Deniese Morrison is an Australian country singer-songwriter.

Biography

Deniese was born in

Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city and administrative centre of the north-western region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Peel River (New South Wales), Peel River within the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council, it is the largest ...

and raised in

Kootingal Kootingal is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the Tamworth Regional Council area. It is commonly called a satellite suburb of Tamworth because of its closeness and the fact that its residents use Tamworth's services. Founded as an Abo ...

. At the age of 10, she was invited on the stage at Kootingal Town Hall to sing at a

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concert. At the age of 13, she started performing with the Geoff Brown Showband. At the age of 16, she won the female vocal section of the Capital Country Music Association’s Jamboree, (which was the forerunner to the Golden Guitar Awards and the Tamworth Country Music Festival). In 1973 Morrison was signed to Fable records and released her debut single "No Charge". Morrison said "Signed a contract with Fable Records and released my first single "No Charge", produced by Doug Trevor.

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wrote in

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that "No Charge" was the worst record he'd heard all year, but it made the charts of the day and I was pretty chuffed about that!". Morrison released her debut album in 1974. In 1975, Morrison performed at the

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...

, followed by a command concert performance for then Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser in Canberra. After recording some songs, Morrison moved on to become a resident singer/compere 6 nights a week at Wrestpoint Casino in

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Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Charting singles

Awards

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales ...

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...

, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) , - , 1987 , "Now I'm Easy" , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 1989 , "Battle Hymn Of Love" , Female Vocalist of the Year , , - , 1990 , "You've Gotta Learn to Dance" , Female Vocalist of the Year , , -

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Deniese Morrison won one award in that time. (wins only) , - , 1989 , Deniese Morrison , Female Country Entertainer of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Deniese Living people Australian women singers Australian musicians Australian singer-songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) People from New South Wales People from Tamworth, New South Wales