EG Awards of 2007

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EG Awards of 2007
DateNovember 2007 (2007-11)
VenuePrince of Wales, Melbourne, Victoria

The EG Awards of 2007 are the second Annual The Age EG (Entertainment Guide) Awards and took place at the Prince of Wales in November 2007.

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Hall of Fame inductees

Kim Salmon

The Age music writer Patrick Donovan said Salmon's sound extended beyond Australia, influencing the likes of Nirvana and Mudhoney. Donovan said "There's an argument … that grunge was actually invented in Australia by garage bands like The Scientists, the Cosmic Psychos and the Lime Spiders, Kim has spent much of his career confounding people as he experimented and evolved. We are the better for it." [1]

Award nominees and winners

Winners indicated below in boldface [1]

Best AlbumBest Song
Best MaleBest Female
Best BandBest Tour
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References

  1. 1 2 "Music talent honoured at the EG Awards". The Age. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "Crossing Borders". The Age. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2020.