Col Finley

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  • 1992 – Performs his first promoted show at Tamworth CMF @ The Courthouse Hotel for Fred & Anne Thompson
  
  
  • 1993 – Discharges From The Royal Australian Air Force to pursue his full-time music career
  
  
  • 1994 – Get a Part in the Australian iconic Movie “Dad & Dave On Our Selection” working alongside some Australia great Actors including Leo Mc kern, Dame Joan Sullivan, Ray Barret, Jeffery Rush, Barry and Maranda Otto, Noah Taylor,
  
  
  • 1994 – Starts touring with his 1st full-time band “No Boundary’s” covering 60% of the east coast in the first 6 months
  
  
  • 1995 – Has toured 50% of the Nation and is rated one of the hardest-working bands in the industry
  
  
  • 1998 – Releases debut Commercial Album “Before The Storm” which will be the start of his writing & recording career Album features Hit Songs “Idol” “Paradise” and “Devils Ride” from the Australian box office Hit Movie "Wolf Creek"
  
  
  • 2000 – Releases 2nd Commercial Album “My Life” gaining massive reviews across the nation and overseas including USA, Canada and Europe
  
  
  • 2000 – Wins Australian Songwriters Awards (ASA) Country Song of the Year with the song “My Life”
  
  
  • 2001 – Tiara Award winner for Independent Male Vocal of the Year
  
  
  • 2001 – Awarded BMI Nashville Songwriters award for “Gift-wrapped In A Child”
  
  
  • 2002 – Performs for the 1st time in Texas USA at Fort Worth, Galveston and Lucanbach
  
  
  • 2003 – 2nd Tour of the USA and first Fan Based Tour performing at St Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, and Nashville
  
  
  • 2004 – Selected To perform as part of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay performing to over 30,000 people
  
  
  • 2004 – 3rd USA Tour and Fan Base 14-day tour and performing to an incredible crowd at the Famous BB King St Louis, and Jimmy Buffet Bar New Orleans
  
  
  • 2004 – Record 3rd Commercial Album “Only The Truth” Featuring Hit Songs “My Place” and “Mexican Lady”
  
  
  • 2005 – 4th USA Tour and Base Tour repeating his performances at St Louis, New Orleans, and Nashville
  
  
  • 2005 – Gain 2 number #1 songs on the Country Music Channel top 20 charts with “My Place” and “Mexican Lady”
  
  
  • 2008 – hit #4 on the ARIA Pop Charts first Australian Male Artist In Country Music to gain this spot also hit #1 on the Australian Indy Charts with the song “Get Your Country On”
  
  
  • 2010 – Releases 4th Commercial Album “Paradise” which features several chart-topping songs “Paradise” “Don’t Come Over”
  
  
  • 2013 – Has now performed over 90% of the nation and has had 5 successful USA Tours
  
  
  • 2015 – Releases 1st Band Album and album #5 “A Little Bit Outlaw” featuring “She Country” and iconic Songs "Jacaranda Tree" and “Rich With Friends”
  
  
  • 2015 – Performs to over 15,000 Country fans at the 1st CMC Rocks at Willowbank Queensland
  
  
  • 2016 – Performs the Biggest Outback Fest “Big Red Bash” with some Australia legendary Band Including the Angels, Russel Morris, and Jimmy Barnes
  
  
  • 2016 – Releases Single “Above Blue” to raise awareness about the struggle an issue with Mental Health helps raise over $36,000 for Beyond Blue
  
  
  • 2017 – Gains the 2nd Performance at CMC Rocks now rated the Largest Country Festival in the southern hemisphere 
  
  
  • 2018 – Achieves 25years as an independent singer Songwriter and gain the position as one of Australia's longest-standing Indy artists in Country Music
  
  
  • 2018 – Records his 6th Album “The Collective” a 25 track Double CD to celebrate his 25 years as a Writer, Singer, and entertainer
  
  
  • 2018 – Releases 1st single of the “Collective” “Coffee Goes Cold” gain chart and radio success across the country plus goes viral on Social Media gain over 29,000 views and reaches over 85,0000 people in less than a month
  
  
  • 2018 – Has performed 25 years at every major venue including the legendary Tamworth Workers Club, Rooty Hill RSL, Seagull Tweed Heads, Gold Coast Casino, Canberra Theatre 
  
  
  • 2019 – Performs as part of the Gympie Muster Program including and spot on Saturday's Main stage and sharing it with his
    

  • family performing a song with both his kids and his wife and Co songwriter Nellie Finley
  
  
  • 2020 – Covid forces Col to create an online webcast show Called “Housebound” a talkback show featuring artists, Music Producers and fellow industries from the USA, UK, and Australia the show was about creating awareness and the hardship of his fellow industry people and ran for over 20 episodes
  
  
  • 2021 – Releases Single “Legends Of The Highlands” a song about our snowy MT and a long forgetting history of select graziers
  
  
  • 2021 – Records “From The Ashes” a song co-written with award-winning songwriter Matt Scullion
  
  
  • 2021 – Releases Single “Working ON The Land” a song written for our farmers and their families about the hardship faced by everyday living and working on the land
  
  
  • 2021 – Performs at Pig Fest and Back to Basic Music Festivals some of the first events to start back after covid demolished live entertainment 
  
  
  • 2021 – headline one of Nth Qld Largest Festival “Savannah In The Round”
  
  
  • 2021 – Re-Released “Above The Blue” a song about mental health and Col's ways of living and dealing with it
  
  
  • 2022 – Col Finley's 30th Tamworth CM Festival Appearance and still drawing a big crowd that just rave about his high-energy live performance and being in the process of working on several new projects 

  
  

  • 2023 - New Music New Show and 31 Tamworth festival appearances 

  • 2023 - Gympie Muster 24th Appearance - Savannah In The Round 2nd Appearance and Groundwater CMF 10th Appearance all three major festivals in one year, which is a very rare opportunity for artist 

  • 2023 - March 31st New Single "Live Your Best Life" Released

  • 2023 - July 28th New Single "Sing it 4U" is Released

  • 2023 - November 10th "Jacaranda Tree" is released 

  • 2023 - December 22nd " The Finley's' Nellie and Col Release a Duet "Something to Talk About" to launch the new show

  • 2024 - Live Your Best Life Tour heads into its 2nd Year with 25 shows and four major festivals booked 

  • 2024 - will see Col release Single "Cowboy Way - She Country - Rich With Friends - Shaking The Dust Of It - Truck With Wings -  Its Ok I'm Alright and Tailgate Diner as a preview to his The Lost Album due to be released at Groundwater CMF

  • 2024 - 33RD Tamworth Country Music Festival

  • 2024 - 25th Gympie Muster appearance launching the new Show The Finley's 

  • 2025 - inducted into the "Hands Of Fame" Tamworth Country Music Festival 

  • 2025 - New album and Re-release "The Lost Album" 

  • 2025 started working with Wife Nellie on the new show and Project "The Finley's"

Tours and Festival Appearances

Col Finley has had the privilege of travelling and performing across our great

• Tamworth Festival – 1992 – 2023 = 31 Appearance
• Gympie Muster –  19 years, including Main Stage 2019
• Savannah In The Round 2021 - 2023
• Back To basic Music Muster 2021 / 2022
• Great Southern Night Tour 2022 / 
• Big Red Bash – 2016
• Airlie Beach Music Festival 2010 / 2021
• CMC Rocks – 2015 / 2017
• Broadbeach Blues – 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017  
• Groundwater CMF 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024
• Ballina CMF – 2 Years
• USA Tours 2002 - 03 - 04 -
• 05 - 06 and again in 2018 Tours. With Performances in Nashville, St Louise, New Orleans, Luckenbach Texas, Austin Texas, Graham Texas Smokey Mt and Kentucky.

Awards - Charts


• 2000 – ASA Country Song of The Year – “My Life”
• 2001 – TIARA Male Vocalist of the year
• 2001 – BMG/BMI Nashville Song Of The Year with “Gift Wrapped in A Child”
• 2005 – "My Place" and "Mexican Lady" both Go # 1 on The Country Music Channel
• 2008 – "Get Your Country On” Goes #4 Aria Pop Charts / #1 AIR Charts  
• 2020 – Boots Awards – Artist Of The Year                               
• 2021 - "Working On The Land" Stays in The Country Music top 10 Charts for 15wks 
• 2022 - Nominated for INdy Male Vocal and artist of the year
• 2023 - Nominated for Indy Group & Duo / album / Single / Live performance  and Artist of The Year
• 2024 - Wins Indy Male Vocals and Song of the Years awards


Career Highlights 
• 1994 – Was Film – Dad & Dave – Staring Jeffery Rush, Noah Taylor Barry & Maranda Otto, Dave Fields, and some of Australia's Iconic Actors
• To Sign to ABC Music Publishing
• The Song Devils Ride Features in the Movie Wolf Creek
• My Life, Features In TV Shows, MDA, and A Real Sea Change
• My Place is added to The Scholastic National Artist / Music
• Performing and Meeting Joan Biaz, Little Richard, The Mavericks, and Bernard Fanning @ SXSW Austin Texas
• To be still Performing and recording after 30 years
• To Release 6 Commercial Independent Albums: Before the Storm, My Life, Only The Truth, Paradise, Little Bit Outlaw, The Collective
• To be touring and performing at every Major Festival in Australia
• To have performed with my Wife, Nellie and two boys Levi, Diezel to over 10,000 people Main Stage 2019 Gympie Muster
• to host two webcast shows covering subjects close to my heart - Coffee and Conversation (Mental Health) and The Song Book Session (Songwriters and the songs they Write)
• to share the stage with some Australian and International iconic artists Performers and songwriters inc Angels, Russel Morris and Jimmy Barnes, Dixie Chicks, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Kip Moore and many more.
• 2000 – Australian Songwriter  Association (ASA) “Country Song of The Year” – “My Place”
• 2001 – Tamworth Indy Artist Recognition Awards (TIARA) Male Vocalist Of The year
• 2001 – BMI / BMG Nashville Song of The Year –“Gift wrapped In a Child”
• 2005 – "My Place" and "Mexican Lady" both Go # 1 on The Country Music Channel
• 2008 – "Get Your Country On” Go #4 Aria Pop Charts / #1 AIR Charts 
• 2019 – To perform Main Stage at the Gympie Muster with my wife and two Boys.
• 2020 – Boots awards Artist Of The year
• 2021 – Single and Video Release of “Legends Of The Highlands”          
• 2021 – Single and Video Release of "Working on The Land"  
• 2021 – "Working on The Land"  Stays in The Country Music top 10 Charts for 15wks 
• 2021 – Single and Video Release of "Above The Blue", a song that raises over $36,000 for mental health
• 2021 – Performing at North Qld's largest festival “Savannah In The Round”
• 2021 – Performing on the two main stages at Groundwater CMF
• 2022 – To be making my 30^th appearance at the iconic Tamworth Country Music Festival
• 2023 -  To Be releases new music and songs for my 7th Commercial Album, "Living Your Best Life"
• 2023 - To be performing for my 31st Time at the Tamworth Country Music Festival
• 2024 - To Launch Music 2 Media Distribution Company
• 2024 - To Launch the First Country Stars Talent search with over 20K of prizes.