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Lee Kernaghan OAM
Biography
Lee Kernaghan (b.1964) is a country music singer and songwriter. Born in Victoria, son of travelling country music artist and impresario Ray Kernaghan, Lee Kernaghan grew up in the Riverina area of New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill, 2005
Ian Jennings
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Top of the pops to golden guitars
General content
The Seekers, John Farnham and Lee Kernaghan
Troy Cassar-Daley
Biography
Troy Cassar-Daley was born in Grafton, NSW. He first visited Australia's Country Music Festival at Tamworth as an 11-year-old boy, and was so captivated by the experience that he returned to the Festival a year later as a busker.
1 portrait in the collection
Milestones
About Face article
This month I turn fifty, soI am just now looking rather more closely than usual at Fiona Foley, Steven Heathcote, Brenda Croft, Russell Crowe, Jeff Fenech, Akira Isogawa, Lee Kernaghan, My Le Thi, Shona Wilson and Mark Taylor AO, mindful that they too were 1964 arrivals.
Australian of the Year
Inspiring a Nation
Previous exhibition, 2010
The Australian of the Year Awards have often provoked controversy about who is selected and whether their achievements are remarkable.