People are often criticized for doing too many different things but some people need to have challenges and new projects. Anthony Lee is that entertainer. He's known as a crowd pleaser with his cheeky persona able to win over his audience. At the Star Music Awards in 1993 he won Best Soloist, Best Rock Song writer, Best Ballad writer and Performer of the Year. Anthony is proudly a Newcastle boy where he trained as a Primary School Teacher but pursued a career in music. After graduating with a Diploma in Teaching at Newcastle teaching college he moved to Sydney where he performed in many piano bars and discovered his flair for comedy characters.He developed his comedy character Doug Kembrey and went on to win Hey Hey it's Saturday with the SSS song. He opened Cairns Colonial Resort in 1987 and he opened Lindeman Island Resort in 1988 as resident soloist. He toured Queensland as lead singer with a synthesiser band in the late 80's and performed on many national television shows as a songwriting soloist. He has released 6 original albums and several singles with airplay on many radio stations across Australia and overseas.
In 1991 he began performing at the icon Wog Rock Cafe where he developed his comedy character Carlos Hopontopofus and performed his stand up comedy show 4 nights a week which was booked out nights 13 months ahead and won best entertainment restaurant in NSW. In 1997 he wrote and performed the National Tribute to Princess Diana "Shine Your Light"that received both national and overseas airplay. He supported the Screaming Jets on stage in 1997 at Civic Park to 100,000 people for the Newcastle Knights Grand Final victory. He sang the National Anthem at the Football to over 25,000 people He performed a set at Speers Point Park for Xmas Carols in the park to 50,000. He also creates short film. He released a ghost investigation documentary in 2015 "Newcastle Ghostly Tales" and a Tropfest comedy short film "A friend in need"in 2017. He has appeared on stage at the Civic Theatre in 2012 for the ABC Night of the Radio National broadcast where he performed original songs with his 1920's style band.
Currently he is working on 3 children's books, a new original album and a song release in America with an American producer and performing as Carlos at Dixon Park Surf Club and writing Jingles for radio as well as performing as Carlos and as a soloist at corporate gigs. He lives in Newcastle with his wife of 23 years and son.
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A little less conversation- Elvis
Age of reason- John Farnham
Another Saturday Night- Cat Stevens
Aint no sunshine- Wilson Pickett
Angels- Robbie Williams
B
Before I go- Guy Sebastian
Blue Eyes- Elton John
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Beds are burning- Midnight Oil
Baby Blue- Badfinger
Better be home soon- Crowded House
Brighter than sunshine- Aqualung
Bitter sweet symphony- The Verve
Blue suede shoes- Elvis
Better Man- Robbie Williams
Blueberry Hill- Fats Domino
Bad bad Leroy Brown- Jim Croce
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Call me maybe- Carley Ray Jepson
Cant get enough of you baby- Smash Mouth
Cats in the cradle- Harry Chapin
Can we still be friends- Todd Rundgren
Candle in the wind- Elton John
Chicken dance- The Tweets
Castle on the hill- Ed Sheeran
Crazy little thing called love- Queen
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Dedication to my Ex- Lloyd
Drops of Jupiter- Train
Day after day- Badfinger
Doo wa diddy-Manfred Mann
Daydream Believer-The Monkees
Daniel- Elton John
Dock of the bay- Otis Redding
Delilah- Tom Jones
Dancing Queen- Abba
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Every ones a winner- Hot Chocolate
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Fireflies- Owl City
Forget you- Cielo Green
Feel it still- Portugal the man
Follow me- Uncle Cracker
First cut is the deepest- Rod Stewart
Father & Son- Cat Stevens
G
Galway Girl- Ed Sheeran
Get it on- T Rex
Girls on the avenue- Richard Clapton
Good Thing- Fine Young Canibals
Goodbye my lover- James Blunt
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Hey Baby- DJ Otzi
Have I told you lately- Van Morrison
Hey Jude- The Beatles
Hey Soul Sister- Train
House of the rising sun- The Animals
Human- Rag n bone man
Horses- Daryl Braithwaite
Happy- Pharrell Williams
Hit the road Jack- Ray Charles
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Im a believer- The Monkees/ Smash Mouth
I need a dollar- Aloe Black
Im yours- Jason Mraz
I guess that’s why they call it the blues- Elton John
Im sexy & I know it- LMFAO
Imagine- John Lennon
Itchycoo park- Small Faces
I love the nightlife- Alicia Bridges
I cant get you out of my head- Kylie Minogue
It don’t come easy- Ringo Star
Im still standing- Elton John
I see you baby- Groove Armada
I still call Australia home- Peter Allen
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Jealous guy- John Lennon
K
Kiss- Tom Jones
L
Love is in the air- JPY
Livin La vida loca- Ricky Martin
Live it up- Mental as Anything
Leave your hat on- Joe Cocker
Lady Madonna- The Beatles
Let it be- The Beatles
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Maggie May- Rod Stewart
Matthew & Son- Cat Stevens
Moves like Jagger- Maroon 5
Mambo No 5- Lou Bega
Mr Bojangles- Sammy Davis Junior
My Sharona- The Knack
Mumma Mia- Abba
Marry You- Bruno Mars
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Never tear us apart- INXS
Need you tonight- INXS
Never met a girl like you before- Edwin Collins
New York New York- Frank Sinatra
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Old Town Road- Billy Ray Cyrus & Lil Nas
Original Sin- INXS
Oh very young- Cat Stevens
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Piano Man- Billy Joel
Play that funky music- Wild Cherry
Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
Perfect- Ed Sheeran
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Rock DJ- Robbie Williams
Rocketman- Elton John
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Shotgun George Ezra
Somebody that I used to know- Gotye
Stuck in the middle with you- Stealers Wheel
Stand by me- Ben E King
Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones
Sorrow- David Bowie
Suspicious Minds- Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond
Shuddup your face- Joe Dolce
Shes a lady- Tom Jones
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The Midnight hour- Wilson Pickett
Time to pretend- MGMT
Take a letter Maria- R.B. Greaves
The lazy song- Bruno Mars
Three times a lady- Lionel Ritchie
Thats amore- Dean Martin
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Volare- Dean Martin
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Walking on the sun- Smashmouth
Wild Thing- Troggs
When you say nothing at all- Ronan Keating
Wild World- Cat Stevens
Waterloo Sunset- The Kinks
We will rock you- Queen
We are the champions- Queen
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Your Song- Elton John
You Sexy Thing- Hot Chocolate
Youre beautiful- James Blunt
YMCA- Village People
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