Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is an Australian Aboriginal musician who sings in the Yolngu language. He was born on Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land in Northern Australia, about 350 miles from Darwin. He was born blind and has never been taught Braille, does not have a guide dog or use a cane. He only speaks a few words of English and is acutely shy. When he was asked what he would do with all the money when he becomes rich and famous he replied that he would give it to his mother and aunts which follows the Aboriginal tradition of sharing wealth. He plays many musical instruments but it's the quality of his voice that has been responsible for his rising star.
Now the iconic superstar has a song flying up the charts in Europe, following the remix of some of his songs. The Loverush UK version of Wukun cracked the top twenty in one of the UK's charts. It entered the Music Week Club chart at number 35, jumped to number 24 the following week, and went to 19 this week. The song was lifted from his multi award-winning debut double platinum album.
Most Australians living in cities around the country have never heard of him.
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