Over the past few years Billy has enjoyed enormous success on the country music circuit in Australia and overseas. He has won the Rising star Male in the 2003 independent country music awards of Australia and in 2004 was a top 4 finalist in the Male Vocal section and was a top 5 finalist in the 2004 Golden Guitar's for Best New Talent. In 2005 he was named Entertainer of the Year at the Victorian Country Music Awards. His debut Album "Post-It Note Proposal" has had 3 singles released and each single has had chart success and major airplay in Australia and overseas. His music is now heard in over 20 countries. He has toured extensively both here and overseas performing at major festivals such as Tamworth, the Toyota Gympie Muster and the Mildura country music festival. He is currently endorsed by Yamaha guitars and is a sought after performer at major events all around Australia. Billy was raised on a small farm outside of Moe in eastern Victoria. The youngest of 4 children, he grew up listening to his father sing the songs of Hank Williams, Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers and Jim Reeves. For as long as he can remember, music has been a part of Billy's life. Growing up in a musical family meant that music was never far away As an eight-year-old Billy would sit alongside his father singing Bill Bailey, Baby Face and old Hank Williams songs at parties. Billy learnt to play the guitar through books and under the tuition of his brother Steve. He began performing in bands at the age of 14 and has been playing in bands or as a solo artist and writing songs ever since. So make sure you check out this country music star on the rise.