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Line 9: \| landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> \| alt = ~~\| background = solo_singer~~ \| birth_name = \| alias = \| birth_date = ~~<!--~~{{birth date and age\|~~df=yes~~2000\|10\|05\|df=y}} ~~-->~~ \| birth_place = [[Windsor, New South Wales]], Australia \| origin = Line 21 ⟶ 20: \| instrument = {{flatlist\| * Vocals * guitar (bass, electric, acoustic) * harmonica }} \| years_active = 2017–present \| label = ~~{{flatlist\|}}~~ \| associated_acts = \| website = {{URL\|https://www.blakeoconnormusic.com}} }} '''Blake O'Connor''' ~~(born c.2001)~~ is an Australian [[country music]] singer and songwriter. He released his debut studio album ''Everything I Feel'' in July 2019, which landed at #1 ARIA Australian Country Charts and peaked at number 31 on the all genres international [[ARIA Charts\|ARIA Albums Chart]]. ==Biography== === ~~–2015~~2000–2015: Early life and career beginnings=== Blake O'Connor was born in [[Windsor, New South Wales]], before moving with his family to [[Bathurst, New South Wales\|Bathurst]] and [[Port Macquarie]]. His grandparents gifted him an acoustic guitar for his sixth birthday. At 14, Blake had his first gig at a wedding which inspired his first song he wrote especially for the occasion. In 2015, he was a featured artist in the NSW School's Spectacular in Sydney and then made the decision to leave school to focus full-time on music.<ref name="kix"/> ===~~2016–present~~2016–2020: ''Everything I Feel'' === In January 2017, O'Connor visited [[Tamworth, New South Wales]] and won the Mount Franklin talent quest, the Capitol Country Music Association male vocal category, the Coca-Cola country best youngster in Tamworth and performed three times on the Peel Street stage and once on the ABC stage.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/4445878/blake-hitting-all-the-right-notes-video/\|title=Video: Blake O'Conner's music career continues to skyrocket \|publisher=Port News\|date=8 February 2017\|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> Later in 2017, O'Connor entered and won the Coca-Cola Country competition and CCMA Junior talent quest, receiving a scholarship to attend the CMAA Academy.<ref name="kix"/> In June 2018, O'Conner self-released his debut, self-titled [[extended play]].<ref name="EP"/> In January 2019, O'Connor became the 40th winner of the Toyota Star Maker at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]. <ref name="kix">{{cite web\|url=https://www.kixcountry.com.au/country-confidential/47533-blake-o-connor-announces-debut-album\|title= COUNTRY CONFIDENTIAL BLAKE O'CONNOR ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM\|publisher=Kix Country\|date=2019 \|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> In July 2019, O'Connor released his debut studio album ''Everything I Feel''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/everything-i-feel/1463024213\|title = Everything I Feel by Blake O'Connor\|date = 12 July 2019}}</ref> which he said "it's about everything I've been through in the last year with my emotions and experience."<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/6153096/star-maker-blake-oconnor-shares-all-that-he-feels-in-mature-album/\|title=Star Maker Blake O'Connor releases debut album Everything I Feel at Hats Off to Country\|publisher=Northern Daily Leader\|date= 11 July 2019 \|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Country Album Chart and 31 on the ARIA All-Genre Charts. In September 2019, O'Connor released "Worth a Little More" as the album's second single, along with its video.<ref name="WaLM"/> ===2021–present: ''Finding Light'' === In February 2021, O'Connor released "Willin' and Ready",<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/willin-and-ready-single/1551072895\|title = Willin' and Ready - Single by Blake O'Connor\|date = 12 February 2021}}</ref> followed by "Soul Feeling"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/soul-feeling-single/1570383907\|title=Soul Feeling - Single by Blake O'Connor\|date=2 July 2021}}</ref> in July 2021. Both singles are from his forthcoming second studio album, ''Finding Light''. The album was announced in January 2023, with a release date of 10 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/Blakeoconnormusic/posts/pfbid0fedXbk7i8zopXB5r77nYAGjHJ235hp1FCkLQw4TV1t47KMmB41Bm5fbpGUEnhYqMl?__cft__[0]=AZVW9K1neKxyA66r6YrbRSZj48P2c4qFf8lbhZ_AHwHtJS5UEMFRcoTj2yc27OtouLChjVFwcbLUbvgL19XfyOP7EaZEwun5jAJuGZXudOBLxoXw0SgTJjdSMvHy28De7qKirVEfUgqsHXL0lWpdXrDqA6YAln7s03d41cGOzXZ1s0cE6YTVjOhhqUCyDdiCR1VKxJg5ITC8zuoeAtDUgLpr&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\|title= THRILLED to announce my new ALBUM is coming out on MARCH 10!!!🔥 \|website=[[Facebook]]\|date=19 January 2023\|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> ==Discography== Line 53 ⟶ 56: !colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions \|- !style="width:4em;font-size:90%"\|[[ARIA Charts\|AUS]]<br /><ref>Peaks in Australia: * ''Everything I Feel'': {{cite web\|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blake+O%27connor\|title=Discography Blake O'Connor\|website=australian-charts.com\|access-date=21 March 2023}} * ''Finding Light'': {{cite magazine\|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 March 2023\|magazine=The ARIA Report\|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]\|issue=1724\|page=6\|date=20 March 2023}}</ref> \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Everything I Feel'' \| Released: 12 July 2019<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/everything-i-feel/1463024213\|title=Everything I Feel (DD)\|date=12 July 2019\|publisher=iTunes Australia\|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> Format: ~~Digital~~CD, digital download, [[Music streaming\|streaming]] Label: Blake O'Connor \| 31 \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Finding Light'' \| Released: ~~June~~10 ~~2018~~March 2023▼ Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Blake O'Connor \| 100 \|} Line 69 ⟶ 81: ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"\| EP details \|- ! scope="row"\| ''Blake O'Connor'' ! scope="row"\| ''Blake O'Connor''<ref name="EP">{{cite web \| url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/blake-oconnor-ep/1373741197\|title=Blake O'Connor (DD)\|publisher=iTunes Australia\|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref>▼ \| ▲!Released: ~~scope="row"\|~~June ~~''Blake O'Connor''~~2018<ref name="EP">{{cite web \| url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/blake-oconnor-ep/1373741197\|title=Blake O'Connor\|date=June ~~(DD)~~2018\|publisher=iTunes Australia\|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref> ▲Released: June 2018 Label: Blake O'Connor Format: CD, digital download, streaming, \|} Line 84 ⟶ 96: \|- \| 2018 \| align="left"\| "Travelling Man"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4OTq0z-F4Y\|title= Blake O'Connor- Travelin' Man (Official Video) First Official Single Release from his Self Titled EP Blake O'Connor\|publisher=YouTube\|date=12 May 2018 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> \| ''Blake O'Connor'' \|- \| rowspan=2\| 2019 \| align="left"\| "Beautiful As You"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/Blakeoconnormusic/videos/539619759897825/?permPage=1\|title= 🌟Beautiful As You🌟\|publisher=Facebook\|date=16 May 2019 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> \| rowspan=2\| ''Everything I Feel'' \|- \| align="left"\| "Worth a Little More"<ref name="WaLM">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO72ATVGhfs\|title= Worth A Little More\|website=YouTube\|date=25 September 2019 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> \|- \| rowspan=3\| 2021 \| align="left"\| "Willin' and Ready"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/willin-and-ready-single/1551072895\|title=Willin' and Ready - single\|website=[[Apple Music]]\|date=12 February 2021\|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref> \| rowspan=5\| ''Finding Light'' \|- \| align="left"\| "Soul Feeling"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/soul-feeling-single/1570383907\|title=Soul Feeling - single\|website=[[Apple Music]]\|date=2 July 2021\|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref> \|- \| align="left"\| "Kickin' a Rock"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/kickin-a-rock-single/1593308604\|title=Kickin' a Rock - single\|website=[[Apple Music]]\|date=18 November 2021\|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> \|- \| 2022 \| align="left"\| "Little Bit Longer"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/little-bit-longer-single/1651225804\|title=Little Bit Longer - single\|website=[[Apple Music]]\|date=18 November 2022\|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> \|- \| 2023 \| align="left"\| "Time to Kill"<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7WK6lnGSM8\|title=Blake O'Connor - Time To Kill (Official Music Video)\|website=[[YouTube]]\|date=20 April 2023\|access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> \|} ===Other appearances=== {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" \|+ List of other non-single song appearances ! scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Album \|- ! scope="row"\| "Hole in My Head" (with [[Sinead Burgess]])<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.therockpit.net/2023/halfway-down-under-a-tribute-to-jim-lauderdale/\|title= Halfway Down Under A Tribute To JIM LAUDERDALE\|website=The Rock Pit\|date=28 February 2023\|access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> \| 2023 \| ''Halfway Down Under: A Tribute to Jim Lauderdale'' \|} ==Awards== ===Country Music Awards of Australia=== The [[Country Music Awards of Australia]] (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]], celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners\|title=Past Award Winners\|accessdate=2 November 2020\|archive-date=25 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025171148/https://country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners\|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}} \|- \|rowspan="2"\| 2020 \|\|Blake O'Connor \|\| Male Artist of the Year \|\| {{nom}}\|\|rowspan="2"\| <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.country.com.au/news/and-the-2020-toyota-golden-guitar-awards-finalists-are\|title=And the 2020 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Finalists Are...\|website=TCMF\|date=November 2019\|access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> \|- \| "Worth a Little More" by Blake Connor \| New Talent of the Year \| {{won}} {{end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ~~==External links==~~ * {{official\|http://morganevans.com.au Morgan}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:~~O'Connor~~OConnor, Blake}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian country singers]]▼ [[Category:Australian country singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Australian male singers]]▼ [[Category:Australian country guitarists]] [[Category:Musicians from New South Wales]] [[Category:21st-century Australian singers]] [[Category:21st-century guitarists]] [[Category:21st-century Australian male singers]] [[Category:~~Year~~Australian ofmale ~~birth missing (living people)~~guitarists]] [[Category:2000 births]] ▲[[Category:Australian ~~country~~male ~~singers~~singer-songwriters]] ▲[[Category:~~Australian~~21st-century ~~male~~Australian ~~singers~~singer-songwriters]]