Owen Blundell
| Owen Blundell | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1986–Present |
| Website | Official biography |
Owen Blundell is an Australian country music singer. He first hit the country music scene in the mid-1980s. He has been a finalist five times for the category of Male Vocalist at the Australian Country Music Awards, and has received an award from APRA for a most played country song.
He is from the Snowy Mountains but has spread like "wildfire" since the start of his career.[1]
He has been described as the best-kept secret in Australia and has steadily built a global fan base with his strong work ethic. He has toured nationally, to New Zealand and also appeared on television programs such as Sixty Minutes and The Ray Martin Show.
Blundell has recorded 14 albums. He can perform, write songs, yodel, and do impersonations. Owen lists Jimmy Barnes and Black Sabbath as just two of his influences. Blundell was brought to the attention of Triple M's Wil & Lehmo show, when Lehmo's mother revealed the secret of Blundell to the world when she mistook singer Ben Lee for him in a segment of Can Lehmo's Mum guess who the celebrity is?.