Australian Musicians

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Australian Musicians

Australian musicians have made their mark around the world with many people aware of our musician’s names overseas. Our music is as eclectic as the peoples who make up our vast land and has often been translated into other languages. The following is a list of some of our famous Australian musicians who have made it internationally.

5 Seconds of Summer
AC/DC
Air Supply
Allniters
The Angels
The Cockroaches
Cold Chisel
Crowded House
Dannii Minogue
Delta Goodrem
Deni Hines
Diesel
Divinyls
Dynamic Hepnotics
Eurogliders
Goanna
Guy Sebastian
Hi-5
Hoodoo Gurus
Hunters & Collectors
Icehouse
INXS
James Morrison
Jimmy Barnes
John Farnham
Julie Anthony
Kasey Chambers
Kate Ceberano
Kiss
Keith Urban
Kylie Minogue
Men at Work
Mental as Anything
Midnight Oil
Natalie Imbruglia
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Painters and Dockers
Powderfinger
Redgum
Rolf Harris
Screaming Jets, the
Silverchair
Skyhooks
Spiderbait
Tania Kerneghan
Yothu Yindi

20 most iconic modern Australian songs are as follows:

Down Under, Men at Work
Beds are burning, Midnight Oil
You’re the voice, John Farnham
It’s a long way to the top, ACDC
Am I ever going to see you again, The Angels
Eagle Rock, Daddy Cool
Great Southern Land, Icehouse
I was only 19, Redgum
Working Class Man, Jimmy Barnes
Pub with no beer, Slim Dusty
I still call Australia Home, Peter Allen
Solid Rock (Sacred Ground), Goanna
Island Home, Christine Anu
Treaty, Yothu Yindi
I am Australian, The Seekers
Tie me kangaroo down sport, Rolf Harris
Australiana, Austentayshus
True Blue, John Williamson
Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House
Happiness, Powderfinger

Then, there are also traditional Australian folk songs such as

Waltzing Matilda
Botany Bay
Click go the Shearers
Kookaburra sits in the old Gumtree

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