The First Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 2 March 1987 at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in Sydney with Elton John as the host.[1][2] Presenters of the 20 awards included, Slim Dusty, Basia Bonkowski and Donnie Sutherland, the ceremony was not televised.[1] Big winner was John Farnham with his album Whispering Jack and its associated single, "You're the Voice" helping him win six awards.[1]
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Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987,[3] it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week which had sponsored the previously existing 'King of Pop' Awards.[4][5] After Cold Chisel performed at the 1980 awards ceremony, and then trashed their instruments and the set,[6] sponsors TV Week withdrew their support and Countdown held its own awards ceremonies until the 1986 awards which were broadcast in 1987.[4] The awards ceremony was co-produced by Carolyn James (aka Carolyn Bailey) during 1981–1984 in collaboration with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA),[7][8][9] which provided peer voting for some awards. Countdown provided coupons in the related Countdown Magazine for viewers to vote for some awards including 'Most Popular Male Performer', 'Most Popular Female Performer', 'Most Popular Group' and 'Most Popular International Act'.[10] At the 1985 awards ceremony (held in April 1986) fans of INXS and Uncanny X-Men scuffled and as a result ARIA decided to hold their own awards.[9] ARIA instituted its own entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards.[11] The first awards ceremony was held on 2 March 1987 at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in Sydney with Elton John as the host.[1] Presenters of the 20 awards included Country music veteran Slim Dusty, Music Around the World host Basia Bonkowski and Sounds Unlimited host Donnie Sutherland.[1] The 1987 ceremony was not televised, host John recommended that it not be televised in future:[1]
if you want to keep these awards fun. The only reason I agreed to do this is because it's not on television. If, in future years, you keep it like that, I think it means something more because it's much more personal.[12]—Elton John
Big winner was John Farnham with his album Whispering Jack and its associated single, "You're the Voice" winning six awards.[1]
There were no formal nominations for the 1987 awards, hence only winners are listed.
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