Dallas Woods
Dallas Woods is an Indigenous Australian rapper and singer. Woods is known for his role on ABC Kids' Move It Mob Style and in 2018 as Baker Boy's support act on his national tour. Woods gained attention by winning the New Talent Song of the Year Award for Baker Boy's track "Mr La Di Da Di", cowritten with Baker Boy, Jerome Farah, and Dion Brownfield.
Early life
Dallas Woods was born in Wyndham, East Kimberley. He left school at 15 and pursued a career as a dancer at Indigenous Hip Hop Projects.Career
2018: Baker Boy support act and "9 Times Out of 10"
In 2018, Woods released his debut single, "9 Times Out of 10" and featured on Baker Boy's single "Black Magic". He performed at Splendour in the Grass in 2018.2019–present: "Chapter One" and "If It Glitters It's Gold"
In July 2019, Woods was nominated for New Talent of the Year at the 16th Annual National Indigenous Music Awards. On 22 May 2020, he released the single "If It Glitters It's Gold".On 23 September 2020, Woods released "Better Days" with Baker Boy and Sampa the Great.
2023: 3%
In October 2023, Woods formed the supergroup 3% with Nooky and Angus Field. The trio's name represents the Australian population that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Their debut single, "Our People", featured the Presets, sampling their song "My People". Their debut album, Kill the Dead, was released on 9 August 2024. On 10 August 2024, "Our People" won Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024.Discography
Albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Songwriting credits
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association, "honouring composers and songwriters".!
National Indigenous Music Awards
The National Indigenous Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Indigenous Australians in music. The award ceremony commenced in 2004. As of 2020, Woods has received three nominations.!
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