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-eastern 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. 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

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, 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 Wale ...

(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, Tamworth, New South Wales. The f ...

, 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 as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were last awarded in 2016. ...

), 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 male singer-songwriters Australian singer-songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from New South Wales People from Tamworth, New South Wales