Today, day one of the Toyota 54th Tamworth Country Music Festival, the 45th Toyota Star Maker, Felicity Kircher, releases her EP, Fair Weather, along with her third Star Maker single, Midnight, to Australian radio and streaming services. The four-track EP was produced by Brandon Dodd at the Rabbit Hole Studio, in between touring with Kasey …

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There’s just one week left to enter Toyota Star Maker – Australia’s longest running and most prestigious country music talent search. Crowned in January 2026, during the Toyota 54th Tamworth Country Music Festival, the 46th Toyota Star Maker will join an impressive suite of alumni including Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan, James Blundell, Travis Collins, Gina …

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30 May 2025 The search will soon begin for Australia’s next Toyota Star Maker – with entries opening 1 June, 2025 for the nation’s longest running and most prestigious country music talent search. Crowned in January, during the Toyota 54th Tamworth Country Music Festival, the 46th Toyota Star Maker will join an impressive suite of …

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Tingalpa’s Felicity Kircher has been crowned the 45th Toyota Star Maker, after a stellar showcase of emerging country talent at the 2025 Grand Final concert, held earlier tonight during the Toyota 53rd Tamworth Country Music Festival. Fellow competitors were Briana Dinsdale (Longholme Qld), Cait Jamieson (Toowong Qld), Ella Powell (Terrigal NSW), James Keith (Warriewood NSW), Kaitlyn …

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A new generation of country stars will compete in Australia’s biggest country music talent search in January, in the Toyota 45th Star Maker. For more than four decades, the Star Maker competition has provided emerging country artists a launchpad to boost their career. On 19 January, 2025, another artist will join the impressive line of …

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In January 2025, Toyota Australia will celebrate a 30-year milestone as the longest continuous sponsor of an Australian country music event, partnering with Star Maker, Australia’s longest running and most prestigious country music talent search which offers over a $100k prize pool. Toyota’s contribution to the Australian country music industry goes beyond Star Maker having …

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Winton, Queensland’s Wade Forster has been crowned the 44th Toyota Star Maker, after an excellent showcase of emerging country talent at the 2024 Grand Final concert, held earlier tonight, as part of the 52nd Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth. Thousands of festival-goers filled Toyota Park for the grand final concert, where the top ten played …

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