Tony Llewellyn

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Tony Llewellyn is an Australian musician. [1] He signed with WEA and released an album, The News in 1989. Llewellyn was the keyboard player in Icehouse from 1991 until 2004.

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His single "Pick You Up" was engineered by Guy Gray and he was nomination for the 1989 ARIA Music Award for Engineer of the Year for that single and three other releases.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with release date and label shown
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[2]
The News
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: WEA (254727-1)
  • Formats: LP, CD, Cassette
135

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[2] [3]
"Pick You Up"1988-The News
"Right One for Me"1989164
"Heart of America"153

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1989 Guy Gray for "Pick You Up" Engineer of the Year Nominated [4]

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References

  1. Brown, Jamie (26 August 2013), "Former Icehouse keyboard player rocks aged", Northern Star
  2. 1 2 "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 10 April 1989" . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 23 October 1989" . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Engineer of the Year". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 11 November 2018.