# Beautiful Lady

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{{Short description|Song by Patsy Riggir}}
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"'''Beautiful Lady'''" is a [country](/source/country_music) song by [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) singer [Patsy Riggir](/source/Patsy_Riggir). It was self-penned, and released in 1983 as the lead single on Riggir's album ''[Are You Lonely](/source/Are_You_Lonely)'',<ref name=NZOS>"[https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/patsy-riggir-beautiful-lady-1985 Beautiful Lady – performed by Patsy Riggir]," ''nzonscreen.com''. Retrieved 13 August 2021.</ref> an album which achieved double [platinum](/source/platinum_disc) status. The song and album were produced by [Rob Aickin](/source/Rob_Aickin).<ref name=AC>[https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/patsy-riggir Patsy Riggir]," ''Audioculture'', 21 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.</ref>

Though the song failed to become a hit when released it was a [sleeper hit](/source/sleeper_hit), becoming Riggir's signature song and a very popular cover for amateur singers countrywide.<ref name=AC/>

The song won Most Popular Song at the 1983 RIANZ [New Zealand Music Awards](/source/New_Zealand_Music_Awards), and Riggir was named Composer of the Year at the same awards. It was also a finalist in the [APRA](/source/APRA_AMCOS) [Silver Scroll Awards](/source/APRA_Awards_(New_Zealand)).<ref name=NZOS/> In the same year, Riggir was the first country artist to win New Zealand's NEOA Entertainer of the Year award. The song also won Riggir the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at the following year's [Country Music Awards of Australia](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia).<ref>"[https://www.country.com.au/awards/golden-guitar-award-winners Golden Guitar Award winners]," Country Music Association of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.</ref> 

The song became the title track of Riggir's 2013 best-of album, ''[Beautiful Lady: The Very Best Of Patsy Riggir](/source/Beautiful_Lady%3A_The_Very_Best_Of_Patsy_Riggir)''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/patsy-riggir-beautiful-lady-1985 Video of Riggir performing the song in 1985]

Category:1983 singles
Category:New Zealand country music songs

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