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It was covered by Christine Anu in 1995; she had been a backing vocalist in Neil Murray and The Rainmakers during 1992–1993. "My Island Home" won 'Song of the Year' at the 1995 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards for Anu's reworked version of the song. [3] [4] It was also listed in the APRA Top 30 Australian songs of all ...
Christine Anu (born 1970) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress of Torres Strait Islander origin. She gained popularity with the cover song release of the Warumpi Band's song "My Island Home" in 1995. Anu has been nominated for many ARIA Awards, winning several, as well as five Deadly Awards, among others.
In the Four Winds segment, Australian singer Christine Anu and Torres Strait rapper Mau Power covered the song "My Island Home" which was one of the hit songs in Australia in 1995. Australian pop singer Ricki-Lee Coulter sang "Technicolor Love" during the Surfer's Paradise segment in order to showcase the fun thriving beach life of Gold Coast.
"Island Home" 67 "Party" 20 "Come On" 94 1997 "Now Until the Break of Day" (Baz Luhrmann with David Hobson and Royce Doherty) 50 Something for Everybody: 2000 "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" 26 Come My Way "Jump to Love" 58 2001 "'Coz I'm Free" 86 2003 "Talk About Love" 85 45 Degrees: 2007 "Chrissy's Island Family" — Chrissy's Island Family: 2008
By 1992 Murray had added Christine Anu to The Rainmakers, initially as a backing singer, he asked her to take on lead vocals for his track, "My Island Home". [14] Murray's second solo album, These Hands, appeared in July 1993 and was co-produced by Moffatt, Jim Moginie (keyboardist and guitarist of Midnight Oil) and Angelique Cooper.
"My Island Home" (Neil Murray) by Christine Anu: Won Nominated Nominated Most Performed Country Work Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated
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After a brief fanfare composed by David Stanhope, Christine Anu performed with Torres Strait Island dancers a special rendition of the Warumpi Band's song "My Island Home" written by Neil Murray. She performed on the main Geodome Stage, with several Aboriginal dancers atop the stage, around which several hundred kids holding umbrellas and ...