Biography
Top 5 Finalist "New Talent" and Top 10 Nominations for "Vocal Collaboration" (with Pat Drummond) & "APRA Song of the Year" in the 1999 & 2001 Australian Country Music "Golden Guitar" Awards and Top 4 Grand Finalist in the "Album of the Year" Category and Top 4 Grandfinalist in both the 1999 & 2000 "Female Rising Star" Category in the Mildura Independent Country Music Awards. One track from her album also picked up a Top 5 Finalist in the "Stan Coster Heritage" Category of the 1999 "TIARA (Independent Recording) Awards". The year 2000 however proving to be more successful with 4 Finalist nominations in the "Duo", "Songwriting", "Heritage" & "Female Vocal" Categories of the 2001 Tiara Awards.
So, impressed with her talent, UK Promoter - Alan Cackett invited her to tour the UK for a number of weeks in October/November 1999 which she did to rave reviews! This followed her success in July 1999 when she was the first Australian to enter the Top 10 of the Nashville "International Country Music Association" - Non Major Label Chart (at the same time she also made it to No. 28 in the mixed Major/Non Major Label chart). Karen has once again spent a number of weeks songwriting in Nashville, Tennessee, this time with a number of very well known Nashville writers including Mark Selby ("There's Your Trouble" - as performed by the Dixie Chicks).
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