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Radical Son

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Radical Son was a singer.

David Leha, known professionally as Radical Son, is a First Nations, Kamilaroi and Tongan singer. He was part of the GetUp Mob, which released a cover version of "From Little Things Big Things Grow" in May 2008; it reached No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Other members of the temporary group were the song's writers Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly together with Urthboy, Missy Higgins, Mia Dyson, Jane Tyrrell, Dan Sultan, Joel Wenitong and Ozi Batla. and features appearances by Archie Roach, Emma Donovan, and Deline Briscoe. He was a cast member of The Rabbits with music by Kate Miller-Heidke, an opera based on the book The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan. The Rabbits won four Helpmann Awards.

In 2017, he recorded "Leave Them Tents Alone!!", sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)", to protest the subsequent removal of homeless people's tents and belongings by Sydney City Council from the centre of Sydney.

Discography Albums + List of Albums Title Album details Radical Son Released: 11 July 2005 (Australia) Label: David Leha Format: Digital download Cause 'n Affect Released: 10 October 2014 (Australia) Label: Wantok Music Format: Digital download Bilambiyal Released: 12 July 2024 Label: Wantok Music Format: Digital download

Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Bilambiyal Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987. 2024 Bilambiyal Best World Music Album National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Indigenous Australians in music.

Radical Son Artist of the Year

"Bilambiyal" Film Clip of the Year

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· Wikidata: Q21063714

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