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Post by Spud on Jan 27, 2010 16:21:16 GMT 10
Damien's latest MySpace blog: Barnardos Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Current mood: blessed Category: Life Multiple ARIA Award winner, Damien Leith, joins the Barnardos Australia’s Mother of the Year Awards in 2010 as an ambassador.
Damien shot to fame and won the hearts of all Australians when he won Australian Idol in 2006. Since then he has released four albums, The Winners Journey, Where We Land, Catch the Wind and his most recent album, the critically acclaimed Remember June, was released in October 2009. The second single lifted from his new album is Forgive Forget and will be delivered to radio on 8 February 2010.
He has won five ARIA Awards, had two number one albums and been nominated for two MTV Australia Video Awards and a Helpman Award. He is also an accomplished fictional author with his second novel, also titled Remember June, due out in April 2010. Damien will also be touring nationally as part of his Keys & Strings shows throughout February, March and April, 2010.
Despite all his success and fame, Damien says the most important thing to him is his family – his wife Eileen and their two boys, Jarvis and Jagger – who keep him well and truly grounded.
“I believe that family is very important and the pivotal person in most families is the mum,” he says. “Barnardos ..Australia..’s Mother of the Year Awards recognise the wonderful work that mum’s all around Australia do and I am delighted to be an ambassador and support the awards.” EDIT: Thanks Shims. I'll put the picture from your link here.
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Post by shimmery on Jan 27, 2010 16:27:25 GMT 10
There's also a beautiful page here on the BARNADOS SITE about Damien's new role! tinyurl.com/ykraxat Damien Leith believes Australian mums are the real idols Released 27 January 2010
With just five days to go before nominations close, we are delighted to announce that multiple ARIA Award winner, Damien Leith, has become an ambassador of Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year Awards.
Damien shot to fame and won the hearts of all Australians when he won Australian Idol in 2006. Since then he has released four albums, The Winners Journey, Where We Land, Catch the Wind and his most recent album, the critically acclaimed Remember June, was released in October 2009. The second single lifted from his new album is Forgive Forget and will be delivered to radio on 8 February 2010.
He has won five ARIA Awards, had two number one albums and been nominated for two MTV Australia Video Awards and a Helpman Award. He is also an accomplished fictional author with his second novel, also titled Remember June, due out in April 2010. Damien will also be touring nationally as part of his Keys & Strings shows throughout February, March and April, 2010.
Despite all his success and fame, Damien says the most important thing to him is his family – his wife Eileen and their two boys, Jarvis and Jagger – who keep him well and truly grounded.
“I believe that family is very important and the pivotal person in most families is the mum,” he says. “Barnardos Australia’s Mother of the Year Awards recognise the wonderful work that mum’s all around Australia do and I am delighted to be an ambassador and support the awards.”
“With nominations for the awards closing this Sunday, 31 January 2010, I urge all Australians to nominate a great mum that they know. Mothers are the unsung heroes in our community and deserve to be acknowledged for the important role they play."
Damien will join our other longstanding ambassadors, Dennis Coard, Debra Lawrence, Paul Mercurio and Lisa Wilkinson - as well as our national ambassador, Noni Hazlehurst - in promoting and supporting the awards, and showing our winning mums just how much their hard work is appreciated.
"We are delighted Damien has accepted our invitation to join the awards as an ambassador,” said Glynis Sequeira, Marketing Director of Barnardos Australia. “Damien’s popularity with the Australian public, his down to earth and warm nature, his dedication to his own family and the love he has for his mum make him a tremendous asset to the awards and Barnardos Australia. We are extremely grateful to Damien for his time and commitment."This is fantastic to see all this wonderful news!
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Post by Trilly on Jan 27, 2010 16:45:37 GMT 10
Wow! Thanks Shims, it certainly is fantastic news about Barnados, another very worthy cause that our gorgeous man is supporting Woop, and a radio release date for Forgive, Forget!!
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Post by princess1 on Jan 27, 2010 16:58:19 GMT 10
Yay, some news about Forgive Forget, finally. How awesome is Damien, he is such a wonderful, caring, giving human being and its great to see him involved in these things.
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Post by KrisLovesDamien on Jan 27, 2010 18:22:53 GMT 10
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Post by Glawz on Jan 27, 2010 18:34:40 GMT 10
He is a darling isn't he? What a great cause for him to be involved in. Now all I have to do is get my girls to nominate THEIR mum ( he he) Good news about FF too... just in time for my b'day. Yippee!
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 4, 2010 12:49:49 GMT 10
The Barnardos Mother of the Year was announced last Monday 29th March, 2010. This was in todays Sunday Telegraph 04/04/10
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Post by dmac on Apr 5, 2010 3:05:45 GMT 10
oohhh very nice, thanks Braffy...now I have something to look at in my Tele
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