Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards 2009 Finalists

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This year's winners of Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards were announced in Tamworth on Thursday, January 20.

Best Female Vocal went to Beccy Cole while Adam Brand was named Best Male Vocal.

Best Album went to Simply Bushed for their latest release, Look At The Time.

The Best Song award went to Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter for Love In The Time Of Drought, released on Lee's latest album (which won last year's Best Album People's Choice award), Planet Country.

Rising stars Brothers3 took out their first People's Choice Awards, and two at that, with the Most Promising Future Star award and Best Group from a very competitive field.

Graham Rodger built on his impressive collection of People's Choice Awards by taking the Best Bush Ballad category with his song The Cooper Coming Down.

Another fast rising star, Katrina Burgoyne, took out the Best Video Clip title with Ghost, directed by Duncan Toombs.

A unique aspect of the People's Choice Awards are the two categories dedicated to the broadcasting industry, that sector of the media so important to the future of country music.

This year's award for Most Popular Country Music DJ went to one of the nation's newest radio stars, Felicity Urquhart, who took over the reigns from John Nutting on the ABC's "Saturday Night Country" and has taken the program to new heights.

The award for Most Popular Country Music Radio Station went to long-time Sydney dedicated country music broadcaster 2KA Cool Country.

A large and appreciative audience witnessed this year's presentation which also featured performances from Awards finalists David Baldi, Brothers3, Katrina Burgoyne, Beccy Cole, Johanna Hemara, Jason Lee, Gemma Luxton, Markus Meier, Graham Rodger, Simply Bushed, and co-hosts Steve Passfield and Connie Kis Andersen.

Organisers say they were delighted with all aspects of this year's Awards which saw a record number of votes and literally hundreds of artists, groups and duos nominated by the general public.

Previous winners...

| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |

2010

Best Male Vocal
Troy Cassar-Daley

Best Female Vocal
Melinda Schneider

Best Album
Planet Country
Lee Kernaghan

Best Song
Million Miles
Written & recorded by Jetty Road

Best Bush Ballad
The First Lady Of Country
Written by Graham & Deirdre Rodger
Recorded by Graham Rodger

Best Vocal Group
Jetty Road

Best Video Clip
Tangerine Sky
Australian Country Music Unites

Most Promising Future Star
Daly Stephenson

Most Popular Country Music DJ
Larry Cann
KIX Country

Most Popular Country Music Radio Station
KIX Country

2009

Best Male Vocal
Graham Rodger

Best Female Vocal
Amber Lawrence

Best Album
The Fire Within Me
Written & recorded by Graham Rodger

Best Song
Slow Dancing At Midnight
Written & recorded by Carter & Carter

Best Bush Ballad
The Saddle
Written by Matt Manning & John O'Dea
Recorded by Matt Manning

Best Vocal Group
Jetty Road

Most Promising Future Star
Brad Cole

Most Popular Country Music DJ
Rebecca Gray
2MAX FM Narrabri

Most Popular Country Music Radio Program
"Good Morning Country"
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia

2008

Best Female Vocal
Sponsored by Attitude Productions-Films
Beccy Cole

Best Male Vocal
Sponsored by Ayers Guitars
Adam Harvey

Best Group or Duo
Sponsored by Blade Guitars
Simply Bushed

Best Song
Sponsored by Red Rebel Music
Little Miss Understood
Recorded by Cat Southern, written by Cat, Jasper Somerville & Jay Collie

Best Bush Ballad
Sponsored by Drayton’s Family Wines
Cangai Bridge
Recorded by Simply Bushed, written by Paul Grierson

Best Album
Sponsored by KV2 Audio
The Battler
Steve Eales

Most Promising Future Star
Sponsored by Ayers Guitars
Steve Passfield

Most Popular DJ
Sponsored by Electro-Voice
Dan Rennie
(Radio 98.9FM Brisbane)

Most Popular Radio Program
Sponsored by the Country Music Bulletin
"Truckin' With Tim"

Musician of the Year
Phil Emmanuel

Career Achievement Award
Greg Champion

2007

Best Female Vocal
Felicity Urquhart

Best Male Vocal
Troy Cassar-Daley

Best Group
Jonah's Road

Best Song
Angel Eyes by the Wolverines
Written by Matt Shelton

Best Bush Ballad
Would Clancy Be Welcome by Dean Perrett
Written by Ian Quinn

Best Heritage Song
Malabar Mansion by Dale Duncan
Written by Dave Duncan

Best Album
Good Times
Wolverines
produced by Louie Shelton

Most Promising Future Star
Cat Southern