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.
