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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Organisers of Toyota Star Maker are excited to announce the Top 10 Pop-Up Concert Tour is back, with the 2024 finalists holding a series of free performances in the lead-up to the Grand Final event in January. First held in 2022, the tour will see each finalist perform at their local Toyota dealership or a …

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A new generation of country stars will head to Tamworth in January to compete in Australia’s biggest country music talent search, with the top 10 announced today, in the 44th Toyota Star Maker. This year there are five females and five males in the 2024 Toyota Star Maker top 10, with one returning for their …

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A new generation of country stars will head to Tamworth in January to compete in Australia’s largest country music talent search, with the top 10 announced today, in the 43rd Toyota Star Maker. The 2023 Toyota Star Maker top 10, in alphabetical order, are: 1 Claudia Tripp Age 24 Perth WA 2 Denvah Age 22 …

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Emerging country artists ready to take the next step in their careers are being urged to apply for the 2023 Toyota Star Maker competition, with entries set to close on September 1. As the nation’s longest and most respected country music talent search, Toyota Star Maker has been the launch pad for some of Australia’s …

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