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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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'''Blake O'Connor'''
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==
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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"/>
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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]].
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==
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!colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
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!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>
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! scope="row"| ''Everything I Feel''
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*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:
*Label: Blake O'Connor
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! scope="row"| ''Finding Light''
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*Format: CD, digital download, streaming
*Label: Blake O'Connor
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! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;"| EP details
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! 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>▼
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▲*Released: June 2018
*Label: Blake O'Connor
*Format: CD, digital download, streaming,
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| 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 |
| ''Blake O'Connor''
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| 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 |
| rowspan=2| ''Everything I Feel''
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| 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 |
|-
| 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''
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| 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}}
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|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}}
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[[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]]
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