In December 2003 Wild at Heart was accredited with a gold certificate for shipment of 35,000 copies. [48], The Australian Broadcasting Corporation announced on 22 January 2021 that Cole would become the new host of Saturday Night Country, its long-running national country music radio program, heard on regional ABC stations and on ABC Country. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 27 October. Beccy Cole (born Rebecca Diane Thompson, 27 October 1972), also known as Beccy Sturtzel, Rebecca Diane Albeck and Bec O'Donovan, is an Australian country music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. At 50 years old, Beccy Cole height not available right now. This post originally appeared on ABC News. We want Beccy to feel comfortable remaining on social media and your efforts to support her by keeping your comments positive . It explains that if you do not provide us with information we have requested from you, we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. [39] In 2007, Cole, Jeffreys and Storer combined to form Songbirds. The Bull sisters received the Medal of the . [55] She explained to Suzie Keen of InDaily that "I was concerned that there may be a lack of understanding towards my sexuality. Ive been accepted by supposedly conservative regional Australian country music fans. Libby O'Donovan - Choose Your Cruise It was produced by McCormack again who also provided banjo, dobro, guitars (acoustic and electric), mandola, mandolin, percussion, as well as mixing and engineering. Country music star Beccy Cole has invited Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to her same-sex wedding. Samantha Trenoweth. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? [61], The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Cole (right) with ex-wife Libby O'Donovan at the Cabaret Festival in Adelaide in 2020. I dont want to get married in another country and then come here and not have the marriage recognised, she said. Aussie Road Crew Tour with Beccy Cole - Tripadvisor Also that month she re-released Feel This Free, with bonus tracks, on Warner Records. In a sign of how much the country music community has accepted her sexuality, this year Cole was named as the ambassador for the Gympie Muster. Cole issued two singles, "Hearts Changing Hands" and "Rest in Pieces". "I married a bloke and that was legal, now I just want to do it right, but I want to be allowed to," Cole said. Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey are coming to Townsville as part of the Great Country Songbook Vol. In July of that year she revealed that she is a lesbian on ABC-TV series, Australian Story.