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Sydney NSW, Australia
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HR King is one of the most exciting new voices in Australian pop music ? and one of the few pop artists in the country to achieve notoriety without Major label backing. After spending a number of years studying music and acting in New York, King returned to his hometown of Sydney and quickly achieved huge success with his debut single ?Glamour Baby?. A powerful voice, infectious song writing and crisp production have made him a hit across the traditionally impregnable commercial radio networks.
In 2009 out of thousands of competing artists HR King was selected by Jamie Chaux, the program director of RADAR RADIO (Austereo?s Digital Radio Station) as the first unsigned artist to be pushed on Commercial Radio and given a high rotation schedule for six weeks. The gambit paid off, his track was the second most added song on the Australian Radio Network (outpacing well established international artists including Madonna) and slammed the Australian charts ? achieving #1 on the AIR charts and #12 in the Hot 30 countdown (the first unsigned artist to accomplish such a feat). The song proved such a hit it was awarded as one of Radar Radio?s top 10 songs of 2009.
The hype doesn?t stop with Radar Radio though; King has been recognised through a score of placements in the Music OZ Awards, The International IE Music Awards, The Billboard World Song Contest, The UK Song Writing Contest, The LA Music Awards and The Great American Song Contest.
His debut album ?Fearless? is just around the corner, the title track and hit single-potential Fearless is backed up by one of the most captivating and exciting Video Clips of the year - and he?ll be taking the release across the country, complete with an electric live show and full band.
? Winner of the Perisher LAUNCH YOUR BAND Australian Music Competition in 2009
? Winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award for The Great American Song Contest in 2008
? Top ten finalist for the Pop Category at The 2008 Music Oz Awards
? Nominated for Best International Artist at The IE Music Awards in 2008
? Honorable mention for Highest Quality Songs at The Billboard World Song Contest in 2008
? Semi-finalist in The 2008 UK Song Writing Contest
? Nominated for Best Pop Song at The 17th Annual LA Music Awards
? 'Glamour Baby' remix and 'Music For The People' featured in new Australian Film Cedar Boys
website:
http://www.hrking.com.au