Brendan Dugan (born 29 February 1952) is a New Zealand musician.
Early life
Dugan's career began in 1968 at the age of sixteen, when he appeared on the television show ''
New Faces'' and won the talent contest.
Career
He subsequently released three albums for the British record label
HMV
Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom.
The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
before pairing with
Gray Bartlett
Graham Neil Bartlett (born 22 July 1942), generally known as Gray Bartlett, is a New Zealand born guitarist, country music performer, producer, talent mentor, tour promoter and entrepreneur.
Biography
Early life
He was born in Auckland and at ...
to make two singles. Dugan was later contracted to perform for US troops in Army bases throughout South-East Asia and later for the New Zealand Tourism Board to promote New Zealand in theatres throughout America. Dugan became a household name in New Zealand in the 1980s, starring on the television show ''That's Country''. He was named New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1985.
In 1990 Dugan, Bartlett and Jodi Vaughan reunited for the ''Together Again'' album on Festival and tour. The album hit number one and the tour was at the time the most successful ever in New Zealand.
In 2018 he celebrated fifty years as an entertainer with the release of single "Honky Tonk Heroes". It spent four weeks at #1 on the Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart.
Awards
Brendan Dugan received the
Benny Award
The Benny Award is bestowed on a New Zealand variety entertainer. It is presented annually by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, a non-for-profit organisation and showbusiness club, founded in 1966 and awarded to a variety performer who ha ...
in October 2018 from the
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. It is the highest honour for a "variety entertainer" in New Zealand.
References
External links
AudioCulture : Brendan Dugan
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Musicians from Christchurch
New Zealand country singers
1952 births
Living people