Duncan Toombs is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and video director. He has won seven

Golden Guitar Awards 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 ...

for Music Video of the Year. Toombs released his debut studio album, ''Steel on Steel'' in January 2023.

Career

In June 2022, Toombs released his debut single "Run"; recorded during a two-day stay at Rod McCormack's, The Music Cellar on the NSW Central Coast. ''Steel on Steel'' was released on 13 January 2023. In 2024, Toombs auditioned for the thirteenth season of ''

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''. After getting the show's four coaches,

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, and

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, to turn their chairs for him, he chose to be a part of Team LeAnn. Toombs lost his battle round, but was "saved" by Rimes. He continued to the knockouts where he was eliminated.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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, "Spirit of the Anzacs" by

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(directed by Duncan Toombs) , Best Video , ,

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 ...

is an annual awards night held in January during the

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. Celebrating recording excellence in the

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industry. They commenced in 1973. (wins only) ! , - , 2010 , "When I Was a Boy" by Greg Storer &

Sara Storer Sara Bettine Storer (born 6 October 1973) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter and former teacher. She won a record breaking seven Golden Guitar awards in the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January 2004, and as of 2017, she has ...

(directed by Duncan Toombs) , rowspan="8", Video Clip of the Year , , rowspan="7", , - , 2011 , "Calling Me Home" by Sara Storer (directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , 2012 , "Children of the Gurindji" by Sara Storer &

Kev Carmody Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song " From Little Things Big Things Grow" ...

(directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , 2013 , "Piece of Me" by

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(directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , 2014 , "Flying with the King" by Lee Kernaghan (directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , 2015 , "Canoe" by Sara Storer (directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , 2016 , "Spirit of the Anzacs" by Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests (directed by Duncan Toombs) , , - , rowspan="2", 2024 , "Steel on Steel" by Duncan Toombs (directed by Duncan Toombs and The Filmery) , , rowspan="2", , - , "1861" , Heritage Song of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toombs, Duncan Living people Australian country singers Australian male singers 1977 births