Chrissy Amphlett to be inducted to The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame
''While she may have left us five years ago, her influence lives on in acts such as Amyl and the Sniffers, Ella Hooper and Dallas Frasca.''
More than five years after her untimely passing, the Divinyls' Chrissy Amphlett is set to be inducted into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame next month.
Just a matter of weeks ago, the nominees for this year's The Age Music Victoria Awards were announced. Back for its thirteenth year, this round of awards sees a number of hugely talented artists scoring nods, including Courtney Barnett and Baker Boy, who lead the charge with five nominations each.
However, we've now learnt that this year will see a rather special event taking place, with musical icon Chrissy Amphlett being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Following on from Molly Meldrum's early induction last month, Amphlett is set to be inducted when the awards are handed out on November 21st.
"Chrissy had a wicked sense of humour and was the first of our female rock singers who really came into their own, she began it all,'' explained Chrissy Amphlett's cousin, Little Pattie, to the Sydney Morning Herald.
''I miss her like mad, we can't have a laugh and a giggle like we use to,'' she continued, ''but Chrissy's great musical ability, her influence on female performers and probably male performers too ... there was no one like her and this (induction) is very special for us, her family.''
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Having formed the Divinyls with guitarist Mark McEntee back in 1980, Chrissy Amphlett was arguably one of the most prominent frontwomen in Aussie rock music, turning heads for her stunning vocal delivery, and iconic school uniform costume.
Tragically, following her retirement from music in 2011, Amphlett passed away from breast cancer in 2013, aged 53. Since then, Chrissy Amplett's legacy has continued, notably in the I Touch Myself Project, which urges women to check themselves for breast cancer.
''Chrissy has a Melbourne street named after her and a mural in her hometown of Geelong, and it's about time she was inducted into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame,'' explained Music Victoria chief executive Patrick Donovan.
''While she may have left us five years ago, her influence lives on in acts such as (best live band nominee) Amyl and the Sniffers, Ella Hooper and Dallas Frasca.''
Likewise, Killing Heidi's Ella Hooper also sung the praises of the musical icon, revealing she's proud to be singing one of Chrissy Amphlett's songs at her induction next month.
''Often spoken of as a great female front woman, she is actually one of the greatest front people ever," explained Ella Hooper. "Her singing is incredible, she was so creative in the use of her incredible pipes.''
Chrissy Amphlett is set to be inducted into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame on November 21st.
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The Age Music Victoria Awards 2018 Nominees
Public-Voted Nominees
The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Album of 2018 – $10,000 Cash Prize
Camp Cope – How To Socialise & Make Friends Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel Laura Jean – Devotion Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs Sampa The Great – Birds And The Bee9
Best Band
Camp Cope King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard MOD CON Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Tropical F*ck Storm
Best Song
Baker Boy – Marryuna Camp Cope – The Opener Courtney Barnett – Nameless, Faceless Laura Jean – Girls On The TV Mojo Juju – Native Tongue
Best Solo Artist
Alex Lahey Angie McMahon Baker Boy Courtney Barnett Didirri Laura Jean Mojo Juju Sampa The Great Tash Sultana Vance Joy
Best Male Musician
Danzal Baker (Baker Boy) Didirri Peters (Didirri) Gareth Liddiard (Tropical F*ck Storm) Jake Robertson (School Damage, Alien Nosejob) Tom Iansek (No Mono)
Best Female Musician
Courtney Barnett Erica Dunn (Tropical F*ck Storm, MOD CON, Palm Springs) Laura Englert (Laura Jean) Mojo “Juju” Ruiz De Luzuriaga (Mojo Juju) Sampa Tembo (Sampa The Great)
The Premier’s Prize for the Best Victorian Breakthrough Act of 2018 – $5000 Cash Prize
Angie McMahon Baker Boy Kaiit Mildlife MOD CON
Best Live Act
Amyl And The Sniffers Baker Boy Cable Ties Courtney Barnett King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Best Small Venue (under 500 capacity)
The Gasometer, Collingwood Howler, Brunswick Northcote Social Club, Northcote The Old Bar, Fitzroy The Tote, Collingwood
Best Large Venue (over 500 capacity)
170 Russell, Melbourne Corner Hotel, Richmond The Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury Hamer Hall, Southbank Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Industry-Voted Nominees
Best Festival
Gizzfest Golden Plains Meredith Music Festival Sugar Mountain Wet Fest
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act
Benny Walker Freya Josephine Hollick High Tension Stonefield This Way North
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 gigs per year)
Barwon Club, South Geelong Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East Karova Lounge, Ballarat Sooki Lounge, Belgrave The Workers Club, Geelong
Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 gigs per year)
Aireys Pub, Aireys Inlet Blues Train, Queenscliff Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan Theatre Royal, Castlemaine Wandi Pub, Wandiligong
Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
Alice Skye Baker Boy Kaiit Oetha Willow Beats
Best Blues Album
Collard Greens And Gravy – Luedella Fiona Boyes – Voodoo In The Shadows Lloyd Spiegel – Backroads Rhythm X Revival – Rhythm X Revival Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie – Hoodoo Hipshake
Best Country Album
Ben Mastwyk & The Millions – Winning Streak Freya Josephine Hollick – Feral Fusion Greta Ziller – Queen Of Boomtown James Ellis &; The Jealous Guys – It’s Ain’t Texas (But It Ain’t Bad) Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval
Best Electronic Act
Alice Ivy Cale Sexton Corin Habits Mildlife
Best Experimental or Avant-Garde Act
Aviva Endean Maria Moles MESS Ltd Nat Grant Romy Fox
Best Folk or Roots Album
Cat Canteri – Inner North Lucy Wise – Winter Sun Luke Plumb & The Circuit – Turn & ReTurn Michael Waugh – The Asphalt & The Oval Trouble In The Kitchen – The Score
Best Global Act
Cool Out Sun Digital Afrika Mojo Juju Senegambian Jazz Band Xylouris White
Best Heavy Album
Dangerous Curves – So Dirty Right Dream On Dreamer – It Comes And Goes Encircling Sea – Hearken High Tension – Purge YLVA – Meta
Best Hip Hop Act
Baker Boy Drmngnow Jordan Dennis Kaiit Sampa The Great
Best Jazz Album
30/70 – Elevate Barney McAll – Hearing The Blood Menagerie – The Arrow Of Time Origami – Wu Xing – The 5 Elements Sam Anning Sextet – Across A Field As Vast As One
Best Reggae and Dancehall Act
Marvin Priest & Rik-E-Ragga Melbourne Ska Orchestra Monkey Marc Ras Jahknow Yaw Faso
Best Rock/Punk Album
Camp Cope – How to Socialise & Make Friends Divide and Dissolve – Abomination Little Ugly Girls – Little Ugly Girls Sarah Mary Chadwick – Sugar Still Melts In The Rain Tropical F*ck Storm – A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Best Soul, Funk, RnB Album
30/70 – Elevate The Bamboos – Night Time People Billy Davis – A Family Portrait Mildlife – Phase Sampa The Great – Birds and The BEE9
Voting is open now at the Music Victoria website, and closes at midnight on Friday, November 9th
The Age Music Victoria Awards
Wednesday, November 21st, 7pm Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC
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