Destiny Band Oz

Destiny Band Oz is a multi-award winning duo comprising husband and wife singer-songwriters, Thomas and Tessa Libreri.

Their versatile music and vocal styles range from soulful ballads to pumpy, country rock; ('Country, Rock and Soul!) They have already released 3 albums and 2 EPs and are excited to have just released their new album of original songs with new producer, Damian Cafarella of EOR Studios called 'Who I Might Be'.

As children, Thomas and Tessa grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Thomas in Reservoir and Tessa in Kilsyth. They were both musically inclined and tutored in music and singing. Thomas formed his first band at 12 playing bass guitar and had singing lessons from Normie Rowe.  He played in many bands over the years. Tessa performed in musicals, went to the Johnny Young Talent School and was classically trained by Suzanne Steele then with Audrey Duggan. 

Thomas and Tessa met in a line-dancing country band based in Kinglake in 1996 which seemed like 'destiny' and they soon branched out on their own as a duo and later with various full band line-ups performing at clubs and functions. They married, had children and settled in Kinglake. They didn't perform much whilst their children were very young and then the horrific Black Saturday bushfires struck. Thomas and Tessa fought and saved their home and family and some of their neighbours but not all - and in the aftermath they decided to move their family away to Gippsland for a new start. (Thomas received a 'BM' - Bravery Medal from the Governor-General of Australia for his actions in saving a neighbour after the fire who sadly died a few weeks later in hospital) both Thomas and Tessa were heavily involved in the relief and rebuilding effort personally and through their building business at the time.

After moving to Gippsland, they devoted themselves to the activities of their primary school aged daughters, joined community groups and clubs in the area and soon found themselves performing full-on again. They decided to record an album of their original songs written over the years because of their life-changing experience and knowing how fragile life is, so it was more for posterity than anything but they were encouraged by local radio hosts who'd heard them perform their songs to release a song to radio, which they did in 2017.

Since then, they've had amazing #1 and Top 10 chart successes for their music and have amassed over a dozen major Australian and International awards including:

• Akademia Rising Star 2021(Los Angeles) and *Akademia Best Country Song 2019

• National Traditional Country Association of Australia 

  Artists of the Year 2020 - Tessa Libreri with 'Ray of Hope' and Thomas Libreri with 'I'll Be With You'

• RRTCR Dory's World Indie Network

   Country Duo of the Year 2019 & 2020

Back to back awards for

• International Band of the Year 2019 & *International Entertainer of the Year 2020 at the International Singer-Songwriter Association Awards in Atlanta, Georgia USA.

• Independent Country Music Association (ICMA)Country Duo of the Year 2019 (Tamworth Country MF)

• Gold Medallion Media Awards (GMMA) Group or Duo of the Year 2019

• GMMA Collaboration 2020 (Tamworth Country Music Festival)

  
  
  
  

*Back-to-back awards at the Tasmanian Independent Country Music Awards for 

• National Artist of the Year 2019  

• National Band of the Year 2018

• Overall Number One song in 2017

• And numerous Australian and International song awards to date.