Mr. Timothy (a.k.a. 'T-Funk', real name Tim John Dudfield
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producer and DJ. Over the years, he has worked on projects by a wide variety of artists including

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, E Smoove,

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, Slinkee Minx,

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, and Steve Silk Hurley.

Career

In 2002, he released his debut single "Keep Rockin", which failed to chart. In 2004, he recorded " I Am tha 1" with American singer

. The song reached peaked at number 28 on the

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on 12 July 2004. At the

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, the song was nominated for Best Dance Release. On 18 October 2004, MrTimothy released "Stand By Me" also featuring Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 59 on the ARIA charts. charted. In November 2004, MrTimothy released his debut studio album ''This Is Tha 1''. Two further singles were released from the album; "4 Ever" and "I'm On My Way". In 2005, MrTimothy changed his name to T-Funk and released a cover of "

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", again with Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2006, he released "Be Together" with

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which also peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2007, T-Funk returned to MrTimothy and released "I Don't Think That You Know" with

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. In April 2008, mrTimothy released a remix album of

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's studio album ''

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'', titled '' Second Skin''. The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on ARIA Dance Chart on 28 April 2008.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

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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. They commenced in 1987. CMr Timothy was nominated for one award.ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

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, "I Am Tha 1" , Best Dance Release , , -

References

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