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'{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lee Kernaghan | image = Lee Kernaghan (cropped2).jpg | alt = Man in black hat sitting on ground | caption = | birth_name = Lee Raymond Kernaghan | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|4|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Corryong]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = [[Country music|Country]] | occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician | years_active = 1979–present | label = [[ABC Music]] | associated_acts = {{hlist|The Blue Devils|Fiona Kernaghan|[[Ray Kernaghan]]|[[Tania Kernaghan]]}} | website = {{URL|leekernaghan.com.au}} }} '''Lee Kernaghan''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian [[country music]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kernaghan has won four [[ARIA Awards]] and three [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]], and has sold over two million albums, and as of 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-kernaghan-lee-backroad-nation-cd?queryID=1f79a7cabae927384ce0134b82f8b8e6&objectID=379435|title=Backroad Nation|website=[[JB HiFi]]|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> has won 38 [[Golden Guitar]]s at the Country Music Awards of Australia (second to [[Slim Dusty]]). He was the 2008 [[Australian of the Year]], in recognition of his support for rural and regional Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-ANL%3AMA~Converted-ruth-5|title=Kernaghan. Lee|work=Music Australia|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="aoty"/> Kernaghan was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2015 ARIA Awards, for ''Spirit of the Anzacs''.<ref name=":3" /> == Biography == ===1965–1990: Early years=== Lee Kernaghan was born on 15 April 1964 in [[Corryong]], Victoria and is the son of country music singer and truck driver [[Ray Kernaghan]]. Lee spent his formative years growing up in the Riverina country of Southern [[New South Wales]]. His grandfather was a third generation drover of sheep and cattle.<ref name="abcbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/lee-kernaghan|title=Lee Kernaghan|website=ABC Music|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> In 1986, Kernaghan traveled to the United States to represent Australia at the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] 'Fan Fair' country music festival. ===1990s === In 1992, Kernaghan released "Boys from the Bush" which became his first number one on the country chart.<ref name="abcbio"/> Kernaghan said "When Garth (Porter) and I first wrote 'Boys from the Bush' I had no idea it would ever be a hit. It was just a song about me and my mates, working on the land, going to the pub and tearing around in utes. I didn't think anyone would be that interested in us... we were just kids from the bush but Garth said 'this record (''The Outback Club'') has to be about your life and where you come from so we wrote that song and several others and before long I had a band and we were out on the road performing them live."<ref name="abcbio"/> In May 1992, Kernaghan released ''[[The Outback Club]]''. The album debuted at number 94 on the [[ARIA Charts]].<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> At the 1993 Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA), the album won Album of the Year the [[ARIA Award for Best Country Album]].<ref name="CMAA"/> The album re-entered the chart later peaking at number 58 in May 1994.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> In August 1993, Kernaghan released his second studio album, ''[[Three Chain Road]]''. The album again won the CMAA Album of the Year and the ARIA Award for Best Country Album.<ref name="CMAA"/> In July 1995, Kernaghan released his third studio album, ''[[1959 (album)|1959]]'', which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Chart, becoming Kernaghan's first top ten album.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> The album won Kernaghan his third Album of the Year at the CMAA of 1996.<ref name="CMAA"/> In February 1998, Kernaghan released his fourth studio album, ''[[Hat Town]]''. The album peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Chart<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> and won his fourth Album of the Year at the CMAA of 1999.<ref name="CMAA"/> Kernaghan's fifth studio album was ''[[The Christmas Album (Lee Kernaghan album)|The Christmas Album]]'' in November 1998. The album peaked at number 31 on the ARIA chart.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> ===2000s === In January 2000, Kernaghan released his sixth studio album, ''[[Rules of the Road (Lee Kernaghan album)|Rules of the Road]]''. This was followed by ''[[Electric Rodeo (Lee Kernaghan album)|Electric Rodeo]]'' in July 2002 which won Album of the Year and Top Selling Album of the Year at the 2003 CMAA.<ref name="CMAA"/> ''Electric Rodeo'' peaked at number 5 on the ARIA chart.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> Kernaghan was part of ''[[The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular]]'' in 2002. In October 2004, Kernaghan released his first greatest hits collection titled, ''[[The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1]]''. The album peaked at number 16 on the ARIA charts and was certified platinum.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> In April 2006, Kernaghan released his eighth studio album, ''[[The New Bush]]''. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts and won Album of the Year and Top Selling Album of the Year at the 2007 CMAA.<ref name="CMAA"/> In July 2007, Kernaghan released his ninth studio album, ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]''. The album's title track peaked at number 11 on the ARIA singles chart, becoming Kernaghan's highest charting single. The song won three awards at the 2008 CMAA.<ref name="CMAA"/> In November 2009, Kernaghan released his tenth studio album, ''[[Planet Country]]''. In 2009 Kernaghan was named the biggest hit-maker of the last twenty years on the Australian Country Tracks chart, beating musical greats from Australia and international.<ref name="abcbio"/> ===2010s === In September 2011, Kernaghan released his second greatest hits collection, ''[[Ultimate Hits (Lee Kernaghan album)|Ultimate Hits]]''. The album peaked at number 8 on the ARIA chart.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> In October 2012, Kernaghan released his eleventh studio album, ''[[Beautiful Noise (Lee Kernaghan album)|Beautiful Noise]]''. The album peaked at number 9 on the ARIA chart.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> During a visit to the [[Australian War Memorial]] (AWM) in 2013, Kernaghan's friend and AWM Director [[Brendan Nelson|Dr. Brendan Nelson]] introduced Kernaghan to letters that were written by [[Australian Defence Force|Australian service men and women]] during various wars dating back to the landing at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]] during the [[World War I|First World War]]. These letters were held in the vaults at the AWM.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lee Kernaghan – "Outstanding Achievement Award" for Spirit of the Anzacs {{!}} Australian War Memorial|url = https://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2015/12/10/lee-kernaghan-Spirit-of-the-Anzacs/|website = www.awm.gov.au|access-date = 14 December 2015}}</ref> The power of the letters affected Kernaghan deeply and the experience at the Australian War Memorial that day was the catalyst that saw these letters put to music in what would become the ''[[Spirit of the Anzacs (album)]]'' in March 2015. Upon release, the album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA charts, becoming Kernaghan's first chart topper. It was the highest selling Australian artist album for 2015.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = ARIAs: Lee Kernaghan wins achievement award|url = http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/music/2015/11/26/arias--lee-kernaghan-wins-achievement-award.html|website = www.skynews.com.au|access-date =14 December 2015}}</ref> 2015 also saw the release of Kernaghan's first book, ''The Boy from the Bush, These Are My Songs, These Are My Stories''. In March 2017, Kernaghan released his fourteenth studio album, ''[[The 25th Anniversary Album (Lee Kernaghan album)|The 25th Anniversary Album]]''. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA chart.<ref name="AUS-Albums"/> In 2019 Kernaghan released his fifteenth studio album, ''[[Backroad Nation]]'' with the title track staying four weeks at #1 on the country singles charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countrytrackschart.com.au/index.php?chartid=273|title=Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart|website=countrytrackschart.com.au|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> ===2020s === In 2022 Kernaghan is set to celebrate his 30th anniversary as an artist. In January 2022, he released a 3-CD greatest hits collection titled ''[[The Very Best of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades of Hits]]'' on 14 January 2022 which peaked at number 17 on the ARIA charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-kernaghan-lee-very-best-of-lee-kernaghan-three-decades-of-hits-3cd?queryID=4099785a3b5dbca5b478be730a34c990&objectID=540243|title=Very Best Of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades Of Hits|website=[[JB Hi-Fi]]|date=30 December 2021}}</ref> == Personal life == During July 2015, Kernaghan's music was played at anti-Islam rallies in Australia, without his permission.<ref name="the Music">{{cite news | url = http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/07/24/lee-kernaghan-sits-on-fence-over-reclaim-australia-use-of-song/ | title = Lee Kernaghan Sits on Fence Over Reclaim Australia Use of Song | last = (staff writer) | work = themusic.com.au | date = 24 July 2015 | access-date = 2 July 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Reclaim">{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/as-midnight-oil-demands-reclaim-australia-stop-playing-songs-lee-kernaghan-refuses-20150724-gijkuu.html | title = As Midnight Oil Demands Reclaim Australia Stop Playing Songs, Lee Kernaghan Refuses | last = Vincent | first = Peter | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date = 24 July 2015 | access-date = 2 July 2016 }}</ref> He responded that the use of his work should be "consistent with – and respectful of, the memory of ... [soldiers who] laid down their lives for the freedoms we have today."<ref name="Reclaim" /> Fellow local artists, [[Jimmy Barnes]], [[John Farnham]] and [[Mark Seymour]], objected to the use of their material at those rallies. He is the father of two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/hot-in-pink-robby-x-hits-top-30-as-she-reveals-the-love-twist-on-how-she-met-her-hubby-lee-kernaghan/story-fni0cvc9-1227128976641|title = Hot in pink Robby X hits Top 30|date = 19 November 2014}}</ref> === Business ventures === For several years, Kernaghan owned the historic Great Western Hotel in [[Rockhampton, Queensland]], after buying the pub in 2003 when it was placed into receivership after a downturn in trade and public liability concerns.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/site-archive/rural/qld/stories/s828257.htm Kernaghan buys Great Western pub], Chris Lawson, ''[[The Country Hour|Queensland Country Hour]]'', [[ABC Rural]], 9 April 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/site-archive/rural/news/stories/s828277.htm Boy from the bush buys QLD pub], ''National Rural News'', [[ABC Rural]], 9 April 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2017.</ref> Kernaghan has described the time during which he owned the Great Western Hotel as one of the greatest periods of his life.<ref>[https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/lee-kernaghan-returns-to-second-home-country-music/2631007 Country music legend Lee Kernaghan returns to 'second home'], Michelle Gately, ''[[The Morning Bulletin]]'', 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2017.</ref> == Discography == === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- ! scope="col" style="width:3.7em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS-Albums">Peak chart positions in Australia: *Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lee+Kernaghan|title=australian-charts.com – Discography Lee Kernaghan|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 August 2021}} *Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=153}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The Outback Club]]'' | * Release date: 4 May 1992 * Label: ABC Music (512 336-2) | 58 | * [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leekernaghan.com/the-outback-club/|title=The Outback Club by Lee Kernaghan|website=leekernaghan.com|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Three Chain Road]]'' | * Release date: August 1993 * Label: ABC Music (518 304-2) | 35 | * ARIA: 2× Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds1998.htm|title=ARIA album accreditations 1998|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[1959 (album)|1959]]'' | * Release date: July 1995 * Label: ABC Music (479809-2) | 9 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leekernaghan.com/1959-2/|title=1959: Lee Kernaghan|website=leekernaghan.com|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309065106/http://www.leekernaghan.com/1959-2/|archive-date=9 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Hat Town]]'' | * Release date: February 1998 * Label: ABC Music (493846-2) | 7 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds1999.htm|title=ARIA album accreditations 1999|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The Christmas Album (Lee Kernaghan album)|The Christmas Album]]'' | * Release date: 23 November 1998 * Label: ABC Music (498040-2) | 31 | |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Rules of the Road (Lee Kernaghan album)|Rules of the Road]]'' | * Release date: January 2000 * Label: ABC Music (524618-2) | 16 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2000.htm|title=ARIA album accreditations 2000|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Electric Rodeo (Lee Kernaghan album)|Electric Rodeo]]'' | * Release date: July 2002 * Label: ABC Music (1243-2) | 5 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2003.htm |title=ARIA album accreditations 2003 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=19 January 2016 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The New Bush]]'' | * Release date: May 2006 * Label: ABC Music (5101-13104-2) | 6 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref name="aria 07" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]'' | * Release date: July 2007 * Label: ABC Music (5144-21680-2) | 5 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref name="aria 09">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2009.htm|title=ARIA album accreditations 2009|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Planet Country]]'' | * Release date: November 2009 * Label: ABC Music (8000288) | 13 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="AUS-Albums" /><ref name="aria 09" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Beautiful Noise (Lee Kernaghan album)|Beautiful Noise]]'' | * Release date: October 2012 * Label: ABC Music (8800973) | 9 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="aria 13" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Driving Home for Christmas (album)|Driving Home for Christmas]]'' | * Release date: November 2014 * Label: ABC Music (3798306) | 46 | |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Spirit of the Anzacs (album)|Spirit of the Anzacs]]'' | * Release date: March 2015 * Label: ABC Music (8800099) | 1 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2015.htm |title=ARIA album accreditations 2015 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510025009/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2015.htm |archive-date=10 May 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The 25th Anniversary Album (Lee Kernaghan album)|The 25th Anniversary Album]]'' | * Release date: 24 March 2017 * Label: ABC Music (LEE9898) | 2 | |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Backroad Nation]]'' | * Release date: 10 May 2019 * Label: ABC Music (7760261) | 3 | |} === Collaboration albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Family Tradition'' <br /> (with Ray Kernaghan) | * Release date: 1985 * Label: KCR (KCR 009) |} === Live albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3.7em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 April 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1677|page=6|date=25 April 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Live at the Deni Ute Muster'' | * Release date: 15 April 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-kernaghan-lee-lee-kernaghan-live-at-deni-ute-muster-cd?queryID=558576a39387c6c121316c6b03a8ac90&objectID=585170|title= Lee Kernaghan: Live At Deni Ute Muster|website=[[JB Hi-Fi]]|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> * Label: ABC (ABCC0016) | 53 |} === Compilation albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- ! scope="col" style="width:3.7em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS-Albums" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1]]'' | * Release date: October 2004 * Label: ABC Music (1404-2) | 16 | * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="aria 07">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2007.htm |title=ARIA album accreditations 2007 |publisher=www.aria.com.au |access-date=19 January 2016 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="AUS-Albums" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Ultimate Hits (Lee Kernaghan album)|Ultimate Hits]]'' | * Release date: October 2011 * Label: ABC Music (8800919) | 8 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="aria 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AlbumAccreds2013.htm|title=ARIA album accreditations 2013|publisher=ARIA|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[The Very Best of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades of Hits]]'' | * Release date: 14 January 2022 * Label: ABC Music (ABCC0012) | 17 | |} === Video albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- ! scope="col" style="width:3.7em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS<br>DVD]]<br /><ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=153}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Access All Areas'' | * Release date: June 2004 * Label: ABC Country (1391-9) | 8 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIADVDCert04>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Lee Kernaghan|type=video|certyear=2004|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> |} === Charting singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3.7em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS-Singles">Peak chart positions in Australia: *Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=lee+kernaghan&cat=s |title=australian-charts.com – Discography Lee Kernaghan|publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=25 August 2021}} *Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=153}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "This Is the Outback" | rowspan="2"| 2004 | 84 | {{n/a|non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Missin' Slim" <br />{{small|(with Colin Buchanan)}} | 49 | {{n/a|non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Spirit of the Bush (song)|Spirit of the Bush]]" <br />{{small|(with Adam Brand and Steve Forde)}} | 2007 | 11 | ''Spirit of the Bush'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Spirit of the Anzacs]]" <br />{{small|(featuring [[Guy Sebastian]], [[Sheppard (band)|Sheppard]], [[Jon Stevens]], [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Shannon Noll]] and [[Megan Washington]])}} | 2015 | 32 | ''Spirit of the Anzacs'' |} == Awards and nominations == Kernaghan received the [[Order of Australia]] Medal in 2004.<ref name="honour1">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1056303&search_type=advanced&showInd=true|title=KERNAGHAN, Lee Raymond OAM|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref> In 2008, he was [[Australian of the Year]],<ref name="australian1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23108522-5018520,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003235723/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C23108522-5018520%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date= 3 October 2009 |title=Lee Kernaghan named Australian of the Year |date=25 January 2008 |publisher=The Australian |access-date=16 October 2009 }}</ref> in recognition for his support of rural and regional Australia; his 'Pass the Hat Around' tours have raised more than a million dollars for rural communities during a challenging period of drought.<ref name="aoty">{{Cite web|title = Australian of the Year Awards|url = https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/lee-kernaghan/111/|website = www.australianoftheyear.org.au|access-date = 9 February 2022}}</ref> He was presented with the award by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Kevin Rudd]]. === AIR Awards === The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [[AIR Awards]]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. {{awards table}} |- | [[AIR Awards of 2013]]<ref name="13nom">{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/final-air-awards-2013-nominations-revealed-50000-prize-announced/|title=Final AIR Awards 2013 Nominations Revealed, $50,000 Prize Announced|website=tonedeaf|date=1 October 2013|access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> |''Beautiful Noise'' | Best Independent Country Album | {{nom}} |- | [[AIR Awards of 2018]]<ref name="18nom">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/2018-air-awards-nominees-announced/|title=2018 AIR Awards Nominees|date=17 April 2018 |access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> |''The 25th Anniversary Album'' | Best Independent Country Album | {{nom}} |- | [[AIR Awards of 2020]]<ref name="2020nom">{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2020-air-awards-nominees-20200707|title=2020 AIR Awards Nominees|website=scenestr|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="2020wins">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/2020-air-award-winners/|title=That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations|website=the industry observer|date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> |''Backroad Nation'' | Best Independent Country Album | {{nom}} |- {{end}} === ARIA Music Awards === The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. Kernaghan has won two awards from 14 nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Country-Album|title = ARIA Awards Search Results – Lee Kernaghan|work = ARIA Awards|publisher = www.ariaawards.com.au|date = 6 March 2015|access-date = 6 March 2015}}</ref> Plus, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2015. {{awards table}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]] | ''The Outback Club'' | rowspan="10"| [[ARIA Award for Best Country Album]] | {{won}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]] | ''Three Chain Road'' | {{won}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995|1995]] | ''Country Crowd'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996]] | ''1959'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000|2000]] | ''Rules of the Road'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002|2002]] | ''Electric Rodeo'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]] | ''The New Bush'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2010|2010]] | ''Planet Country'' | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2013|2013]] | ''Beautiful Noise'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]] | ''[[Spirit of the Anzacs (album)|Spirit of the Anzacs]]'' | {{nom}} |- | "Spirit of the Anzacs" (directed by Duncan Toombs) | rowspan="1"| [[ARIA Award for Best Video|Best Video]] | {{nom}} |- | Garth Porter for''Spirit of the Anzacs'' | rowspan="1"| [[ARIA Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]] | {{nom}} |- | ''Spirit of the Anzacs'' | rowspan="1"| Outstanding Achievement Award | {{yes2|awarded}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2017|2017]] | ''The 25th Anniversary Album'' | rowspan="2"| Best Country Album | {{nom}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 2019|2019]] | ''Backroad Nation'' | {{nom}} |- {{end}} === APRA Awards === The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are held in Australia and New Zealand by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Kernaghan has won four awards from nine nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apraamcos.com.au/search|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207235410/https://www.apraamcos.com.au/search|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2021|title=Nine first-time winners in 12 APRA Music Award categories|work=APRA Awards|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS)|date=6 March 2015}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1993|1993]] | "Boys from the Bush" | Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|1996]] | "1959" | Most Performed Country Work | {{won}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1999|1999]] | "Hat Town" | Most Performed Country Work | {{won}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2004|2004]] | "Way It Is" | Most Performed Country Work | {{nom}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2007|2007]] | "New Bush" | Most Performed Country Work | {{nom}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2008|2008]] | "Spirit of the Bush" <small>(featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde)</small> | Most Performed Country Work | {{nom}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2011|2011]] | "Planet Country" | Country Work of the Year | {{nom}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2014|2014]] | "Flying with the King" | Country Work of the Year<ref name="CWotYNom">{{cite web | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2014-awards/apra-music-awards/country-work-of-the-year/ | title = Country Work of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | year = 2014 | access-date = 5 March 2016 }}</ref> | {{won}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 2020|2020]] | "Backroad Nation"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/tones-and-i-leads-nominations-for-2020-virtual-apra-awards-20200407|title= Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards|website=Noise11|date=7 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/|title=2020 Awards|website=APRA|date=7 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> | Most Performed Country Work of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}} === Australian Roll of Renown === The [[Australian Roll of Renown]] honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the [[Country Music Awards of Australia]] in Tamworth in January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/roll-of-renown |title=Roll of Renown |publisher=Tamworth Country Music Festival|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/What-s-On/Roll-of-Renown/ |title=Roll of Renown |publisher=TCMF |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093757/https://www.tcmf.com.au/What-s-On/Roll-of-Renown/ |archive-date=21 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | 2015 | Lee Kernaghan | Australian Roll of Renown | {{yes2|inductee}} {{end}} === Country Music Awards (CMAA) === Kernaghan has won thirty-eight [[Golden Guitar]] awards at the [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] [[Country Music Awards of Australia]].<ref name="CMAA">{{Cite web |url=http://country.com.au/golden-guitars/award-winners/1990s |title=1990′s :: Country Music Australia |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125225402/http://country.com.au/golden-guitars/award-winners/1990s/ |archive-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | 1993 || "Boys from the Bush" || APRA Song of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1993 || ''The Outback Club'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1993 || "Boys from the Bush" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1994 || "Three Chain Road" || APRA Song of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1994 || ''Three Chain Road'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1994 || "Three Chain Road" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1994 || "Leave Him in the Longford" <small> (with [[Slim Dusty]]) </small> || Vocal Group or Duo of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1995 || ''Three Chain Road'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1996 || ''1959'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1997 || ''1959'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1997 || "A Bushman Can't Survive" <small> (with [[Tania Kernaghan]]) </small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1999 || ''Hat Town'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1999 || ''Hat Town'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1999 || "Goondiwindi Moon" || Male Vocalist of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1999 || "Changi Banjo" || Heritage Song of the Year || {{won}} |- | 1999 || "Tough Job" <small> (with [[Colin Buchanan (entertainer)|Colin Buchanan]]) </small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2003 || "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]" <small> (with [[Josh Arnold]]) </small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2003 || ''Electric Rodeo'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2003 || ''Electric Rodeo''|| Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2005 || "Missin' Slim" || Heritage Song of the Year <small> (with Colin Buchanan)</small> || {{won}} |- | 2007 || ''The New Bush'' || Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2007 || ''The New Bush'' || Male Artist of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2007 || ''The New Bush'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2007 || "Close as a Whisper (The Gift)" || Heritage Song of the Year Close || {{won}} |- | 2008 || "Spirit of the Bush" <small> (with [[Adam Brand (musician)|Adam Brand]] and Steve Forde) </small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2008 || "Spirit of the Bush" <small> (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) </small> || Video of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2008 || "Spirit of the Bush" <small> (with Adam Brand and Steve Forde) </small> || Single of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2011 || ''Planet Country'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2012 || "Channel Country Ground" <small> (with [[Dean Perrett]]) </small> || Ballad of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2014 || ''Beautiful Noise'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2014 || "Flying with the King" || Male Artist of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2014 || "Flying with the King" || Single of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2014 || "Flying with the King" || Video clip of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2016 || "[[Spirit of the Anzacs]]" <br /> <small> (with [[Guy Sebastian]], [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Jon Stevens]], [[Sheppard (band)|Amy & George Sheppard]], [[Shannon Noll]] and [[Megan Washington]]) </small> || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2016 || "[[Spirit of the Anzacs]]" <br /><small> (with Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Amy & George Sheppard, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington) </small> || Video clip of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2016 || ''[[Spirit of the Anzacs (album)|Spirit of the Anzacs]]'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2018 || ''The 25th Anniversary Album'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} |- | 2020 || ''Backroad Nation'' || Top Selling Album of the Year || {{won}} {{end}} ===Mo Awards=== The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Lee Kernaghan won five awards in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- |rowspan="2"| 1992 | Lee Kernaghan | Country Performer of the Year | {{won}} |- | Lee Kernaghan | Male Country Entertainer of the Year | {{won}} |- |rowspan="2"| 1993 | Lee Kernaghan | Country Performer of the Year | {{won}} |- | Lee Kernaghan | Male Country Entertainer of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1994 | Lee Kernaghan | Male Country Entertainer of the Year | {{won}} |- {{end}} === Music for a New Generation Awards=== The Music For A New Generation Awards are run by the [[Planet Country with Big Stu & MJ]] radio program and celebrate crossover country artist efforts each year. The awards have featured fan voting since 2016. {{awards table}} |- | 2015 | Himself | Australian Male Artist of The Year | {{nom}} |- | 2017 | Himself | Australian Male Artist of The Year | {{won}} |- {{end}} ===Tamworth Songwriters Awards=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> Lee Kernaghan has won three awards in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/past-winners/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- |rowspan="2"| 1993 |rowspan="2"| "Boys from the Bush" by Lee Kernaghan and [[Garth Porter]] | Contemporary Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1996 | "1959" by Lee Kernaghan | Contemporary Country Song of the Year | {{won}} |- {{end}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{sister project links|wikt=no|b=no|q=Lee Kernaghan|s=no|commons=Category:Lee Kernaghan|n=no|v=no|species=no}} {{Australians of the Year}} {{Lee Kernaghan}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kernaghan, Lee}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Corryong]] [[Category:APRA Award winners]] [[Category:ARIA Award winners]] [[Category:Australian country singers]] [[Category:Australian country singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Australian male musical theatre actors]] [[Category:Australian of the Year Award winners]] [[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]] [[Category:Australian country guitarists]] [[Category:Australian male guitarists]] [[Category:Australian male singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Australian republicans]]'