Colin Buchanan

Colin Buchanan is a 7-times Golden Guitar winner, an APRA and ARIA award winner with career album and DVD sales that stand in excess of 240,000 units. A regular on national TV and radio for over 15 years, a leading children's entertainer, award-winning singer/songwriter and highly sought after co-writer, #1 selling Christian artist, genial host... Colin Buchanan is a hard man to pin down!

If you listened to any one of his five authentically insightful Australian country albums you'd likely deem him an acoustic singer songwriter par excellence, with his sharp eye, keen wit and rare talent for capturing the people, stories and scenery of the bush in song. The Sydney Morning Herald has declared him "...simply the best singer/songwriter to emerge in the Australian CM scene in the last decade." Besides his own substantial body of self-recorded work, Colin has contributed to a swag of hits in the collective repertoires of Australia's most successful CM stars, including Lee Kernaghan, Troy Cassar-Daley, Melinda Schneider, Adam Brand and Beccy Cole.

Yet take a walk with him along just about any street in Australia and it's only a matter of time before you'll hear an excited young voice cry, "Hi Colin!" Since 1993, first on ABC TV's Play School and then on the 7 Network/Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney, Colin has been solidly ensconced as one of the most beloved (and recognisable) faces of Australian children's television. His happy, engaging and slightly mischievous persona has endeared him to a generation of young Australians - and their families. With his guitar (and often a suitable self-penned tune) ever at the ready, Colin's exploits have seen him construct countless cardboard creations, read innumerable stories, discover the many wonders that lie "out and about" on location, with just enough time to cook up delicious goodies with his friends in the "Bite Size" kitchen.

But it doesn't stop there... If you happened to wander into one of Colin's many energetic live performances for kids, you'd likely hear kids and adults alike enthusiastically singing "10, 9, 8... God Is Great!" or "Jesus Rock the World!" at the top of their voices. In 1996, Colin released the first of his hugely successful "Aussie Praise for kids" (AP4K) albums. Independently released and distributed to the Australian Christian market, Colin has become the nation's #1 children's Christian artist, with seven top selling CD's and five DVD and video releases. Embraced across the denominational spectrum, his christian songs for kids are catchy, deliberately biblical and, musically speaking, refreshingly eclectic. His musical Bible memory verses, including the well-known Isaiah 53:6 ("We all like sheep have gone astray...Baa baa doo baa baa...!") have helped thousands learn and remember the scriptures, while many other AP4K songs that at first appear amusingly simple have a substantial quality that minister to adults and children alike.

As well as his musical and TV exploits, Colin has an established reputation as corporate host and MC with 10 Golden Guitar Awards under his belt and a raft of corporate events for clients as diverse as Optus, HIA, UTAG travel and Toyota. For 8 years he hosted the TOYOTA Outback Club Radio Show, heard on over 120 stations nationally and he makes regular appearances on the top rating 702 ABC Sydney satirical weekly wrap-up, "Thank God It's Friday" with Richard Glover. And cruising at 35 000 ft on a Qantas flight you're more than likely to hear Colin in his role as presenter of the inflight country roots channel "Big Country".

Colin was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1964. His family emigrated to Australia in 1970 and settled in the southern suburbs of Sydney. After a solidly suburban education, Colin completed his diploma in Primary Sc Client Ovations: Once again, Colin was easy to work with. His ability to entertain an audience is a bonus with MC work.

National Development Manager