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The Two-Man Band

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The Two-Man Band
OriginAustralia
Years active1978–1983
LabelsFable
Past membersMike Brady
Peter Sullivan

The Two-Man Band were an Australian band formed by Mike Brady and Peter Sullivan. They are best known for their number 1 single "Up There Cazaly". The song became the highest selling Australian single ever with sales of over 240,000 as of October 1979.[1]

The band's final release "We're Gonna Grab That Cup" was released for the 1983 America's Cup Campaign.

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions
AUS
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1979 "Up There Cazaly" 1
1980 "You Are Australia" (featuring The Melbourne Singers) 85
"One Day in September" 33
1981 "There's a Little Bit of Cazaly in Us All" 37
1983 "We're Gonna Grab That Cup" -

Awards and nominations

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TV Week / Countdown Awards

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Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.[3]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1979 "Up There Cazaly" Most Popular Single Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Up There Brady" (PDF). Cash Box. 13 October 1979. p. 50. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 315. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Countdown to the Awards" (Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.