O'Shea
is an Australian country music duo composed of
Mark
(born 16 February 1977) and Jay (previously Kylie Smith) (born 17 January 1974).
[1]
The duo commenced in 2007 and after relocating to
Nashville
in 2007, the duo has seen success as artists and songwriters, with nine #1 singles on the Australian country charts,
[2]
as well as finishing fifth in the
Country Music Television
2009 series
Can You Duet
.
[3]
The duo have released four studio albums, all of which have peaked inside the ARIA top 50.
O'Shea hosts
O'Shea USA
, a
television show
on
Foxtel
's
Country Music Channel
.
[2]
Solo careers
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1977-2007: Mark's solo career and Zinc
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Originally from
Dalby, Queensland
, Mark's musical career commenced at the age of seventeen when he won the
Gympie Music Muster
talent competition in 1993,
[4]
[5]
which subsequently led to a record deal.
Mark's debut album was honored with two
Golden Guitar Awards
from the
CMAA
for Best New Talent of the Year (1996) for the track "The Swimming Song"
[6]
and Best Video (1997) for "The Dreamer".
[7]
In 2002, Mark formed the rock/pop group
Zinc
with brother John O'Shea and Adam Ray. The band released one studio album in 2005 and disbanded in 2007. In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for
Ronn Moss
.
[8]
1974-2007: Jay's solo career
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Jay was involved in performing arts from a young age, touring the UK and Europe with the Australian Dance-Drill team at age 15.
[9]
[10]
In 2003 Jay signed her first publishing deal with
Warner Chappell
London. While working in London, Jay co-wrote "Rutinas" with Wendy Page and Jim Marr. The song became the hit single on
Chenoa
's album
Nada Es Igual
and reached No. 1 on the Spanish chart in 2005.
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citation needed
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O'Shea
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2007?2010: The Formative Years
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In 2007, Mark and Jay moved to
Nashville, Tennessee
and began performing as a duo and provided support act for artists including
Phil Vassar
,
[11]
[12]
Jimmy Wayne
,
Sara Evans
, and the
Oak Ridge Boys
.
[13]
In 2010, the pair began hosting their own TV show called
O'Shea USA
which aired on Australia's Country Music Channel (
CMC
).
[14]
2011?2013:
Mr. and Mrs.
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In 2011, the duo signed with
Sony Music Australia
and released their debut studio album
Mr. and Mrs.
[15]
The album featured 11 tracks written/co-written by the duo alongside Nashville co-writers
Dave Berg
,
Josh Leo
, and
Georgia Middleman
and debuted at No. 9 on the
ARIA Charts
.
In 2011, O'Shea performed at
CMC Rocks the Hunter
and hosted the DVD coverage of the event.
[16]
[17]
In 2012, O'Shea being won th 2012
CMAA
New Talent of the Year Award.
[18]
2013?2017:
One + One
&
The Famine and the Feast
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In 2013, Their second studio album
One + One
debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Country Charts and peaked inside the top 30 on the all genre chart.
[19]
In 2015, the duo's album
The Famine and the Feast
reached number 36 on the ARIA Charts,
[20]
and number 1 on the ARIA Country Albums chart.
[21]
2017?Present:
61-615
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In 2017, O'Shea released the studio album
61-615
, which reached number 16 on the ARIA charts. The album's first single, "Start Over", written by Mark, Jay, and singer-songwriter
Alex Lloyd
, peaked at #1 on
The Music Network
's national Country Airplay chart.
[22]
Personal lives
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Mark and Jay became a couple in 1996 and married in 2004.
[23]
They have two daughters.
[24]
In 2014 Jay collaborated with her birth father,
Midnight Oil
drummer
Rob Hirst
on "The Truth Walks Slowly". Jay met Hirst in 2010 following a long search for her birth parents, after they gave her up for adoption when they were teenagers.
[25]
Mark is a keen
angler
.
[26]
Charitable work
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Mark and Jay O'Shea have contributed their talents to the charitable organizations such as
World Vision
and HeartKids.
[27]
Discography
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Albums
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Awards and nominations
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APRA Awards
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The
APRA Awards
are presented annually from 1982 by the
Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
[34]
ARIA Music Awards
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The
ARIA Music Awards
are a set of annual ceremonies presented by
Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the
music of Australia
. They commenced in 1987.
[36]
Country Music Awards of Australia
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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.
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References
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"Rocker's secret love child revealed"
.
news.com.au
. 29 November 2014
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
.
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a
b
"The Story | O'Shea"
. Retrieved
20 February
2019
.
- ^
"CMT : Can You Duet : Episodes"
.
- ^
"The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales on September 5, 1993 · Page 147"
.
newspapers.com
. 5 September 1993
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
.
- ^
"The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales on June 26, 1994 · Page 169"
.
newspapers.com
. 26 June 1994
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
.
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"1996"
. Archived from
the original
on 9 April 2013
. Retrieved
25 October
2012
.
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"1997"
. Archived from
the original
on 9 April 2013
. Retrieved
25 October
2012
.
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"Ronn Moss"
. Archived from
the original
on 15 July 2011
. Retrieved
13 July
2011
.
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"Highlights"
. Archived from
the original
on 17 February 2011
. Retrieved
13 July
2011
.
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"Jay at IACmusic.com, presented by Independent Artists Company ? Unsigned ? Band Site"
.
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"O'Shea Are Doin' It Old School | HitCountry.TV ? Hit Country Music News, Videos & Entertainment Australia"
. Archived from
the original
on 8 October 2011
. Retrieved
13 July
2011
.
- ^
"G'Day O'SHEA from Peoria, IL"
– via YouTube.
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"Nashville FM ? Fan Favorite O'SHEA Had To Leave CMT's Can You Duet"
. Archived from
the original
on 23 March 2012
. Retrieved
13 July
2011
.
- ^
"Digital Rodeo Produces "O'SHEA USA" TV Series to Air on CMC Australia"
.
digitalrodeo.com
. Retrieved
13 July
2016
.
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"Latest Radio News, Talk Shows, Sports, Hosts, Personalities"
.
All Access
.
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"CMC Rocks The Hunter @ Hope Estate Winery"
.
Liveguide
.
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"Archived copy"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 22 February 2011
. Retrieved
13 July
2011
.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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"Golden Guitar Winners Announced"
. Archived from
the original
on 20 March 2012
. Retrieved
21 June
2012
.
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"O'Shea achieve highest ARIA entry"
.
Alberts
.
- ^
"ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums Chart"
. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from
the original
on 31 January 2015
. Retrieved
30 January
2015
.
- ^
"ARIA Australian Top 40 Country Albums"
.
ARIA Charts
. Australian Recording Industry Association
. Retrieved
30 January
2015
.
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"MULTI-AWARD WINNING DUO O'SHEA RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM '61-615' OUT NOW!"
.
Sony Music Australia
. 28 July 2017
. Retrieved
24 September
2019
.
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"Happy 10 year wedding anniversary"
.
twitter.com
. 12 December 2014
. Retrieved
12 April
2021
.
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"The Story ? O'Shea"
.
therealoshea.com
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
.
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"Entertainment Country music star Jay O'Shea discovers her birth father is Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst"
.
couriermail.com.au
. Retrieved
13 July
2016
.
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"Australian Fishing: Profile: Mark O'Shea ? Country musician, angler ? Fishing World"
.
fishingworld.com.au
. Retrieved
8 June
2017
.
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O'Shea (13 February 2013),
O'SHEA | Thank You Angels | CHD & HeartKids
, retrieved
24 September
2019
- ^
"Discography O'Shea"
.
Australian Charts Portal
. Hung Medien
. Retrieved
4 November
2020
.
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"Mr. & Mrs. by O'Sheay"
.
Apple Music (Australia)
. Retrieved
4 November
2020
.
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"One + One by O'Sheay"
.
Apple Music (Australia)
. Retrieved
4 September
2020
.
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"The Famine and the Feast by O'Sheay"
.
Apple Music (Australia)
. Retrieved
4 September
2020
.
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"61-615 by O'Sheay"
.
Apple Music (Australia)
. Retrieved
4 September
2020
.
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"ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart"
.
Australian Recording Industry Association
. 20 June 2022
. Retrieved
17 June
2022
.
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"APRA History"
.
Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA) |
Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society
(AMCOS). Archived from
the original
on 20 September 2010
. Retrieved
25 April
2022
.
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"Country Work of the Year"
. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2014. Archived from
the original
on 4 March 2016
. Retrieved
2 January
2016
.
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ARIA Award previous winners.
"ARIA Awards Best Country Album"
. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
. Retrieved
9 April
2022
.
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"Past Award Winners"
. Archived from
the original
on 25 October 2020
. Retrieved
2 November
2020
.
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