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Nathaniel O’Brien
Born: 31st December 1995
Nathaniel now 12yrs of age is becoming quite an ambassador for country music, his voice has been likened to those such as Billy Gilman, Vince Gill and a young John Stephan's among others, with a maturity beyond his age. Since the age of seven he has been performing, and wooing the audience in various vocal competitions and Country music festivals, seeing him obtain wins and places.
Currently he is learning Guitar and Piano and is looking forward to performing at other venue's throughout the year. Nathaniel helps support his festivals fundraising , he is a determined young boy with a lot of ambition and talent. He one day would like to go to “Camerata†Tamworth and then onto “Nashville†.
One thing for sure is that this boy has a big future ahead of him.To contact Nathaniel email:
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APRIL~ Pt Augusta CMF
1st ~ Junior Vocal
2nd ~ Junior Gospel
~ 2008 JUNIOR OVERALL ~~ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR ~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MARCH ~ Guest Artist @ Mt Gambier Music Festival
with Paul Costa~ Laura Downing ~ Mareau Camille ~ Mahalia Fox
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Jan ~ TAMWORTH
17th~ Dunedoo Golf Club ~ Concert
18th ~ Manilla Country Music Festival
1st ~ Junior Vocal
1st ~ Australian Country
2nd ~ Open Duet
2nd~ Junior Gospel
2nd ~ Country Rock
19th ~ Craig Giles Rising Star Concert
Guest Artist
21st ~Aristocrats Grand Finalist
25th ~Jazzer Grand Finalist
CCMA ~Grand Finalist
~ Junior Gospel
~ Open Duet
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Feb 9th .. Guest Artist.. Alcheringa ..Royal Flying Doctor Fundraiser
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2007
Dec 16th- ~Carols @ Farrell Flat Street Fair
Dec 9th -~Sang National Anthem for School End of Year Assembly
Dec 9th ~Middle School Academic Award
~~~~~~Year 6 ~ Top of Class
~ Dec 2nd Gawler Christmas Street Fair Walkers Place
~~Gawler, South Australia
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Nov 17th-..Live Interview -Adelaide mix102.3
Nov 12th-.. Live Interview- Mix102.3
Nov ..10th- Mix 102.3 Search For A Christmas Star--- Adelaide
~~~~~~ 1 of 5 Finalists
~~~~~~ Semi Finalist
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26 Oct , ~ - Blanchetown Country Music Camp Out Bindmurra StationConcert to raise money for the
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Oct 21st Finalist in Adelaide’s Search for a Star
13 Oct 2007, 07:00 PM - Drought Relief Concert Clare Town Hall Main Street
Clare S.A.,
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~30 Sep 2007, 01:00 PM - Semaphore Music Festival
Semaphore,
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~19 Aug 2007, 12:00 AM - Gawler Country Music Club Munno Para Bowling Club
Munno Para, South Australia
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15 Aug 2007, 07:00 PM - RSL hall
CLARE, South AustraliaFloor Show & Entertainment , hosted by the O'Brien Family for the Volunteer’s Group
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August 30th Semi-Finals at Cafe Fellini - through to Grand Final on October 21st at Festival Theatre
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Champions of Champions 2007 Solovian Club, Adelaide- July 29th~ 1st U13 Country Vocal Solo
~ Finalist of the Junior Champion of Champions 2007
29 Jul , - Davidson Brothers, Kristy Cox & Guest Nathaniel O'Brien
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~18 May - Kernewek Lowender Ascot Theatre; Kadina
Kadina, South Australia
Nathaniel performing at the Variety Concert , Ascot Theatre, Kadina, as a part of entertainment for the Copper Festival (Kernewek Lowender)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~05 May 2007, 12:30 PM - Burra Antique Market Square
Burra, South Australia 5417
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14 May 2007, 11:00 AM - Burra Community School
Burra, South Australia
Singing National Anthem to the Governor General Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
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Winner Heat 1 "Search for A Star" Cafe Fellini's Adelaide
29 Apr 2007, 01:00 PM - Country Music Concert in aid of Royal Society for the Blind Munno Para Bowling Club
Munno Para, South Australia
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ROCK THE MOUNT @ MELROSE April 21st
Nathaniel performed to a packed crowd on the R. M. Williams day stage.
with Lee Kernaghan,Steve Ford & the Flange, Tania Kernaghan,& The McClymonts etc~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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14 Apr 2007, 12:45 AM - Laura Folk Fair Herbert street
Laura, South Australia
Nathaniel & Tracey Rains, singing x30mins sets
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April '07 Pt Augusta Country Music Festival,
March '07 Murrayland Music Festival
Junior Vocal
1st Junior Vocal,
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~17 Mar 2007, Channel 7 Studio 117 wells st
Melbourne, Victoria
At the studio for filming of semi final's in TV show Australia's Got Talent
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Feb 2007 ~ "AUSTRALIA'S GOT TALENT" T.V. Show
Channel 7 Filming in Melbourne, shown Nationally
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Live Interview Radio 5CSLive Interview Radio 5ABC
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2007
Jan 2007 ~ Manilla~NSW.~
1stJunior Gospel,
1st Junior Australian Country.
2nd Junior Country Rock,
1st junior vocalJan ’07 Tamworth NSW
1st OPEN DUET ~CCMAfinalist in Junior Vocal
Finalist in Junior Gospel
2nd "ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR" @ Aristocrats Tamworth 2007 17yrs & Under2nd in Coca Cola Amotil Competition~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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SACCM Champion of Champions:
1st Junior 13 & Under
2006
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South Australian Country Music Festival & Awards, Riverland (Barmera) June 2006
1st Junior Gospel
1st Junior Vocal
2nd Open Country Rock
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Northern Country Music Assn of South Australia 2006 Port Pirie
1st. Junior Vocal
2nd. Junior Gospel
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April 2006 Pt Augusta CMF
*1st in vocal 11yrs and under
*3rd in Gospel 16yrs and under
*2nd in Open group
Nathaniel also entered the instrumental for the first time.
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April 2006 Victor Harbour Relay for Life Charity Performance
*Special Guest with Tiffney Stroh + Road Train
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March 2006 Tailem Bend CMF
*1st in Vocal section
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March 2006 at the Pt Pirie CMC
*Support artist for Wayne Horsburgh
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March 2006 Pt Lincoln Eyre Toyota Western Country Music Festival
Where Nathaniel was asked to perform alongside great artists such as; Melinda Schneider, Felicity Urquhart, Ronni Rae Rivers, Royden Donohue, Daniel Thompson, Jim Hermel & Band, Travis Collins, Craig Giles, Graeme Hugo & Iron Bark Band, Chrissie Murphy & Highway 32, Sandra Humphries, Brendan Beleski, Samantha McClymont, Peter Coad & Coad Sisters, Bush Balladeer of Aust 2006 Julie Perandes, Luke O'Shea and Cruisers
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February 2006 Mt Gambier 2006 CMF
*1st 13yrs + under vocal
*2nd Junior duets
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January Tamworth
South Bowls ~Finalist
The Vault,~Finalist
The Jazzer Quest~Finalist
“Coca-Cola†stage
Aussie Bob's stage
busking on “Peel Stâ€
CCMA
“Barry Thornton award†in the 13yrs and under vocal section.
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January Tamworth
*3rd place at Manilla Junior Vocal
*3rd place at Manilla Junior Gospel
*Encouragement award M.A.D.C.M.A 2006
2006
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Jan Naranderra NSW
“Teloca Houseâ€
Performed a concert for the residents
Sang live on their local radio
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Dec 05 ~ Burra School Assembly
~ Burra School Assembly
Literacy Award Yr 4
Sang in front of School & Parents
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Dec ~ ,Nathaniel 8yrs old sings for" Touchdown" production . Monday 6th December 05, Nathaniel entertained the people of Burra, the production crew, and the Miss Popularity contestants at Morphett's Engine House, prior to the Elimination of one of the girls. Touchdown Productions were in Burra, filming a reality show for New Zealand T.V. FOR THREE WEEKS, and decided to use Nathaniel to entertain the crowd. He has also sang in his own home to Jessie (one of the finalists) , which was televised back in New Zealand & U.K.
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2005
Pt Pirie CMC
Barossa CMC
Adelaide CMC
Pt Pirie Trotting Club
Carol's by Candlelight on the Clare town oval
Mintaro/Farrell Flat School Christmas Concert.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nathaniel performed at various clubs“Silent Night†& “Oh Holy Night†Northern Argus quoted “To a spellbound Audienceâ€
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September 2005 Mildura CMF
*1st in Junior Vocal
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August 2005 Balaklava Eisteddfod
*1st in vocal 11yrs and under
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July 2005 South Australia Champion of Champions
*Awarded the “Len Wakefield Memorial Trophyâ€
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June 2005 Barmera CMF
*Encouragement award in Junior gospel
*1st Star Step Up
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May 2005 Pt Pirie CMF
*1st in 11-12yrs vocal
*2nd in 15yrs under Gospel
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April Pt Augusta Country Music Festival, his first CMF,
*1st in 12yrs and under~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Charity Functions (singing for residents)
*Carinya Nursing Home -fundraising concert (Clare) sept 04
*Wheal Burra Burra Festival (oct 2004)
*Parklynne Nursing Home (Adelaide)
*Burra Activity Centre
*Riverton Senior Citizens
Laura Activity Centre~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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December 2004~ Burra School Assembly
Literacy Award Yr 3
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2004
November
*1st @ Search for a Singer, winning a course with SA Casting for singing, acting and dance.
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September
*semi-finalist at SFAS and Battle of the Bands @Fellini's on O'connell St Nth Adelaide
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August Balaklava Eisteddfod
*1st in 6-11yrs obtaining a 98% in his adjudication
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August Strathalbyn Eisteddfod
*2nd in Vocal 6-11yrs
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July Search For A Singer
*1st Place
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March
*1st in Pop Vocal (prize of a recording package)
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2003
August 2003 Balaklava Eisteddfod
*Honorary Mention 14yrs and under
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July Pop Vocal @ Dom Polski Centre Adelaide
*2nd place in the 6-11yrsTo contact Nathaniel
email:
[email protected] or phone: 0428 922 614SACCM webpage//artistsprofile/nathanielo'brien