Edward Robert Low (born 14 May 1943) is a musician from New Zealand.
Career
During the 1960s, Eddie Low was a member of The Quin Tikis, touring with the annual
Miss New Zealand pageant and with country singer Joe Brown.
He starred in the 1966 musical comedy film
Don't Let It Get You
''Don't Let It Get You'' is a film made in New Zealand and Sydney, Australia in 1966. It is notable for the period it was made in as well as the popular musical acts that featured in it.
Sir Howard Morrison, Eddie Low, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and He ...
. In 1970 he was signed to Joe Brown Records and released singles for the label, "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night".
"In 2003 Low toured New Zealand as the star of the
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...
tribute show. During the tour he received so many inquiries as to when he would be releasing a new album that as soon as the tour concluded, he started work on it."
Honours and awards
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Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...
, for services to music, in the
2006 Queen's Birthday Honours
* Country Music Legend Award, 2009
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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 ...
, Variety Artists Club of New Zealand
Discography
* ''The Voice in a Million: The Best of Eddie Low'' (2011)
References
External links
Biography on the Variety Artists Club
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1943 births
Living people
New Zealand Māori male singers
Blind singers
New Zealand musicians
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
20th-century New Zealand male singers
21st-century New Zealand male singers
New Zealand blind people