Harry Hookey

Harry Hookey
Harry Hookey
Birth name	Henry Howlett James Hookey
Born	6 November 1988 (age 35); Melbourne, Australia
Origin	Cowwarr, Victoria
Genres	Roots, Rock

Harry Hookey is a singer-songwriter from Victoria, Australia.^[1] His debut album Misdiagnosed was nominated for a 2014 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.^[2]^[3] He is currently part of Desert Alien, a band with his brothers Jack Hookey and Jesse Kidd.

Hookey was educated at Cowwarr Primary School and was School Captain in 2000. Hookey holds degrees in Arts and Law from The University of Melbourne.^[4] His father taught him to play guitar at the age of 16, with Hookey starting his music career playing in country pubs in a family band with his father and two brothers. His first gig was at the Cowwarr Cricket Club Hotel.

After moving back to Australia after a stint in Nashville, Tennessee, he lived as a recluse for 3 years in ramshackle farmhouse in central Gippsland working on his musical abilities.^[5]

In 2021, he released his sophomore album as harry hook is real "No Snake in the Tree". Due to a record label complication, he can no longer release music as Harry Hookey.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Misdiagnosed	Released: 25 April 2014^[6]^[7] Label: Nash Chambers Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Sometimes"^[8]	2013	Misdiagnosed
"Man on Fire"^[9]	2014	Misdiagnosed

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Misdiagnosed	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated

References

^ Zuel, Bernard (10 May 2014), "Echo of rootsy sound: Black Keys, Paolo Nutini, Harry Hookey", Sydney Morning Herald
^ Staff reporters (26 November 2014), "ARIA Awards 2014: Mum-of-three Kasey Chambers shows off her toyboy for the first time", The Daily Telegraph
^ Sullivan, Kath (27 November 2014), "Cowwarr musician Harry Hookey nominated for ARIA", The Weekly Times
^ "Bright new country talents". 19 January 2011.
^ http://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20210129/282235193329368. Retrieved 8 February 2021 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Misdiagnosed by Harry Hookey on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ Lander, Dan (12 May 2014), "Harry Hookey. Misdiagnosed. Warner Music", Rolling Stone
^ ""Sometimes" - single". Apple Music. October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ ""Man on Fire" - single". Apple Music. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

Harry Hookey - Music Singer & Songwriter

[1] Zuel, Bernard (10 May 2014), "Echo of rootsy sound: Black Keys, Paolo Nutini, Harry Hookey", Sydney Morning Herald

[2] Staff reporters (26 November 2014), "ARIA Awards 2014: Mum-of-three Kasey Chambers shows off her toyboy for the first time", The Daily Telegraph

[3] Sullivan, Kath (27 November 2014), "Cowwarr musician Harry Hookey nominated for ARIA", The Weekly Times

[4] "Bright new country talents". 19 January 2011.

[5] ttp://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20210129/282235193329368. Retrieved 8 February 2021 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] "Misdiagnosed by Harry Hookey on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[7] Lander, Dan (12 May 2014), "Harry Hookey. Misdiagnosed. Warner Music", Rolling Stone

[8] ""Sometimes" - single". Apple Music. October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[9] ""Man on Fire" - single". Apple Music. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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