Clea, Tia Gostelow & More Win Big At The 2019 Queensland Music Awards

19 March 2019 | 11:00 pm | Staff Writer

A great year for emerging talent.

Tia Gostelow (left) and Clea (right)

Tia Gostelow (left) and Clea (right)

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The winners of the 2019 Queensland Music Awards have been unveiled, with Brisbane pop singer Clea picking up two awards for her single Dreaming, while emerging artist Tia Gostelow makes history with her debut album, Thick Skin.

Clea’s ethereal hit scored the Pop Award and Song of The Year, the latter of which has earned her a plaque on Brisbane’s Valley Walk of Fame and a $20,000 promotional prize from Nova 106.9 and The Music. Meanwhile, Gostelow is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year.

Hosted by The Grates’ Patience Hodgson and comedian Mel Buttle, tonight’s awards ceremony took place at Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane Showgrounds, with performances from Amy Shark, DZ Deathrays, Resin Dogs, Clea, Bobby Alu, Emma Beau and Tokyo Twilight. 

The future of Queensland music is looking bright, with 17-year-old talent Tokyo Twilight presented the Schools Award for his DVNA collab Little Things, while prolific songwriter and Album of the Year nominee Emily Wurramara was bestowed the Indigenous Award for Lady Blue and the Blues & Roots Award for Tap Sticks, and Sunshine Coast artist Sahara Beck won the Regional Award for Here We Go Again.

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The Jungle GiantsUsed To Be In Love picked up the Best Rock Award, Electronic powerhouse The Kite String Tangle’s Give It Time won them the Electronic/Dance Award for the second year running, Confidence Man picked up the Export Achievement Award and global superstar Amy Shark went home with the Singer-Songwriter Award for I Said Hi.

2019 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

Blues/Roots Award

Emily Wurramara - Tap Sticks

Country Award

Emma Beau - Wild Heart

Electronic/Dance Award

The Kite String Tangle - Give It Time (feat. Aalias)

Heavy Award

Dead Letter Circus - The Armour You Own

Hip Hop/Rap Award

Resin Dogs - Pack Your Bags

Indigenous Award

Emily Wurramara - Lady Blue

Jazz Award

The Biology of Plants - Long Black

Pop Award

Clea - Dreaming

Regional Award

Sahara Beck - Here We Go Again

Rock Award

The Jungle Giants - Used To Be In Love

Schools Award

Tokyo Twilight - Little Things (Feat. DVNA)

Singer-Songwriter Award

Amy Shark - I Said Hi

Soul/Funk/R&B Award

Mark Peric - The Sound of Light

World/Folk Award

Asha Jefferies - Everybody Talks

Video Award

Buttah - Ghost In The Machine

Album of The Year

Tia Gostelow - Thick Skin

Song Of The Year

Clea - Dreaming

Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Pool Shop

Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award

Henry “Seaman” Dan

Export Achievement Award

Confidence Man

People’s Choice Awards

Regional Venue of the Year

NightQuarter

Metro Venue of the Year

The Triffid

Festival of the Year

Big Pineapple Music Festival