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