Scott Hicks Hold" who had a No.1 single in 1981 (& another top 5 hit in 1982). Hicks's late 1983 film clip for their third single "Shotdown (In Love)" was also showcased at the U.S. "Aussie" Music Festival in Los Angeles, alongside Mondo Rock and INXS videos. He is, however, best known as the screenwriter and director of "Shine", the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Geoffrey Rush won the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal as Helfgott, and the film was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music,
Brendan Shine including "Nice and Easy" in the 1980s and "Shine On" as well as appearing on "The Late Late Show". In the 1990s, he was a regular guest on The Lyrics Board and performed many of his songs on music shows and chat shows. In 1998, he released his new single the "Celtic Tiger" which charted just outside the top 20. Shortly after that, his brother, and band leader, Owen Shine died while Brendan was on tour in the UK in Birmingham. Later that year, his daughter Emily Shine joined his band, and he won the World Country Award for the