Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian

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singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kernaghan has won four

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and three APRA Awards, and has sold over two million albums, and as of 2021, has won 38 Golden Guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia (second to

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). He was the 2008

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, in recognition of his support for rural and regional Australia. Kernaghan was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2015 ARIA Awards, for ''Spirit of the Anzacs''.

Biography

1965–1990: Early years

Lee Kernaghan was born on 15 April 1964 in

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, Victoria and is the son of country music singer and truck driver Ray Kernaghan. Lee spent his formative years growing up in Albury

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. His grandfather was a third generation drover of sheep and cattle. In 1986, Kernaghan traveled to the United States to represent Australia at the

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'Fan Fair' country music festival.

1990s

In 1992, Kernaghan released "Boys from the Bush" which became his first number one on the country chart. The song peaked at number 130 on the ARIA Chart. Kernaghan said "When Garth (Porter) and I first wrote 'Boys from the Bush' I had no idea it would ever be a hit. It was just a song about me and my mates, working on the land, going to the pub and tearing around in utes. I didn't think anyone would be that interested in us... we were just kids from the bush but Garth said 'this record ('' The Outback Club'') has to be about your life and where you come from so we wrote that song and several others and before long I had a band and we were out on the road performing them live." In May 1992, Kernaghan released '' The Outback Club''. The album debuted at number 94 on the

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. At the 1993 Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA), the album won Album of the Year the

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. The album re-entered the chart later peaking at number 58 in May 1994. In August 1993, Kernaghan released his second studio album, '' Three Chain Road''. The album again won the CMAA Album of the Year and the ARIA Award for Best Country Album. In July 1995, Kernaghan released his third studio album, ''

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'', which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Chart, becoming Kernaghan's first top ten album. The album won Kernaghan his third Album of the Year at the CMAA of 1996. In February 1998, Kernaghan released his fourth studio album, '' Hat Town''. The album peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Chart and won his fourth Album of the Year at the CMAA of 1999. Kernaghan's fifth studio album was '' The Christmas Album'' in November 1998. The album peaked at number 31 on the ARIA chart.

2000s

In January 2000, Kernaghan released his sixth studio album, ''

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''. This was followed by '' Electric Rodeo'' in July 2002 which won Album of the Year and Top Selling Album of the Year at the 2003 CMAA. ''Electric Rodeo'' peaked at number 5 on the ARIA chart. Kernaghan was part of '' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular'' in 2002. In October 2004, Kernaghan released his first greatest hits collection titled, '' The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1''. The album peaked at number 16 on the ARIA charts and was certified platinum. In April 2006, Kernaghan released his eighth studio album, '' The New Bush''. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts and won Album of the Year and Top Selling Album of the Year at the 2007 CMAA. In July 2007, Kernaghan released his ninth studio album, '' Spirit of the Bush''. The album's title track peaked at number 11 on the ARIA singles chart, becoming Kernaghan's highest charting single. The song won three awards at the 2008 CMAA. In November 2009, Kernaghan released his tenth studio album, '' Planet Country''. In 2009 Kernaghan was named the biggest hit-maker of the last twenty years on the Australian Country Tracks chart, beating musical greats from Australia and international.

2010s

In September 2011, Kernaghan released his second greatest hits collection, '' Ultimate Hits''. The album peaked at number 8 on the ARIA chart. In October 2012, Kernaghan released his eleventh studio album, '' Beautiful Noise''. The album peaked at number 9 on the ARIA chart. During a visit to the

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(AWM) in 2013, Kernaghan's friend and AWM Director Dr. Brendan Nelson introduced Kernaghan to letters that were written by Australian service men and women during various wars dating back to the landing at

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during the

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. These letters were held in the vaults at the AWM. The power of the letters affected Kernaghan deeply and the experience at the Australian War Memorial that day was the catalyst that saw these letters put to music in what would become the '' Spirit of the Anzacs (album)'' in March 2015. Upon release, the album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA charts, becoming Kernaghan's first chart topper. It was the highest selling Australian artist album for 2015. 2015 also saw the release of Kernaghan's first book, ''The Boy from the Bush, These Are My Songs, These Are My Stories''. In March 2017, Kernaghan released his fourteenth studio album, '' The 25th Anniversary Album''. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA chart. In 2019 Kernaghan released his fifteenth studio album, '' Backroad Nation'' with the title track staying four weeks at #1 on the country singles charts.

2020s

In 2022 Kernaghan is set to celebrate his 30th anniversary as an artist. In January 2022, he released a 3-CD greatest hits collection titled '' The Very Best of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades of Hits'' on 14 January 2022 which peaked at number 17 on the ARIA charts.

Personal life

During July 2015, Kernaghan's music was played at anti-Islam rallies in Australia, without his permission. He responded that the use of his work should be "consistent with – and respectful of, the memory of ... oldiers wholaid down their lives for the freedoms we have today." Fellow local artists,

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, objected to the use of their material at those rallies. Kernaghan married musician Robyn McKelvie in 1999. They have two sons, Jet and Rock.

Business ventures

For several years, Kernaghan owned the historic Great Western Hotel in

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, after buying the pub in 2003 when it was placed into receivership after a downturn in trade and public liability concerns. Kernaghan has described the time during which he owned the Great Western Hotel as one of the greatest periods of his life.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

Charting singles

Awards and nominations

Kernaghan received the

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Medal in 2004. In 2008, he was

, in recognition for his support of rural and regional Australia; his 'Pass the Hat Around' tours have raised more than a million dollars for rural communities during a challenging period of drought. He was presented with the award by

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AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, ''Beautiful Noise'' , Best Independent Country Album , , - ,

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, ''The 25th Anniversary Album'' , Best Independent Country Album , , - ,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, ''Backroad Nation'' , Best Independent Country Album , , -

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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. Kernaghan has won two awards from 14 nominations. Plus, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2015. , - ,

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, ''The Outback Club'' , rowspan="10", Best Country Album , , - ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, ''Three Chain Road'' , , - ,

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, ''Country Crowd'' , , - ,

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, ''1959'' , , - ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, ''Rules of the Road'' , , - ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, ''Electric Rodeo'' , , - ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, ''The New Bush'' , , - ,

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, ''Planet Country'' , , - ,

, ''Beautiful Noise'' , , - , rowspan="4",

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, '' Spirit of the Anzacs'' , , - , "Spirit of the Anzacs" (directed by Duncan Toombs) , rowspan="1", Best Video , , - , Garth Porter for''Spirit of the Anzacs'' , rowspan="1", Producer of the Year , , - , ''Spirit of the Anzacs'' , rowspan="1", Outstanding Achievement Award , , - ,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, ''The 25th Anniversary Album'' , rowspan="2", Best Country Album , , - ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, ''Backroad Nation'' , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Kernaghan has won four awards from nine nominations. , - ,

, "Boys from the Bush" , Country Song of the Year , , - ,

, "1959" , Most Performed Country Work , , - ,

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, "Hat Town" , Most Performed Country Work , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, "Way It Is" , Most Performed Country Work , , - ,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, "New Bush" , Most Performed Country Work , , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, "Spirit of the Bush" (featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde) , Most Performed Country Work , , - ,

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, "Planet Country" , Country Work of the Year , , - ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, "Flying with the King" , Country Work of the Year , , - ,

, "Backroad Nation" , Most Performed Country Work of the Year , , -

Australian Roll of Renown

The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January. , - , 2015 , Lee Kernaghan , Australian Roll of Renown ,

Country Music Awards (CMAA)

The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

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, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. Kernaghan has won thirty-eight Golden Guitar awards at the Tamworth Country Music Awards of Australia. , - , 1993 , , "Boys from the Bush" , , APRA Song of the Year , , , - , 1993 , , ''The Outback Club'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 1993 , , "Boys from the Bush" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , 1994 , , "Three Chain Road" , , APRA Song of the Year , , , - , 1994 , , ''Three Chain Road'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 1994 , , "Three Chain Road" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , 1994 , , "Leave Him in the Longford" (with

) , , Vocal Group or Duo of the Year , , , - , 1995 , , ''Three Chain Road'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 1996 , , ''1959'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 1997 , , ''1959'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 1997 , , "A Bushman Can't Survive" (with

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) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 1999 , , ''Hat Town'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 1999 , , ''Hat Town'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 1999 , , "Goondiwindi Moon" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , 1999 , , "Changi Banjo" , , Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , 1999 , , "Tough Job" (with Colin Buchanan) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 2003 , , "

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" (with Josh Arnold) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 2003 , , ''Electric Rodeo'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 2003 , , ''Electric Rodeo'', , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2005 , , "Missin' Slim" , , Heritage Song of the Year (with Colin Buchanan) , , , - , 2007 , , ''The New Bush'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 2007 , , ''The New Bush'' , , Male Artist of the Year , , , - , 2007 , , ''The New Bush'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2007 , , "Close as a Whisper (The Gift)" , , Heritage Song of the Year Close , , , - , 2008 , , "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 2008 , , "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) , , Video of the Year , , , - , 2008 , , "Spirit of the Bush" (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) , , Single of the Year , , , - , 2011 , , ''Planet Country'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2012 , , "Channel Country Ground" (with Dean Perrett) , , Ballad of the Year , , , - , 2014 , , ''Beautiful Noise'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2014 , , "Flying with the King" , , Male Artist of the Year , , , - , 2014 , , "Flying with the King" , , Single of the Year , , , - , 2014 , , "Flying with the King" , , Video clip of the Year , , , - , 2016 , , " Spirit of the Anzacs"
(with

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, Amy & George Sheppard,

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and Megan Washington) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 2016 , , " Spirit of the Anzacs"
(with Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Amy & George Sheppard, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington) , , Video clip of the Year , , , - , 2016 , , '' Spirit of the Anzacs'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2018 , , ''The 25th Anniversary Album'' , , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , 2020 , , ''Backroad Nation'' , , Top Selling Album 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. Lee Kernaghan won five awards in that time. (wins only) , - , rowspan="2", 1992 , Lee Kernaghan , Country Performer of the Year , , - , Lee Kernaghan , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", 1993 , Lee Kernaghan , Country Performer of the Year , , - , Lee Kernaghan , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 1994 , Lee Kernaghan , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , -

Music for a New Generation Awards

The Music For A New Generation Awards are run by the Planet Country with Big Stu & MJ radio program and celebrate crossover country artist efforts each year. The awards have featured fan voting since 2016. , - , 2015 , Himself , Australian Male Artist of The Year , , - , 2017 , Himself , Australian Male Artist of The Year , , -

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the

. They commenced in 1986. Lee Kernaghan has won three awards in that time. (wins only) , - , rowspan="2", 1993 , rowspan="2", "Boys from the Bush" by Lee Kernaghan and

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, Contemporary Country Song of the Year , , - , Country Song of the Year , , - , 1996 , "1959" by Lee Kernaghan , Contemporary Country Song of the Year , , -

References

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