Beccy Cole
| Beccy Cole | |
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Cole, October 2008, Armidale.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rebecca Diane Thompson |
| Also known as | Beccy Sturzel, Rebecca Diane Albeck |
| Born |
27 October 1972 Glenelg, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, fiddle, drums, bass guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels |
ABC Music Columbia Universal Warner EMI Sony BMG Australia |
| Associated acts | Wild Oats, Dead Ringer Band, Young Stars, Songbirds |
| Website | beccycole |
Beccy Cole (born Rebecca Diane Thompson, 27 October 1972), also known as Beccy Sturzel and Rebecca Diane Albeck, is an Australian country music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released eight albums, with three reaching the ARIA Albums Chart top 40, Little Victories (20 January 2003), Preloved (3 September 2010) and Songs & Pictures (30 September 2011). Her video album, Just a Girl Singer, peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Top 40 DVD Chart in August 2004. Cole has received nine Golden Guitar trophies at the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia. During December 2005 to January 2006 she performed for Australian Defence Force personnel in Iraq. Her single, "Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World)", expresses her support for the troops. It won the 2007 Song of the Year at CMAA awards, and its music video was listed at No. 1 on Australia's Country Music Channel.
Beccy Cole was born as Rebecca Diane Thompson on 27 October 1972. Her mother is a country music singer, Carole Sturzel. Cole attended Blackwood Primary School. At the age of 14 years she started performing in her mother's group, Wild Oats, as Beccy Sturzel. She also performed solo on the South Australian festival circuit. Aside from her mother, Cole's inspirations are Dolly Parton and The Eagles. In 1991 Cole joined a country music group, Dead Ringer Band, led by Bill Chambers; she had met his daughter, Kasey Chambers, in Adelaide in mid-1989. Cole and Chambers performed as a duo at the Port Pirie Country Music Festival, and by 1991 they had busked together on the streets of Tamworth. As a member of Dead Ringer Band Cole provided rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, and occasional drums.
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