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Lee on shortlist for Australian of the Year
07-11-07
Lee Kernaghan has been announced as one of 32 finalists for next year’s Australian of the Year award.
Lee is one of the Queensland finalists for the award which will be presented in Canberra on January 25 next year.
His finalist citation says Lee... "is a towering figure in Australian country music and a fine ambassador for his craft.
"He gave his first public performance at the age of five, formed his first band when he was 12, and released his first commercial single in 1983. His tally of Golden Guitar awards... os 24, second only to the legendary Slim Dusty.
"Lee has a passion for his music and his country and brings these together in his support for country communities across Australia. To many people he represents the very essence of the spirit and values of contemporary rural Australia.
"In the past 10 years, his 'Pass the Hat Around' tours have raised more than a million dollars for communities in need and his participation in the 'Spirit of the Bush' concerts raises spirits as well as money for farming families doing it tough in the drought."
State and Territory recipients for all categories in the awards will be announced at capital city events throughout November and will then proceed to national judging for the Australian of the Year Awards to be announced on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra on 25 January, 2008.
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