Tenzin Choegyal
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Tenzin Choegyal | |
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Born | Tibet |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Musical career | |
Website | tenzinchoegyal |
Tenzin Choegyal is a musician from Tibet.
Biography[]
As a child, he listened to his mother's songs in the style of Tibetan nomads, and he attributes much of his passion to his mother.
In 1997, he moved to Australia where he made his debut in the world of Australian music. Choegyal has worked with many prominent musicians, including Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Michael Askill, Shen Flindell, Spiros Rantos, Ash Grunwald, Paul Coppen, Stringmansassy, Oscar and Marigold, Riley Lee, James Coats, Tsering Dorjee Bawa, Baatar Sukh, Katherine Philp, Cathedral Band, and Marcello Milani, to name a few.
He has also performed with Tibetan monks in exile, whom he supports financially through his tours, as well as the Tibetan Children's Villages, the school for Tibetan refugee children which he attended as a child.
Awards[]
Queensland Music Awards[]
The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.[1]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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2008[2] | "Crane Song" | World / Folk Song of the Year | Won |
References[]
- ^ "About the Queensland Music Awards". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners 2008". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tenzin Choegyal (vocalist). |
- Official website
- Tenzin Choegyal, World Musician and Festival Organizer, VOA, 15 April 2015
- Phil Brown, "Tenzin Choegyal in Japan", The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 11 May 2016
- Chinese male composers
- Tibetan male singers
- Tibetan musicians
- Living people
- People from Ngari Prefecture
- Artists from Tibet
- Asian musician stubs
- Tibetan people stubs