Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox musical artist Deborah Ann Conway Template:Post-nominals (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, and had a career as a model and actress. She was a founding member of the 1980s rock band Do-Ré-Mi with their top-5 hit "Man Overboard".

Conway performs solo and has a top-20 hit single with "It's Only the Beginning" (1991). The associated album, String of Pearls, also peaked in the top 20. She won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist at the 1992 awards. Her next album, Bitch Epic, reached the top 20 in November 1993. Conway organised and performed on the Broad Festivals from 2005 to 2008—show-casing contemporary Australian female artists.

Early life and educationEdit

Deborah Ann Conway was born on 8 August 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria.<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="Zuel2005"/> Her father Carl was a lawyer, entrepreneur, realtor and stockbroker in Toorak (died 2011).<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" /> Conway attended Lauriston Girls' School—photos of her as a schoolgirl were displayed at the Sydney Jewish Museum.<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="Conway Sep 2016" />

She started Media Studies at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) but left in 1979.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" /> Next, she attended University of Melbourne for an arts degree with modelling and singing to support her way through.<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="bio"/> A billboard campaign for Bluegrass jeans featured Conway's nude backside and the phrase "Get yours into Bluegrass".<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="Kelly"/> Other ads with Conway as a model include Big M and Crunchie.<ref name="Prasad"/>

CareerEdit

1959–1980: Early years and The BendersEdit

At the age of 18, Conway started playing guitar, and in 1980 she joined the Benders as a vocalist whilst still at university.<ref name="Elliott"/> Her father was so concerned when she joined the pop band that he sent her to a psychiatrist.<ref name="Anna Harris"/> Other members of The Benders included Neville Aresca (bass guitar), Les Barker (guitars, vocals), Dorland Bray (drums, vocals), John Campbell, Daniel Solowiej and Greg Thomas (guitar, keyboards).<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Benders"/> They performed mostly in Melbourne pubs playing original material—mostly written by Conway and Thomas as well as Blondie and Devo cover versions.<ref name="bio"/> Conway also wrote songs with Bray.<ref name="Anna Harris"/>

Conway had minor roles in the films Mallacoota Stampede (1979) and Hard Knocks (1980).<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="IMDb"/>

1981–1991: Do-Ré-Mi to Rose Amongst ThornsEdit

In 1981, Conway and Bray relocated to Sydney and formed pop rock band Do-Ré-Mi, with Helen Carter on bass guitar and Stephen Philip on guitar.<ref name="McFDRM"/><ref name="Howl"/><ref name="ARDbDRM"/> They recorded two albums, Domestic Harmony (1985) and The Happiest Place in Town (1988), and eight singles.<ref name="ARDb"/> Their best performed hit, "Man Overboard", peaked at No. 5 on the Australia Kent Music Report Singles Chart and became the eighth-highest-positioned Australian song on the 1985 End of Year Chart.<ref name="Kent"/><ref name="EoY1985"/> In the early 1980s, Conway was the domestic partner of Paul Hester—drummer for Deckchairs Overboard and then Split Enz—before he left for Los Angeles in 1985 and formed Crowded House there.<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="Ellingsen"/>

Conway played the lead role of "Julie" in an Australian teenage road movie called Running on Empty, which was released in 1982.<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="RunningEmpty"/>

In late 1983, Conway supplied vocals for actor Tracy Mann's singing in the ABC Television series Sweet and Sour (1984), including the hit title song, "Sweet and Sour".<ref name="Liner"/> Two soundtrack albums and three singles from the series were credited to The Takeaways (and various artists).<ref name="SweetSour"/> Conway sang lead vocals on half the songs and backing vocals on almost all the rest.<ref name="Liner"/> Conway had a minor role in The Coca-Cola Kid (1985).<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="IMDb"/>

In 1986 Conway performed with The Rock Party, a charity project initiated by The National Campaign Against Drug Abuse, which included many Australasian musicians: Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner, Tim Finn, Nick Seymour and Hester (all from Crowded House); Geoff Stapleton, Robbie James and Mark Callaghan (all from GANGgajang); Reg Mombassa and Martin Plaza (both from Mental As Anything); Andrew Barnum and Lissa Barnum (Vitabeats); Mary Azzopardi (Rockmelons), Michael Barclay, Peter Blakeley, Jenny Morris, Danny De Costa, Greg Herbert (The Promise), Spencer P Jones, Sean Kelly (Models), John Kennedy, Paul Kelly, Robert Susz (Dynamic Hepnotics) and Rick Swinn (The Venetians).<ref name="rock party"/> The Rock Party released a 12" single "Everything to Live For", which was produced by Joe Wissert, Phil Rigger and Phil Beazley.<ref name="rock party"/>

Do-Ré-Mi disbanded in 1988 not long after their second album was released.<ref name="Elliott"/><ref name="McFDRM"/> Rolling Stone (Australia) named Conway 'Best Australian Female Singer' for that year.<ref name="McFDC"/>

While Do-Ré-Mi were working in England in 1988, Conway became involved in Pete Townshend's project The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend.<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="Elliott"/> Shortly afterwards she recorded an album of dance music in Los Angeles which was not released except for a solo single, a cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1990), produced by Scott Cutler.<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="ARDb"/>

In 1990, Conway formed Drawcards as a semi-acoustic band with Vika and Linda, Stephen Cummings, Dror Erez, Tim Finn, Ross Hannaford, Peter Jones, Shane O'Mara and Chris Wilson.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/> Almost immediately it split with half its members—Conway, Hester, Erez, Jones and Wilson—forming Rose Amongst Thorns as a pub rock band from 1990 to 1991.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/>

1991–1996: String of Pearls & Bitch EpicEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 1991, Conway played Juno in Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books, singing a setting of William Shakespeare's masque from The Tempest to music by Michael Nyman.<ref name="Prasad"/><ref name="McFDC"/>

Deborah Conway's debut solo album was released in October 1991, titled String of Pearls, which peaked at No. 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AusCharts"/> The album was produced by Richard Pleasance, Joe Hardy and Michael den Elzen.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/> Singles from the album include "It's Only the Beginning" which reached No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August, "Under My Skin" (December) and "Release Me" (February 1992),<ref name="Anna Harris"/><ref name="AusCharts"/> all three of which were co-written with Scott Cutler. For her work on the album, she won ARIA Award for Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992.<ref name="ARIA1992"/> To support the releases, Deborah Conway and the Mothers of Pearl was formed with Alan Harding (keyboards), Peter Jones (drums, ex-Drawcards and Rose Amongst Thorns), Bill McDonald (bass guitar) and Willy Zygier (guitar).<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/> Conway and Zygier became domestic partners and have written and performed much of Conway's subsequent material.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" />

Conway released her second album Bitch Epic in 1993, which peaked at No. 18 and was produced by Jim Rondinelli and Zygier.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="AusCharts"/> The cover features an upper body shot of a topless Conway, covered in Nutella and cream,<ref name="McFDC"/> as she is about to eat a slice of cake thereby illustrating the concept of Gluttony for ABC TV mini-series Seven Deadly Sins (1993).<ref name="Elliott"/><ref name="SevenDeadly"/> Conway, Paul Kelly, Vika Bull and Renée Geyer provided vocals and song writing for the related soundtrack.<ref name="SevenDea"/> An eight-track extended play of live songs was added to Bitch Epic to form 1994's Epic Theatre, which was produced by Zygier.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/> Her backing band were Zygier, Harding, McDonald and Hughie Benjamin (ex-Yothu Yindi) on drums.<ref name="McFDC"/>

Ultrasound, an experimental band, with Conway, Zygier, McDonald and Hester, recorded and produced their self-titled album, Ultrasound (1995).<ref name="ARDbU"/>

1997–2003: My Third Husband to Only the BonesEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Conway recorded a new album My Third Husband with Dave Anderson producing and, after returning to Australia in mid-1997, it was released in October 1997.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/>

In May 2000, Conway released her fourth studio album, Exquisite Stereo, on Shock Records.<ref name="McFDC"/> Her backing band, Deborah Conway and the City of Women, was Zygier, Cameron Reynolds (samples), Edmond Amendola (bass guitar) and Dave Williams (drums)—the latter two are members of Augie March.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFDC"/> This was much more of a rock record than previous releases, it "was a mature album featuring a wide variety of styles, from acoustic love song ("You Come to Earth") and Radiohead-styled epics ("Interzone") to full tilt rockers ("I Lay Down on My Pillow and Cried All Night")".<ref name="Elliott"/><ref name="McFDC"/>

Following Exquisite Stereo, Conway played the lead role of Patsy Cline in the Australian stage production of Always... Patsy Cline and recorded a covers album of Cline's songs, called PC: The Songs of Patsy Cline (2001), which was produced by Zygier and Reynolds.<ref name="ARDb"/> She supported the release by touring as Deborah Conway and the Patsy Clones which contained Zygier and Reynolds, and Gerry Hale.Template:Cn

Only the Bones is Conway's compilation album which was released in 2002. The cover showed Conway at a table picking over a meal. The album was re-titled Definitive Collection, with a different cover, and re-released in 2004.Template:Cn

Conway performed Dreaming Transportation: Voice Portraits of the First Women of White Settlement at Port Jackson which was scripted and directed by Andrée Greenwell.<ref name="dreaming"/> The performance premiered at the Sydney Festival in 2003 and a year later was staged again, at the Sydney Opera House. Performing with Conway were Susan Prior, Christine Douglas, Amie McKenna and Jeannie Van de Velde and musicians, Hope Csuturos (violin), James Nightingale (clarinet, saxophone), Jane Williams (cello), Kim Poole (guitar/mandolin), Denise Papaluca (piano), Mardi Chillingworth (double bass) and Jared Underwood (percussion).<ref name="dreaming"/> The work was inspired by a series of poems by Jordie Albiston.<ref name="dreaming"/>

2004–2016: Conway and ZygierEdit

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Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, January 2010

In August 2004, Conway released Summertown, under the name of Conway and Zygier on the Another Intercorps label and was produced by Conway, Zygier and Hale.<ref name="ARDb"/> It has a 1960s folk-pop sound to it. Conway and Zygier supported sales by appearing in fans' homes.<ref name="bio"/> Brisbane group, george, recorded Do-Ré-Mi's hit single "Man Overboard", with Conway providing vocals, on their 2004 single "Still Real".<ref name="george"/> Katie Noonan from george also performed with Conway in 2005. In 2005, Conway provided vocals for Man Bites God's single "Bride of the Dragon" from their album The Popular Alternative.Template:Cn

From 2005 to 2008, Conway collaborated with different female artists to tour Australia as part of the Broad Festival project.<ref name="Elliott"/> Each year's roster performed their own and each other's songs: Sara Storer, Katie Noonan, Ruby Hunter, Conway, and Clare Bowditch in 2005;<ref>Template:Usurped</ref> Melinda Schneider, Mia Dyson, Kate Miller-Heidke, Conway, and Ella Hooper in 2006; <ref>Template:Usurped</ref> Anne McCue, Sally Seltmann, Conway, Jade Macrae, and Abbe May in 2007;<ref>Template:Usurped</ref> and Laura Jean, Elana Stone, Liz Stringer, Dianna Corcoran, and Conway in 2008.<ref>Template:Usurped</ref><ref name="Elliott"/><ref name="OutInPerth"/>

In 2008, Conway was appointed artistic director of the Queensland Music Festival, which runs biennially in late July in odd-numbered years.<ref name="QMF"/>

In May 2010, Conway and Zygier released Half Man Half Woman, which was produced by James Black (from stage band for RocKwiz) who also provided keyboards.<ref name="QMF"/> The album included a track, "Into the Blue" recorded with Conway and Zygier joined by their three daughters, Syd, Alma and Hettie on vocals.<ref name="Lau"/> The AgeTemplate:'s Michael Dwyer observed that Conway and Zygier did not compromise, "from [Zygier's] jaunty Wes Montgomery-styled instrumental overture to a charming banjo lullaby featuring their three daughters, it fairly saunters with a relaxed resolve to be whatever it wants to be".<ref name="Dwyer"/>

Stories of Ghosts, released in February 2013, explored Old Testament themes, and received positive reviews in the Australian music press.Template:Cn

In August 2016, Conway announced the release of her ninth studio album Everybody's Begging on 2 September 2016. The album is a collection of mainly acoustic songs about an unbeliever's take on Old Testament themes from a Jewish perspective. This was accompanied by a tour in August and September.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2023: Book of LifeEdit

In September 2023, Conway and Zygier premiered their musical theatrical show, Songs From The Book of Life, at the Brisbane Festival, based on Conway's forthcoming memoir.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 3 October 2023, Conway published her memoir, Book of Life.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was shortlisted for the 2024 Nib Literary Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Portraits and other recognitionEdit

In 1996, a portrait of Conway as Medusa, painted by Rosemary Valadon, was a finalist in the Archibald Prize. The prize is awarded for the "best portrait painting preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics".<ref name="arch"/>

A portrait of Conway by Lewis Miller was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Conway was in a relationship with Paul Hester before he moved to Los Angeles in 1985.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Conway is married to guitarist and musical collaborator Willy Zygier.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" /> The pair had met in 1991 when Conway was vetting guitarists for her touring band, they formed a domestic partnership in that decade and married in 2007.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016" /> As of September 2016, they have three adult daughters, Syd, Alma and Hettie, who are all musicians.<ref name="Conway Sep 2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Lau" />

DiscographyEdit

Studio albumsEdit

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
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String of Pearls 20
  • ARIA: Gold<ref name="Ryan"/>
Bitch Epic
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: Mushroom (TVD91047)
  • Formats: CD, CD+EP
18
  • ARIA: Gold<ref name="Ryan"/>
My Third Husband
  • Released: October 1997<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Mushroom (MUSH33055.2)
  • Formats: CD
79
Exquisite Stereo
  • Released: 2000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production / Shock (SHOCK0399)
  • Formats: CD
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PC: The Songs of Patsy Cline
  • Released: July 2001<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production
  • Formats: CD, DD
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Summertown
(with Willy Zygier)
  • Released: August 2004<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production (INTERCORPS001)
  • Formats: CD, DD
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Half Man Half Woman
(with Willy Zygier)
  • Released: 3 May 2010<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production (INTERCORPS002)
  • Formats: CD, DD
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Stories Of Ghosts
(with Willy Zygier)
  • Released: 15 February 2013<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production (INTERCORPS004)
  • Formats: CD, DD
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Everybody's Begging
(with Willy Zygier)
  • Released: 2 September 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production (INTERCORPS005)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
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The Words of Men
(with Willy Zygier)
  • Released: 15 February 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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  • Label: Another Intercorps Production (INTERCORPS006)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
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Soundtrack albumsEdit

List of soundtrack albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
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Seven Deadly Sins
(with Paul Kelly, Vika and Linda, and Renée Geyer)
71

Compilation albumsEdit

List of compilation albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Only the Bones – Deborah Conway's Greatest Hits
  • Released: 17 July 2002
  • Label: Festival Mushroom Records (335282)
  • Formats: CD, DD
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Festival Mushroom Records (337702)
  • Formats: CD, DD

EPsEdit

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Album details
Epic Theatre
  • Released: 17 July 2002
  • Label: Mushroom (TVD93416)
  • Formats: CD
  • Notes: This was released as a double CD pack with Bitch Epic<ref name="ARDb"/>

SinglesEdit

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
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"Feel Like Makin' Love" 1990 Template:N/a
"It's Only the Beginning" 1991 19 String of Pearls
"Under My Skin" 34
"Release Me" 1992 58
"White Roses" 87
"He Can't Decide"
(with Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer and Vika Bull)
1993 112 Seven Deadly Sins
"Alive and Brilliant" 64 Bitch Epic
"Today I am a Daisy" 1994 98
"Consider This"/"Now That We're Apart" 141
"Only the Bones (Will Show)" 1997 196 My Third Husband
"2001 Ultrasound" 1998 189
"It's a Girl Thing"
"Happy New Year" 1999 Template:N/a
"Radio Loves This" 2000 63 Exquisite Stereo
"She's Coming for It"
"Exquisite Stereo" 2001
"Accidents Happen in the Home"
(with Willy Zygier)
2004 Summertown
"I Am Woman"
(with Judith Lucy)
2015 Template:N/a

Charity singlesEdit

List of charity singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Notes
AUS
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"I Touch Myself" (as part of the I Touch Myself Project) 2014 72 The I Touch Myself Project launched in 2014 with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See alsoEdit

Awards and nominationsEdit

Conway was honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia in January 2020, "For significant service to the performing arts as a singer, songwriter and producer."<ref name="CT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="PMC AM">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2022 she was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.<ref name="MC HoF"/>

ARIA Music AwardsEdit

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They Commenced in 1987.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Australian Women in Music AwardsEdit

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

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Countdown Music AwardsEdit

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.<ref name="CountdownMarch1987">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="1987noms&wins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Don Banks Music AwardEdit

The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.<ref name="AMC DB Award">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board. Template:Awards table |- | 2020<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> | Deborah Conway | Don Banks Music Award | Template:Yes2 |-

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Helpmann AwardsEdit

The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001.<ref name=lpa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Music Victoria AwardsEdit

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.

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National Live Music AwardsEdit

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. Template:Awards table |- | 2019<ref name="2019wins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> | Deborah Conway | Live Legends (Hall of Fame) | Template:Yes2 |-

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