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{{Short description|Malaysian–AustralianAustralian singer and entertainer (born 1934)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kamahl
| image = Kamahl (7010668447).jpg
| caption = Kamahl in 20112012
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Kandiah Kamalesvaran
| birth_place = [[Kuala Lumpur]], (then in [[Selangor]]), Federated Malay States
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1934|11|13}}
| origin = Australia
| genre = [[Adult contemporary music|adultAdult contemporary]]
| occupation = Musiciansinger-songwriter
| years_active = 1958–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Philips]]|[[EMI]]|[[Mercury Records]]|[[Festival Records]]|Dino Records|[[Reader's Digest]]|[[ABC Music]]}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{hlist|[[Philips]]|[[EMI]]|[[Mercury Records]]|[[Festival Records]]|Dino Records|[[Reader's Digest]]|[[ABC Music]]}}
}}
'''Kandiah Kamalesvaran''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} ({{lang-langx|ta|கந்தையா கமலேஸ்வரன்}}; born 13 November 1934), better known by his stage name '''Kamahl''', is a Malaysian-bornan Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. HisHe highest-chartinghas Australianbeen single, "Sounds of Goodbye" (1969), reachedin the top 20Australian onmusic theindustry [[Kentover Musicfor Report]]70 singlesyears chart.and Anotherhas single,made "[[Thesome Elephantmemorable SongTV (song)|Theand Elephantfilm Song]]" (1975)appearances, peakedas atwell number oneas in both [[Dutch Top 40|the Netherlands]] and [[VRT Top 30|Belgium]]concerts.
 
He has sold over 20 million records and recorded more than 30 album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Beaini |first=Adella |date=2024-11-10 |title=Legendary singer Kamahl releases biography with untold stories ahead of his 90th birthday |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment%2Fmusic%2Flegendary-singer-kamahl-releases-biography-with-untold-stories-ahead-of-his-90th-birthday%2Fnews-story%2F731c9dcaac0a8125db75d76b4e077053 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> His highest-charting Australian single, "Sounds of Goodbye" (1969), reached the top&nbsp;20 on the [[Kent Music Report]] singles chart. Another single, "[[The Elephant Song (song)|The Elephant Song]]" (1975), peaked at number&nbsp;one in both [[Dutch Top 40|the Netherlands]] and [[VRT Top 30|Belgium]].
In June 2024, solicitor Bobby Hill advised the Sutherland Local Court that Kamahl had intimidation tendencies as a result from an undisclosed mental health concern.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=TV personality Kamahl to apply to have intimidation charge dismissed on mental health grounds |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/kamahl-intimidation-charge-court-mental-health-grounds/103938374 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Kamahl was born on 13 November 1934 in the [[SelangorBrickfields, Kuala Lumpur|Brickfields]] (nowdistrict known asof [[Kuala Lumpur]]), [[Federated Malay States]] to [[Ceylonese Tamil]] and [[Malaysian Indian]] [[Hindu]] parents, the second eldest of six children. Kamahl's father, a chief clerk in the engineering dept. of Malaya Railways had migrated from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to Malaya in 1919. From 1936-1938 the young Kamahl lived with his mother in her hometown of Jaffna in Ceylon, then returning to KL where he grew up until attending school at King's College in Adelaide, South Australia, 1953-1955. <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Emmanuel |first=Tony |date=2019-08-24 |title=Kamahl turns 85 with great friends, tunes and tales |url=https://twentytwo13.my/kamahl-turns-85-with-great-friends-tunes-and-tales/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Twentytwo13 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Thompson">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1434728.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060522095935/http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1434728.htm | title = Kamahl | last = Thompson | first = Peter | author-link = Peter Thompson (broadcaster) | work = [[Talking Heads (Australian TV series)|Talking Heads]] | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | archive-date = 22 May 2006 | date = 15 August 2005 | access-date = 11 January 2019 }}</ref> in [[Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur|Brickfields]], Kuala Lumpur. His father was head of the local Tamil music school.<ref name="Thompson"/> Kamahl studied at the [[Victoria Institution]]. He arrived in [[Adelaide]], South Australia, in April 1953,<ref>{{citeCite web | url last= https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=22841878&isAv=NMusa | title first= Item details for: D596, 1953/5561Helen | publisher = [[National Archive of Australia]] | date = 3 July 20182012-11-28 | access-date title=The 11‘Camel’ Januaryflowers 2019into |prince archive-dateof = 19 November 2021music | archive-url = https://webcitynews.archive.org/web/20211119044016/https://recordsearch.naa.govcom.au/SearchNRetrieve2012/Interfacethe-camel-flowers-into-prince-of-music/SessionTimeout.aspx | urlaccess-statusdate=2024-11-12 |website=Canberra liveCityNews |language=en-AU}}</ref> toHe receivesuffered asexual higherabuse educationin athis King'schildhood Collegeby (laterthree renameddifferent adults.<ref name=":0" /> He lived through the [[PembrokeJapanese School,occupation Adelaide|Pembrokeof SchoolMalaya]] during [[World War II]]).<ref name="Thompson" /><ref name=":1" />
 
He arrived in [[Adelaide]], South Australia, in April 1953,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=22841878&isAv=N | title = Item details for: D596, 1953/5561 | publisher = [[National Archive of Australia]] | date = 3 July 2018 | access-date = 11 January 2019 | archive-date = 19 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211119044016/https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SessionTimeout.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> and finished high school at [[Pembroke School, Adelaide|King's College]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Badami |first=Sunil |date=2021-11-10 |title=Singer Kamahl reckons with the racism in his past as he turns 87 |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts%2Fstage%2Fsinger-kamahl-reckons-with-the-racisim-in-his-past-as-he-turns-87%2Fnews-story%2Fa1dcbacfccbbc40631ff6587f4399b52 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=The Australian}}</ref> He then enrolled at the [[University of Adelaide]], studying [[architecture]] to please his parents.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |date=11 October 1967 |title=The Married in Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43461634 |accessdate=8 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |publisher=National Library of Australia |page=2}}</ref>
 
==Music career==
Kamahl developed an interest in singing at university. He went on the television talent program ''[[Australia's Amateur Hour]]'' and won the state final which led to further television and club engagements.<ref name="Thompson" /> He dropped out of his architecture course and became a full-time entertainer. He also studied at the [[Elder Conservatorium of Music]] for a year.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
At his early public performances, from 1958, he shortened his name to Kamal, but successive [[master of ceremonies|masters of ceremonies]] announced him as "[[camel]]"; so he changed its spelling to Kamahl.<ref name="Thompson"/> [[Rupert Murdoch]] was an early important sponsor and tipped Kamahl [[Australian pound|£]]10 at an Adelaide concert in December 1958 and encouraged him to move to Sydney.<ref name="Thompson"/> Without asking, Murdoch arranged for Kamahl to perform a six-week season at the [[Australia Hotel]] in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/december/1450070031/shane-maloney-and-chris-grosz/rupert-murdoch-kamahl|title=Rupert Murdoch & Kamahl|author1=Shane Maloney|author-link=Shane Maloney|author2=Chris Grosz|date=November 2010|website=[[The Monthly]]|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155743/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/december/1450070031/shane-maloney-and-chris-grosz/rupert-murdoch-kamahl|url-status=live}}</ref> After that season, he boarded with the Murdochs for two years.<ref name="Thompson"/> Kamahl was a finalist in the [[Sydney Eisteddfod]] Sun Aria in 1966 singing [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s "[[Ella giammai m'amò]]" and [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]'s "[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Farewell and Death of Boris]]".
 
At his early public performances, from 1958, he shortened his name to Kamal. Successive [[master of ceremonies|masters of ceremonies]] announced him as "[[camel]]", so he changed its spelling to Kamahl.<ref name="Thompson"/> [[Rupert Murdoch]] was an early important sponsor, and tipped Kamahl [[Australian pound|£]]10 at a party in December 1958 and encouraged him to move to Sydney.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Thompson"/> Without asking, Murdoch arranged for Kamahl to perform a six-week season at the [[Australia Hotel]] in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/december/1450070031/shane-maloney-and-chris-grosz/rupert-murdoch-kamahl|title=Rupert Murdoch & Kamahl|author1=Shane Maloney|author-link=Shane Maloney|author2=Chris Grosz|date=November 2010|website=[[The Monthly]]|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155743/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/december/1450070031/shane-maloney-and-chris-grosz/rupert-murdoch-kamahl|url-status=live}}</ref> After that season, he boarded with the Murdochs for two years.<ref name="Thompson"/>
Kamahl co-wrote and sang the theme song for a feature film, ''[[Journey Out of Darkness]]'', made through the services of Supreme Sound Studios in Paddington, Sydney, and filmed in [[Orange, New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/features/journey-out-of-darkness/notes/|title=Curator's notes ''Journey Out of Darkness'' (1967)|author=Richard Kuipers|website=[[Australian Screen Online]]|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155155/https://aso.gov.au/titles/features/journey-out-of-darkness/notes/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in the film, acting as an [[Aboriginal Australian]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Journey out of Darkness film poster |url=https://www.ozmovies.com.au/uploads/media/poster/0001/19/7a55710763c008f00fd507ad5fba379a9ef61f84.jpg |website=Oz Movies |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516222919/https://www.ozmovies.com.au/uploads/media/poster/0001/19/7a55710763c008f00fd507ad5fba379a9ef61f84.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In 1966, Kamahl was a finalist in the [[Sydney Eisteddfod]] Sun Aria, singing [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s "[[Ella giammai m'amò]]" and [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]'s "[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Farewell and Death of Boris]]". He co-wrote and sang the theme song for the 1967 feature film, ''[[Journey Out of Darkness]]'', which he also acted in.
He has performed at the [[London Palladium]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shirt worn by Kamahl|url=https://collection.maas.museum/object/536793|access-date=2021-08-02|website=collection.maas.museum|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802133550/https://collection.maas.museum/object/536793|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Carnegie Hall]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-31|title=Kamahl responds to Daryl Somers's regret over Hey Hey humiliation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/kamahl-daryl-somers-statement-hey-hey-its-saturday-treatment/100041612|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802133549/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/kamahl-daryl-somers-statement-hey-hey-its-saturday-treatment/100041612|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[pub]]s and clubs throughout Australia.
 
He was one of the first people to appear in concert at the [[Sydney Opera House]]. He has performed at the [[London Palladium]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shirt worn by Kamahl|url=https://collection.maas.museum/object/536793|access-date=2021-08-02|website=collection.maas.museum|language=en|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802133550/https://collection.maas.museum/object/536793|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Carnegie Hall]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-31|title=Kamahl responds to Daryl Somers's regret over Hey Hey humiliation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/kamahl-daryl-somers-statement-hey-hey-its-saturday-treatment/100041612|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802133549/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/kamahl-daryl-somers-statement-hey-hey-its-saturday-treatment/100041612|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[pub]]s and clubs throughout Australia.
 
His first album, ''A Voice to Remember'', was released in Australia in October 1967. He released singles and albums in the United States, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, South America, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Germany (in German), as well as in the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia. From 1967 onwards in Australia, his records, tapes and CDs were primarily on the [[Philips]] label, but he also recorded on EMI, Mercury, Festival, Dino and Reader's Digest.
 
[[File:Zanger Kamahl overhandigt Prins Bernhard cheque voor Wereld Natuur Fonds, Bestanddeelnr 928-2802.jpg|thumb|right|Kamahl presents a cheque for the [[World Wildlife Fund]] to [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld]], 1975]]
In 1975, his single, "[[The Elephant Song (song)|The Elephant Song]]",<ref>Lyrics and audio for [http://www.maleisie.be/media/audio/kamahl_the_elephant_song.html The Elephant Song] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119204756/http://www.maleisie.be/media/audio/kamahl_the_elephant_song.html |date=19 January 2009 }}</ref> (composed and produced by [[Hans van Hemert]]), reached number one on the [[Dutch Top 40]], the Nationale Hitparade, (currently [[Mega Single Top 100|Single Top 100]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kamahl&titel=The+Elephant+Song&cat=s |title=Kamahl – The Elephant Song |work=Dutch Charts |language=nl |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=8 January 2009 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728144626/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kamahl&titel=The+Elephant+Song&cat=s |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Belgian [[VRT Top 30|BRT Top 30]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} This song was part of the soundtrack of a [[World Wildlife Fund]] TV documentary. In 1978, Billboard reported "The Elephant Song" was the biggest selling single ever in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 26, 1978|title=International Talk|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-08-26.pdf|journal=Cashbox|page=46|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113060042/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-08-26.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2004, he appeared at the [[Big Day Out]] rock festival. In early 2008, Kamahl reunited with his old school, Pembroke, then Kings College, and went on tour in the United States with the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra.
He has been in the Australian music industry over for fifty years and during that time has made some memorable TV and film appearances, as well as concerts. He was one of the first people to appear in concert at the [[Sydney Opera House]]. He was a particularly popular guest on the variety show ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]''. In 2004, he appeared at the [[Big Day Out]] rock festival, and the year before he had [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] in the Australian films ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'' and ''[[Fat Pizza]]''.
 
Kamahl has released albums through [[ABC Music]], a compilation [[Christmas music|Christmas album]] entitled ''Peace On Earth'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|title = Kamahl – ''Peace On Earth''|url = http://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/kamahl-peace-earth|website = ABC Music|date = 12 November 2012|access-date = 14 December 2015|archive-date = 22 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114457/http://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/kamahl-peace-earth|url-status = live}}</ref> and a three-CD collection of favourites entitled ''Heart and Soul: For Lovers Of Life'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title = Kamahl – ''Heart and Soul''|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/products/kamahl-heart-and-soul-3cd|publisher = ABC Shop|access-date = 14 December 2015|archive-date = 22 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083413/https://shop.abc.net.au/products/kamahl-heart-and-soul-3cd|url-status = live}}</ref>
In 2005, he has made appearances as a judge on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X-Factor]]'' and has a sponsorship deal with [[Coca-Cola]]. On 19 September 2007, he appeared on ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'' on [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] where he sang for a "newly-wed couple" who turned up uninvited at his door.
 
==Acting and media appearances==
In early 2008, Kamahl reunited with his old school, Pembroke (then Kings College), and went on tour in the United States with the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra.
Kamahl appeared in the [[Adelaide Festival of Arts]] plays ''[[Moon on a Rainbow Shawl]]'' in 1961 and ''[[Volpone]]'' in 1963. He also played [[John the Baptist]] in a production of ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]'' and appeared in ''[[Othello]]''.<ref name=":2" /> In the 1967 film ''[[Journey Out of Darkness]]'', Kamahl played an [[Aboriginal Australian]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kornits |first=Dov |date=2019-07-24 |title=50 Meat Pie Westerns |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/50-meat-pie-westerns/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=FilmInk |language=en-AU}}</ref>
 
[[File:Kamahl 3.png|thumb|Kamahl on Dutch television in 1977]]
More recently, Kamahl has released albums through [[ABC Music]], a compilation [[Christmas music|Christmas album]] entitled ''Peace On Earth'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|title = Kamahl – ''Peace On Earth''|url = http://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/kamahl-peace-earth|website = ABC Music|date = 12 November 2012|access-date = 14 December 2015|archive-date = 22 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114457/http://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/kamahl-peace-earth|url-status = live}}</ref> and a three-CD collection of favourites entitled ''Heart and Soul: For Lovers Of Life'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title = Kamahl – ''Heart and Soul''|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/products/kamahl-heart-and-soul-3cd|publisher = ABC Shop|access-date = 14 December 2015|archive-date = 22 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083413/https://shop.abc.net.au/products/kamahl-heart-and-soul-3cd|url-status = live}}</ref>
Kamahl was a popular guest on the variety show ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]''. In 2009, he criticised the show for its treatment of him during his appearances. His feelings were revealed to the Australian public shortly after [[Harry Connick Jr.]] complained of a "[[blackface|black faces]]" skit for the show's "[[The Jackson Jive|Red Faces]]" segment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCabe|first1=Kathy|author2=Byrnes, Holly|title=Livid Kamahl has had enough of ''Hey, Hey It's Saturday''|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/livid-kamahl-has-had-enough-of-hey-hey/news-story/2be5f794168882ae68a15f0aa03434f7?sv=468c002cc84a2748b2b860894c43bf85|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Sydney|date=9 October 2009|access-date=26 September 2017|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119044100/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fsummer-heart-0930.chufeiyun1688.workers.dev%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fsydney-confidential%2Flivid-kamahl-has-had-enough-of-hey-hey%2Fnews-story%2F2be5f794168882ae68a15f0aa03434f7%3Fsv%3D468c002cc84a2748b2b860894c43bf85&upid=q5azcqy&upv=1.1.0|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, the former compere [[Daryl Somers]] wrote a lengthy apology to Kamahl and to those who found the show's content offensive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daryl Somers apologises to Kamahl after controversy over racism|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/daryl-somers-apologises-to-kamahl-after-controversy-over-racism|access-date=30 April 2021|website=The Feed|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429003224/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/daryl-somers-apologises-to-kamahl-after-controversy-over-racism|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2003, he had [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] in the Australian films ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'' and ''[[Fat Pizza]]''. In 2005, he made appearances as a judge on ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X-Factor]]''. In September 2007, he appeared on ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'' on [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] where he sang for a "newly-wed couple" who turned up uninvited at his door.
==Television appearances==
[[File:Kamahl 4.png|thumb|right|Kamahl on Dutch television, 1977]]
In 1988, Kamahl appeared in a television commercial for [[Dilmah]] tea.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 July 2013|url=http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/brand-kamahl-sings-on-20130703-jyr7r|title=Brand Kamahl sings on|work=[[The Australian Financial Review]]|access-date=26 September 2017|archive-date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926144740/http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/brand-kamahl-sings-on-20130703-jyr7r|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, he made commercials for the Australian cable channel [[Fox8]], advertising its WWE programming.<ref>{{YouTube|l949bjHjsKA|FOX8 – Promo – WWE Vs Kamahl 'Spit'}}</ref>
 
Kamahl appeared in an episode of the Australian TV quiz show ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]'', first broadcast in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc1/201009/programs/LE0930V033D2010-09-08T203000.htm?program=Spicks%20And%20Specks |work=ABC Television |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |title=''Spicks and Specks'' – 8:30pm Wednesday, September 08 2010 |access-date=3 October 2010 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111212328/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc1/201009/programs/LE0930V033D2010-09-08T203000.htm?program=Spicks%20And%20Specks |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, Kamahl made a cameo appearance on ''[[Swift and Shift Couriers]]'' as a phone store employee.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMn5lvpeX0o&t=875s Swift & Shift Couriers Season 2 Episode 2]</ref> In 2012, Kamahl made appearances in Prime's show ''[[The Unbelievable Truth (TV series)|The Unbelievable Truth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/the-unbelievable-truth/|work=Yahoo7 Television|publisher=Yahoo 7 Australia|title=''The Unbelievable Truth''|access-date=30 October 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104023049/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/the-unbelievable-truth/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2013, the Australian drama, ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'', broadcast an episode which had Kamahl in a minor role as a medical specialist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/look-whos-acting-in-offspring-this-week.html |website=TV Tonight |date=28 May 2013 |author=David Knox |title=Look who's acting in Offspring this week… |access-date=30 May 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608061117/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/look-whos-acting-in-offspring-this-week.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2009, he criticised the Australian TV show ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' for its treatment of him during his appearances. His feelings were revealed to the Australian public shortly after [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] complained of a "[[blackface|black faces]]" skit for the show's "[[The Jackson Jive|Red Faces]]" segment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCabe|first1=Kathy|author2=Byrnes, Holly|title=Livid Kamahl has had enough of ''Hey, Hey It's Saturday''|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/livid-kamahl-has-had-enough-of-hey-hey/news-story/2be5f794168882ae68a15f0aa03434f7?sv=468c002cc84a2748b2b860894c43bf85|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Sydney|date=9 October 2009|access-date=26 September 2017|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119044100/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fsummer-heart-0930.chufeiyun1688.workers.dev%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fsydney-confidential%2Flivid-kamahl-has-had-enough-of-hey-hey%2Fnews-story%2F2be5f794168882ae68a15f0aa03434f7%3Fsv%3D468c002cc84a2748b2b860894c43bf85&upid=q5azcqy&upv=1.1.0|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, the former compere [[Daryl Somers]] wrote a lengthy apology to Kamahl and to those who found the show's content offensive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daryl Somers apologises to Kamahl after controversy over racism|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/daryl-somers-apologises-to-kamahl-after-controversy-over-racism|access-date=30 April 2021|website=The Feed|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429003224/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/daryl-somers-apologises-to-kamahl-after-controversy-over-racism|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Other work ==
Kamahl appeared in an episode of the Australian TV quiz show ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]'', first broadcast on 8 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc1/201009/programs/LE0930V033D2010-09-08T203000.htm?program=Spicks%20And%20Specks |work=ABC Television |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |title=''Spicks and Specks'' – 8:30pm Wednesday, September 08 2010 |access-date=3 October 2010 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111212328/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc1/201009/programs/LE0930V033D2010-09-08T203000.htm?program=Spicks%20And%20Specks |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1988, Kamahl appeared in a television commercial for [[Dilmah]] tea.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 July 2013 |title=Brand Kamahl sings on |url=http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/brand-kamahl-sings-on-20130703-jyr7r |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926144740/http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/brand-kamahl-sings-on-20130703-jyr7r |archive-date=26 September 2017 |access-date=26 September 2017 |work=[[The Australian Financial Review]]}}</ref> In 2005, he had a sponsorship deal with [[Coca-Cola]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 2007, he made commercials for the Australian cable channel [[Fox8]], advertising its WWE programming.<ref>{{YouTube|l949bjHjsKA|FOX8 – Promo – WWE Vs Kamahl 'Spit'}}</ref>
 
His biography, ''Kamahl: The Triumph of Hope'', written by Keith Cameron is scheduled to be released on 15 November 2024.<ref name=":0" />
In 2011, Kamahl made a cameo appearance on ''[[Swift and Shift Couriers]]'' as a phone store employee.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMn5lvpeX0o&t=875s Swift & Shift Couriers Season 2 Episode 2]</ref>
 
In 2012, Kamahl made appearances in Prime's show ''[[The Unbelievable Truth (TV series)|The Unbelievable Truth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/the-unbelievable-truth/|work=Yahoo7 Television|publisher=Yahoo 7 Australia|title=''The Unbelievable Truth''|access-date=30 October 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104023049/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/the-unbelievable-truth/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2013, an Australian drama, ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'', broadcast an episode which had Kamahl in a minor role as a medical specialist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/look-whos-acting-in-offspring-this-week.html |website=TV Tonight |date=28 May 2013 |author=David Knox |title=Look who's acting in Offspring this week… |access-date=30 May 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608061117/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/look-whos-acting-in-offspring-this-week.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
In 1967, Kamahl married an [[Indo-Fijian]] woman, Sahodra, of whom his family did not approve. "There was no way my parents would've given their blessing."<ref name="Thompson"/> They have two children, Rajan, (born c.in 1969), and [[Rani (Australian singer)|Rani]], (born c.in 1971).<ref>{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51588875 | title = You Wanted to Know with Kevin Schluter | last = Schluter | first = Kevin | newspaper = [[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | volume = 49 | issue = 28 | date = 16 December 1981 | access-date = 11 January 2019 | page = 143 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] | archive-date = 25 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200125191119/http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51588875 | url-status = live }}</ref> Rani had a brief singing career which reached its peak in the late 1990s.
 
In November 2021, Kamahl revealed that he and Sahodra had separated after 55 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bond |first=Nick |title=Showbiz veteran Kamahl reveals he and wife Sahodra have separated |work=News.com.au |publisher=News Corp |date=2021-11-15 |url-status=live |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/showbiz-veteran-kamahl-reveals-he-and-wife-sahodra-have-separated/news-story/c7ea37e271cb4fcdc746efe0a5777230 |access-date=2021-11-15 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115154333/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/showbiz-veteran-kamahl-reveals-he-and-wife-sahodra-have-separated/news-story/c7ea37e271cb4fcdc746efe0a5777230 }}</ref> He cited [[problematic social media use|social media addiction]] as the cause of their separation, telling ''A Current Affair'': "I'm Twittering day and night, and now, I'm paying a terrible price for it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halls |first1=Brady |title=Kamahl speaks out about the addiction that caused his marriage bust up |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/australian-singer-kamahl-says-addiction-contributed-to-marriage-breakup/b49dce1b-3353-4de7-b006-3dd8237aaf5d |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=A Current Affair |publisher=Channel Nine}}</ref> He remained an avid [[Twitter]] user in the aftermath of his divorce, with the vast majority of his tweets being criticism of [[Donald Trump]], but has since deleted his account.
 
In 2023, Kamahl first came out against the [[Indigenous Voice to Parliament]] and then changed his position to support it, leading Australian Prime Minister [[Anthony Albanese]] to coin the phrase "Kamahl-mentum" referring to a person who "came out and said No and went away, spoke to people, read what it was about, read the question and decided that he would come out and declare his support for Yes." However, in September 2023 Kamahl changed his position once again and ultimately did not support the Voice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sakkal |first1=Paul |title=Kamahl backflips again on Voice and returns to No camp |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/kamahl-backflips-again-on-voice-and-returns-to-no-camp-20230924-p5e77t.html |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
 
===Intimidation charge===
In May 2024, Kamahl was charged with "stalking and intimidation" concerning text messages allegedly sent to an unnamed 38-year-old woman, with [[NSW Police]] seeking an [[apprehended violence order]] against him as a result. He told Nine News that he had agreed to lend her $2,000 for a business after they had met for dinner and that she agreed to pay him back in $5 instalments. Screenshots of the exchange shared by Nine show the transaction description for the first $5 reading "to the molestor [sic]", and the message "I just wanted you to know that your behaviour is unacceptable and you're lucky I haven't gone to the authorities", to which Kamahl replied "You are a liar, and a failure, and most of all, an ungrateful bitch. The best is yet to come." Kamahl told Nine that he was "responding to a situation without all of (his) faculties."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Theocharous |first1=Mikala |title=Singer Kamahl facing stalking charges after allegedly threatening 38-year-old woman |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/kamahl-facing-stalking-charges-after-allegedly-threatening-woman/fc7fc637-bd49-4583-9174-7431a2c27166 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Nine News |date=9 May 2024}}</ref> While stating that the "molestor" remark had inflamed the conflict, Nine, the ABC and ''The Guardian'' also explicitly stated that Kamahl was not being charged with molestation and all emphasised they were not suggesting he was guilty of any such offence.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLeod |first1=Catie |title=Kamahl charged with stalking and intimidating a 38-year-old woman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/10/singer-kamahl-charged-stalking-intimidating-38-year-old-woman |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2024}}</ref>
 
The matter was heard before the Sutherland Local Court in June 2024, where Kamahl's lawyer Bobby Hill made a section 14 application under the ''Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act'' 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 No 12 |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-012#sec.14 |website=NSW Legislation |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> which would see the charge dismissed on [[mental health]] grounds. Hill told the ABC he wished to have the matter "diverted away from the criminal justice system into the hands of a medical professional... I think (Kamahl) has willingly stated that he was not taking medication at the time. He's an 89-year-old man. I'm sure his mental health and his totality of health is going to be a major feature of these proceedings.".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=TV personality Kamahl to apply to have intimidation charge dismissed on mental health grounds |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/kamahl-intimidation-charge-court-mental-health-grounds/103938374 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> The charge was dismissed in 2024, with a magistrate ruling that the matter should be dealt with on mental health grounds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-14 |title=Singer Kamahl's charge over 'foolish' texts thrown out |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/foolish-advice-drove-unwell-kamahls-001550491.html |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
In November 2021, Kamahl revealed that he and Sahodra had separated after 55 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bond |first=Nick |title=Showbiz veteran Kamahl reveals he and wife Sahodra have separated |work=News.com.au |publisher=News Corp |date=2021-11-15 |url-status=live |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/showbiz-veteran-kamahl-reveals-he-and-wife-sahodra-have-separated/news-story/c7ea37e271cb4fcdc746efe0a5777230 |access-date=2021-11-15 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115154333/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/showbiz-veteran-kamahl-reveals-he-and-wife-sahodra-have-separated/news-story/c7ea37e271cb4fcdc746efe0a5777230 }}</ref> He cited [[problematic social media use|social media addiction]] as the cause of their separation, telling ''A Current Affair'': "I'm Twittering day and night, and now, I'm paying a terrible price for it."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halls |first1=Brady |title=Kamahl speaks out about the addiction that caused his marriage bust up |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/australian-singer-kamahl-says-addiction-contributed-to-marriage-breakup/b49dce1b-3353-4de7-b006-3dd8237aaf5d |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=A Current Affair |publisher=Channel Nine}}</ref> As of 2024, he remains an avid [[Twitter]] user who speaks out on a variety of political issues, with the vast majority of his tweets being criticism of [[Donald Trump]].
 
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* Label: Philips (6357 035)
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* Released: December 1977
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* Released: May 1978
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* Released: March 1979
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* Released: 1980
* Label: Philips (6437 125)
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* Released: April 1982
* Label: Philips / Mercury (6437 145)
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* Released: 1983
* Label: Attic (LAT 1180)
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* Released: 1984
* Label: Attic (LAT 1203)
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* Released: 1985
* Label: Festival (L-38478)
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* Released: May 1990
* Label: Dino Music (DIN133)
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* Released: May 1993
* Label: Dino Music (DIN249D)
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* Released: 2013
* Label: Southern Cross Music (SCMO7)
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! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart<br />positions
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name=NZ/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Topplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name=SWE/></small>
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! scope="row" | ''Kamahl in London''
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* Released: 1972
* Label: Philips (6357 006)
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! scope="row" | ''Kamahl at the Opera House''
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* Released: May 1974
* Label: Philips (6499 983)
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! scope="row" | ''Live at Carnegie Hall''
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* Released: November 1976
* Label: Philips (9286 493)
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! scope="row" | ''Kamahl on Tour''
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* Released: 1980
* Label: Philips
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certification
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Dutch Charts|NED]]<br /><ref name=NED/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name=NZ/></small>
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* Released: November 1975 <small>{The Netherlands}</small>
* Label: Philips (6357 036)
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* Released: 1980
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* AUS: Platinum<ref name="Aus1980certs">{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/HmFDCnW.jpg?1|title=Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980|publisher=[[Kent Music Report]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=12 November 2021|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108115729/https://i.imgur.com/HmFDCnW.jpg?1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Released: April 1982 <small>{New Zealand}</small>
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* Released: November 1982
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* Released: May 1984
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* Released: May 1992
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* Released: October 1992
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* Released: November 1996
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===Charting singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: Center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| SingleTitle
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/12458/Kamahl-The-Elephant-Song|title=Kamahl at Belgien Charts|website=Ultratop|date=14 September 2020|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814032659/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/12458/Kamahl-The-Elephant-Song|url-status=live}}</ref></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Dutch ChartsSingle Top 100|NED]]<br /><ref name=NED/></small>
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name=NZ/></small>
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|rowspan="2"|1969
|"Sounds of Goodbye"
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|"You've Got to Learn"
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|1970
|"All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)"
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|1971
|"100 Children"/"[[Danny Boy]]"
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|1972
|"Love Is a Mountain"
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|1973
|"Shame"
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|1974
|"Our Love Song"
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|rowspan="3"|1975
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|"Chanson d'Amour"
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|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
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|1976
|"Save the Oceans of the World"
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|1978
|"What Would I Do Without My Music"
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|1980
|"Save the Whale"
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|rowspan="2"|1981
|"Before You There Was Nothing"
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|"Hey There Lord"
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===Mo Awards===
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards, (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia, from 1975 to 2016. Kamahl won three awards in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only)
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[[Category:Malaysian Hindus]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan Tamil musicians]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan Tamil people]]
[[Category:Malaysian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent]]
[[Category:People educated at Pembroke School, Adelaide]]
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