Brenda Webb is an indigenous Australian singer and actress. Her debut single "Little Black Girl" was nominated for the

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. "Little Black Girl" was released in 1993 and received radio airplay all over the country. Another song "Melting Pot" (a cover a Blue Mink song) was used by NSW Aboriginal Land Council for an anti-racism campaign. "Little Black Girl" was originally credited as being written by Webb and Wendy May Dempster but was actually written primarily by Dempster and Christopher Lloyd Bowen who took legal action soon after the song's release. The issue was settled in 1996 and Webb publicly acknowledged that she was not the main writer. Webb was pursuing an acting career before her music become successful. She appeared in some educational videos for

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and a few plays. She also made an appearance in ''

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''. Webb played teacher

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in television soap opera '' Neighbours'' for six weeks in 1994.

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Brenda Australian women singers Indigenous Australian musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)