plays country music. He started playing guitar at six with his father Gus Williams...
Where My Heart Is - Single Release: Stiff GinsStiff GinsStiff Gins are an Indigenous Australian band from Sydney. They call their music "acoustic with harmonies" and are regularly compared to Tiddas. The band was formed by Emma Donovan, Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs after meeting at the Eora Centre while studying music...
Morning Star - Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score: Mark OvendenMark Ovenden (composer)Mark Ovenden is a composer and musician. In 2001 he won a Deadly for excellence In Film or Theatrical Score for his compoing the score for Yolngu Boy.-External links:*...
& Yothu YindiYothu YindiYothu Yindi are an Australian band with Aboriginal and balanda members formed in 1986. Aboriginal members come from Yolngu homelands near Yirrkala on the Gove Peninsula in Northern Territory's Arnhem Land...
for Yolngu BoyYolngu BoyYolngu Boy is an Australian film which was released in 2001.The film is about three Aboriginal Australians, Botj , Lorrpu and Milika , that trek through Australia's Top End after Botj, recently released from prison, commits arson and vandalism while high from sniffing petrol...
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- Deadlys 2001 winners at VibeVIBEVibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers...