The Deadlys The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The event was held from 1995 to 2013. Description T ...

Awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.

Music

*Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal Music:

Candy Williams Claude "Candy" Williams (1929–1983) was an Aboriginal Australian musician, known for his country and western singing, often termed the Aboriginal country music. He was an active advocate for the advancement of his people, and also appeared in s ...

*Music Video of the Year: Shakaya: "

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" *Most Promising New Talent: Shakaya *Country Artist of the Year:

Jimmy Little James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 19372 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales. Little started his profess ...

*Male Artist of the Year:

Archie Roach Archibald William Roach (8 January 1956 – 30 July 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Western Bundjalung people, Bundjalu ...

*Female Artist of the Year:

Toni Janke Toni Janke ( ) is an Australian soul singer. She is a mother of two, a singer/songwriter/musician and is one of Australia's youngest Indigenous university graduates. She won a Deadly in 2002 for Female Artist of The Year Janke has Aboriginal ...

*Album Release of the Year: Archie Roach: ''

Sensual Being ''Sensual Being'' is the fourth studio album by Australian singer songwriter Archie Roach. The album was released in July 2002 and peaked at number 59 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, the album was nominated for Best Adult ...

'' *Single Release of the Year: Shakaya: " Stop Calling Me" *Band of the Year: Shakaya

Sport

*Female Sportsperson of the Year:

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*Male Sportsperson of the Year:

David Peachey David Peachey (born 21 April 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative , he played the majority of his club football in t ...

*Most Promising New Talent in Sport: Jade North *Excellence in Football:

Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod (born 4 August 1976) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games. ...

The arts

*Female Actor of the Year:

Everlyn Sampi Everlyn Lee Marie Sampi (born 6 October 1988) is an Australian actress. She is of Bardi Australian Aboriginal and Scottish descent. Sampi starred in the 2002 film ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', as child of the stolen generation Molly Craig. The fi ...

*Male Actor of the Year: David Gulpilil *Excellence in Entertainment: Mary G *Excellence in Film or Theatrical Score: David Page and

Steve Francis Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year (along with Elton Brand) in his fi ...

: ''Skin'' by Bangarra Dance Theatre

Community

*Aboriginal Broadcaster of the Year:

4K1G 4K1G is an Indigenous Australian radio station based in Townsville, Queensland. Programming The station is aimed at the Aboriginal and Tores Strait Island people but plays a wide selection of music, news, sport and talk radio that appeals to ...

External links

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