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Gurrumul takes top gong
Yunupingu won the prestigious Act of the Year award for his success at home and abroad over the past 12 months.
His performance at the award ceremony was the first time he had sung publicly since falling ill in June.
Eastern Arnhem Land reggae band, Garrangali, won both the Album of the Year and the Song of the Year awards.
Brooke Bannister from 105.7 ABC Darwin has taken some terrific snaps of the night...have a look at them here
Full list of winners:
Act of the Year
Gurrumul Yunupingu
Emerging Act of the Year
Wildflower
School Band Award
Seven Star Band, Yirrkala CEC
Artwork/Design of the Year
Garrangali
DVD/FilmClip Award
‘History’ by Gurrumul Yunupingu
Traditional Award
‘Sea Rights Bungul’ - Mulka Project & Dhuwa Dhapi - Mulka Project
Song of the Year
‘Searights’ by Garrangali
Album of the Year
Garrangali
Hall of Fame
Kumanjayi Murphy
Special Recognition Award (for significant contribution to the indigenous music scene)
Ali Mills
Source: ABC News 
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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (born 1970) is an Indigenous Australian musician, who sings in the Yolngu language. He was born in Galiwin'ku, off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia about 580 kilometres from Darwin. He is from the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu and his mother from the Galpu nation. He was born blind, has never learned Braille and does not have a guide dog or use a white cane....
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