Skyhooks

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Rock stars, celebrities and politicians around the world are expresses their shock as tributes flow for iconic Australian music identity Michael Gudinski.

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There was lots of live music including Kylie Minogue and Ed Sheeran and emotional tributes at the state memorial for music industry icon Michael Gudinski in Melbourne was hailed as a "genuine music man".

He put Australia on the global music map, and now the industry's biggest stars have flocked to farewell their friend and mentor, Michael Gudinski.

Veteran promoter, who spent five decades championing Australian music, has died in Melbourne

<p>Renowned Australian music promotor and record label founder Michael Gudinski has died.</p>

His brother Bob confirmed the news on Facebook on Wednesday.

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Musicians from around the world have joined Australia's leading artists in paying tribute to Michael Gudinski, remembering him as a deeply loved friend, a champion of their work and a guy who liked to take a chance.

Michael Gudinski, the "titan" of Australia's music scene who died in his sleep earlier this month, will be farewelled at a state memorial in Melbourne today.

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Record label chief, promoter, TV producer, Michael Gudinski's career stretched from Skyhooks to signing Kylie Minogue to charity feats and nurturing today's talent on TV music shows such as the ABC's The Sound.

<p>The death of iconic music producer Michael Gudinski has sent shock waves around the music industry this morning, with friends and colleagues paying tribute to a &quot;titan&quot;. </p>

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Australian music producing titan Michael Gudinski is farewelled at a private service in Melbourne by some of the Australian performers whose careers he helped launch.

Vale Michael Gudinski, August 22 1952 - March 02 2021. Probably the photo that was most commonly used to honour Michael Gudinski's sudden passing within Instagram grids was a black-and-white portrait of The Godfather Of Australian Rock'n'Roll with pointer finger raised skyward to indicate 'number one'. Throughout the course