ARIA Music Awards of 1999

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1999 ARIA Music Awards
Date12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)
VenueSydney Entertainment Centre,
Sydney, New South Wales
Most awardsPowderfinger (4)
Most nominationsSilverchair (9)
Websiteariaawards.com.au
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNetwork Ten
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The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.[1][2] Hosted by Paul McDermott and Bob Downe, and presenters, including Melanie C of the Spice Girls, Tina Cousins, Fiona Horne and Molly Meldrum, distributed 33 awards.[3] The big winner for the year was Powderfinger with four awards.[1][3]

Two new categories, Best Original Cast / Show Recording and Best Blues and Roots Album were created; while Song of the Year (Songwriter), Best Indigenous Release and Best New Talent categories were retired.[1][3] In addition to the annually presented awards, a Special Achievement Award was received by both recording studio owner Bill Armstrong (see Armstrong Studios) and Fable Record's creator Ron Tudor.[3] An Outstanding Achievement Award was received by Natalie Imbruglia.[1][3] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Jimmy Little and Richard Clapton.[1]

Ceremony details[edit]

The ceremony was hosted by TV comedians, Paul McDermott and Bob Downe, and 33 awards were presented by Melanie C of the Spice Girls, Tina Cousins, Fiona Horne, former Countdown host Molly Meldrum and others.[1][3]

Presenters and performers[edit]

Presenters and performers were:

Presenter(s) Performer(s) Ref.
Harry Connick Jr. Spiderbait [3]
the Tea Party
Fiona Horne Powderfinger
Merrick and Rosso
Nick Bennett Regurgitator
Dylan Lewis
Sarah McLeod Bachelor Girl
Leah McLeod
Troy Cassar-Daley Human Nature
Shanley Del
Garbage
Melanie C Frenzal Rhomb – "Never Had So Much Fun" [3][4]
Tim Freedman
Kate Ceberano
The Living End Killing Heidi [3]
Jimmy Barnes

Awards[edit]

Final nominees for awards are shown in plain, with winners in bold.

ARIA Awards[edit]

Fine Arts Awards[edit]

Artisan Awards[edit]

Achievement awards[edit]

Outstanding Achievement Award[edit]

Special Achievement Award[edit]

  • Bill Armstrong: received for the establishment of his Armstrong Studios, which provided "[the] introduction of Multi Track Recording in Australia... the first 8-track recorded into Australia, then 16- and 24-track machines together with State of the Art mixing desks."[6]
  • Ron Tudor: "[his] involvement in the development of the Australian Recording Industry is well recognised throughout Australia and overseas... his greatest moments have been in witnessing the growth and success of our industry and many of Australia's very first recording artists climb their way to recognition at home and overseas."[7]

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

The Hall of Fame inductees were:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Australia 1999 ARIA Awards". ALLdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i O'Grady, Anthony. "The 13th Annual ARIA Music Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ Condon, Dan (26 November 2019). "7 Great Performances from the History of the ARIA Awards – Music Reads". Double J. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. ^ O'Grady, Anthony. "The 13th Annual ARIA Music Awards – Outstanding Achievement Award – Natalie Imbruglia". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ O'Grady, Anthony. "The 13th Annual ARIA Music Awards – Special Achievement Awards: Bill Armstrong". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ O'Grady, Anthony. "The 13th Annual ARIA Music Awards – Special Achievement Award: Ron Tudor". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Week 40-99 Music News for w/c October 4 1999". undercover.net.au. 4 October 1999. Archived from the original on 20 September 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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