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    "The Song of Australia" was composed as the result of 1859 competition to create a "patriotic song", sponsored by the Gawler Institute in Adelaide. The...
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    "Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed...
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    Australia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its debut in 2015. The Australian participant broadcaster in the contest is...
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  • "Bound to Western Australia," and the veteran African-American sailor James H. Williams mentioned the song in a 1909 article. In the 1930s or 1940s, at...
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  • remains one of the band's most popular songs. In Australia, it was voted No. 1 on the alternative music radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1995 and...
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  • Thumbnail for 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song)
    conducted through the Australian Bureau of Statistics, to determine the song to be sung on occasions of national significance. "Advance Australia Fair" was chosen...
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  • "Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally self-released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single...
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  • (Gyroscope song), 2008 "Australia" (The Kinks song), 1969 "Australia" (Manic Street Preachers song), 1996 "Australia" (The Shins song), 2007 "Australia (Whore...
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    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous...
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  • Thumbnail for List of songs recorded by the Bee Gees
    The following is a list of all officially released songs recorded by the Bee Gees from 1967 to 2001. Songs recorded in Australia and covers of the Beatles'...
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  • Australians are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe. They form the largest panethnic group in the...
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  • Like That") is a 1983 song from the EP Semantics by Australian band Australian Crawl. The song showed a change in the line up of the band as drummer Bill...
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  • "Australia" is a song by American indie rock band the Shins, and is the second track on their third album, Wincing the Night Away. The song was released...
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  • Songs for Australia is a compilation album curated by Australian singer-songwriter Julia Stone to aid bushfire relief, consisting of covers of well-known...
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  • A fight song is a rousing short song associated with a sports team. The term is most common in the United States and Canada. In Australia, Mexico, and...
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    The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of...
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  • a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released as the lead single from their 1990 album "The Razors Edge". It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA...
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    is composed of guitarist Josh Hardy, drummer Matt Boggis, and bassist and vocalist Eamon Sandwith. Known for their songs about Australian culture, they...
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  • in Sydney, Australia. George Young was the older brother of Angus and Malcolm, and also plays bass guitar on a number of the album's songs. Harry Vanda...
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  • Australia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "One Milkali (One Blood)" performed by Electric Fields. The Australian...
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  • Eurovision – Australia Decides was an annual song competition organised by Australian public broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and production...
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  • "I Want You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, originally released in Australia on 27 May 1996 as the lead single from their eponymous debut...
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  • "Joker & the Thief" is a song by Australian rock band Wolfmother. The song serves as the sixth track and sixth single from the band's eponymous debut...
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  • The winners receive a recording contract with Universal Music Australia or EMI Music Australia, as well as A$100,000 and other prizes. Winners of the...
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    which spent 5 months (equivalent to 22 weeks) at the top during 1943. It was the first Australian song to reach number one on Spotify's global daily top 200...
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    the Air" is a 1977 disco song by Australian singer John Paul Young. It was written by George Young (no relation) and Harry Vanda, and released as the...
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  • "Live It Up" is a song by Australian rock band Mental As Anything, released in May 1985 in Australia and then in Europe and the United States in 1986...
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    The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul (/səˈhuːl/), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia to distinguish...
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  • South America, the song became a number-one airplay hit. As of 2006, the song had sold over seven million copies worldwide. The song's dance routine was...
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  • "Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)" is a 1985 song by Australian rock band, GANGgajang, from their self-titled debut album, GANGgajang. "Sounds of Then"...
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