EAST TIMOR AND BACK
FOR
VICTORIAN MALE VOCALIST
OF THE YEAR
Following a successful tour to East Timor
to perform for Australian troops - Paul Costa - returned
home feeling good about his amazing experience overseas
only to be named Victorian Male Vocalist of 2008 at the
Victorian and National Country Music Awards in Whittlsea.
Talk about a great homecoming!
Costa swept the awards last year and says this award was
a complete surprise. "This is wonderful and very
exciting and something that is truly un-expected. It's
the icing on the cake after the honour of performing for
our troops in East Timor", he says.
Costa visited East Timor at the end of January as part
of the 12th morale boosting Tour De Force concert tour
alongside comedian, Fred Lang, all girl punk band Legless
and former Big Brother housemate, Krystal Forscutt, who
was the MC for the tour. During the tour, they performed
for Australian Defence, Australian Federal Police, NZ
Defence Force and United Nation personnel.
"The tour to East Timor was fantastic to be part
of - just being able to bring my music to the troops and
bringing some joy into their lives while they are away
from their loved ones was an extremely rewarding experience".
Paul Costa returns to the studio shortly to follow up
his successful "Restoration" album.
