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Alita Fahey

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Alita Fahey is an Australian former TV actress and reporter who appeared on Simon Townsend's Wonder World (Network 10),[1] The Ossie Ostrich Video Show (Nine network)[2] and the children's show Antenna[3] (ABC). She also had roles on The Restless Years and Sons and Daughters and The Boy in the Bush (ABC).[4] Fahey appeared in many Australian films and commercials, has sung professionally for many years both in Australia and overseas, and is an accomplished singer/songwriter. Alita and her Husband Stephen Leigh (deceased) formed a production company called Leigh-Fahey Enterprises which specialised in children's musical entertainment and Theatre-in-Education shows for schools. She is an avid songwriter, director and musician. Her re-release of her single of the classic ballad Banks of the Ohio has been played on radio stations around the country.[5]

Awards

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Fahey has won eight Canberra Country Songwriting Awards[6] some with her co-writers teen country trio 'Brothers3',[7] and Colin MacKenzie.

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

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The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.[8] Alita Fahey has won two awards.[9]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2012 "Tony's Farm" by Alita Fahey and Brothers 3 Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year Won
2013 "I Should've Listened" by Alita Fahey Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year Won
2014 "Huntsman in the Harmonica" by Alita Fahey and Makirum Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year Won

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Nashville starts at Gulgong". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ^ Ossie Ostrich Video Show
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ users.on.net
  5. ^ Alita Fahey and Brothers3, Banks Of The Ohio from The Song I Sang Album Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Canberra Country Songwriting Awards Honour Roll Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ brothers3.com
  8. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.