UpStart Award
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The UpStart Award is an annual Australian award for singer-songwriters based in Victoria, Australia.[1] The award is funded by a music loving family in Melbourne, and the winners are decided by a panel of local music experts including Angie McMahon.[2] The Upstart Award was founded in 2017[3] with the intention of supporting and furthering Victorian based singer songwriters careers.[4]
Awards by year
| Year[5] | Finalists | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alex Gilbert Dominic Kearton Gena Rose Bruce Jade Imagine James Ellis James Maloney Miss Eileen and King Lear Susie Scurry (The Grand Magoozi) Alex Lashlie Rhea Caldwell | Jade Imagine |
| 2018 | Joshua Blashki Ryan Basile Gena Rose Bruce Rhea Caldwell Ryan Downey Wesley Fuller Oscar Lush Bella Quinlan Jemma Rowlands Susie Scurry | Ryan Downey |
| 2019 | Gena Rose Bruce Fenn Wilson Phil Peers (Dumb Whales) Georgia Delves (Georgia State Line) Katie Bates Jack Robbins Holly Alexander (Signal Chain) Tamara Reichman Luke Jonothan (Voltaire) Patrick Ryan | Gena Rose Bruce |
| 2020 | Maple Glider Keiran Daly Chitra Ridwan Sol Hopkins James Ellis Georgia Delves Sam Flood Zoe Fox ORCHA Hannah Cameron | Chitra Ridwan |
| 2021 | Georgia Delves (Georgia State Line) Arnt Mae Mr Alford Emma Volard Al Matcott Immi Owusu Holly Alexander Tyler Millot Sophia Lubczenko The Florets | Georgia Delves (Georgia State Line) |
| 2022 | Charlie Needs Braces Nicholas Imfeld Charlotte Le Lievre Prudns Patrick Wilson Romanie Assez Rhys Renwick Olivia Bolmat (Norwood) Louis Valentine Charlie Needs Braces David M Western | Charlie Needs Braces |
| 2023 | Patrick Wilson Katie Bates Cheap Skate Jocelyn Wynter Mac Mittens Tim Wilson Loretta Miller Phil Peers Romanie Assez Maeve Grieve | Romanie Assez |
| 2024 | Mika James Liam Wright Ruby Jones Hana Brenecki The Counterfeit Ville Queenie Tejo D’Cruz Harriet Wraith Winter McQuinn | Queenie |
| 2025 | Karlo Acinue The Smith and Western Jury Winter McQuinn Elly McKinnon Oluwatobi Akanbi Hannah Kate The Darling Family Trust Emily McGill/Milou Moon Charlie Swansson Bad Bangs | Winter McQuinn |