Stephanie McIntosh
| Stephanie McIntosh | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephanie McIntosh |
| Born | 5 July 1985 |
| Origin | Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupations | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2001–present (actress) 2004–2007 (singer) |
| Labels | Universal Music (2006–present |
Stephanie McIntosh (born 5 July 1985)[citation needed] is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.
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[edit] Background
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McIntosh attended Firbank and then Melbourne Girls Grammar School, which she left to pursue her career on Neighbours. She has two older sisters, Katherine and Olivia. She is the half sister of Jason Donovan, himself a former Neighbours star. Her mother Sue McIntosh is a former newsreader for ABC News.
She dated AFL star Nick Riewoldt for four years, breaking up in 2009.
[edit] Career
[edit] Actress
McIntosh's acting debut was in the film The Wilde Girls alongside Olivia Newton-John as well as the Australian kids' TV show, The Legacy of the Silver Shadow, both small guest appearances.
In 2003 McIntosh became a regular on Australian soap opera Neighbours playing character "Sky Mangel". For her performance in Neighbours, she was nominated for the "Most Popular New Female Talent" award at the 46th Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 2004, but lost to Isabel Lucas from Home and Away. She left the series when her contract expired in April 2007 to pursue her singing career.[1]
McIntosh was also approached in 2008 to be part of Dancing with the Stars in Australia,[2] but has not appeared in the 2008 series.
On 25 May 2008 an article in the Herald Sun stated that McIntosh has been in LA for months, meeting with potential agents and managers hoping to make it big over there. She has landed a number of high-profile auditions over there, including trying for a role in the film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and she has reportedly been sounded out regarding several high-profile shows in Australia.[3]
A follow-up article in the Herald Sun on 26 June 2008 has stated that she got a callback for the lead role for a new CBS series called Harper's Island, and has landed an audition for the new Beverly Hills, 90210 series. More tryouts in the US are scheduled for later on in 2008,.[3] She said she will carry on trying until the end of 2008, saying "You never know when the lucky audition is going to come along. You can have 1000 unlucky auditions but all you need is one lucky one. And it would be devastating to come home just before it comes along."[4]
McIntosh is set to star in the upcoming thrillers Liars All as Casey Kiss[5] as well as Red Herring co-starring former Neighbours cast mate Holly Valance.[6]
[edit] Singer
McIntosh's music career began in 2004 when her version of the song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" was included on the album The Spirit of Christmas 2004.
In April 2006[7] McIntosh signed a five-album deal with Universal Music Australia.
The two years that McIntosh spent making the album was turned into a reality TV show The Steph Show, produced by Tom Nichols and Arnon Woolfson. The show debuted on Network Ten on 28 July 2006, the day before the release of her debut single, "Mistake", and finished on 15 September 2006, the date the music video for her second single Tightrope was released.
Her debut single, "Mistake", was released on 29 July 2006 and premiered on Australian radio on 26 June 2006. It debuted on the ARIA Charts at #3, and was certified Gold in August 2006, with shipments of over 35,000 units.
"Tightrope", the second single to be lifted off the album, made the Australian top 20, but did not chart as well as "Mistake". The album debuted and peaked at #4 on the ARIA Charts and at #1 on the Australasian Charts and was also accredited Gold.
The third single to be lifted from the album, "So Do I Say Sorry First?", did not do as well as her previous singles, peaking at number #34 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
A special repackaged edition of the album Tightrope was released on 19 March 2007.[8] At her appearance on Habbo Hotel on 8 March 2007 McIntosh confirmed that the repackaged edition will feature remixes of the singles released from Tightrope as well as the bonus track "Catching My Breath". She also confirmed that a second season of The Steph Show is in the pipeline, however this increasingly looks unlikely. McIntosh was also nominated for "Spankin' New Artist" at the 2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards, at which she also performed. Stephanie performed "So Do I Say Sorry First?" and struggled with part of the song where she was without musical backing[citation needed], and her performance was cut from later screenings of the show[citation needed]. This was the second time she had struggled live[citation needed], following a poorly received performance on The AFL Footy Show.
"Mistake" was the debut single released from Tightrope in the UK, with McIntosh promoting the album there in June 2007.[9] "Mistake" was available in the UK for download only on 18 June 2007, with its physical release being a week later on 25 June 2007. McIntosh did a lot of promotional work on British radio and TV. "Mistake" debuted at #168 on the UK Singles Chart purely on downloads before reaching its peak of #47 upon its physical release.
The album Tightrope was to be released in the UK on 2 July 2007 but was delayed to 20 August 2007 due to the single "Mistake" not doing so well. In the weeks leading up to the release it peaked at #11 on the UK Top 100 Pre-order Albums Chart before its release, but did not chart on the UK Albums Chart. "So Do I Say Sorry First?" was released as the second UK single. It was available in the UK for download only on 6 August 2007 and then its physical release would have been a week later on 13 August; however, several days after the download release date, it was announced that "So Do I Say Sorry First?" would be a 'download exclusive' single. It later peaked at #258 on the UK Singles Chart.
McIntosh began performing at university bars and nightclubs across the UK in September 2007, which ended in November 2007 in an attempt to build her popularity with UK fans.[10] In 2008 she started to focus more on her acting career.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Character[11] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Wilde Girls | Carrie | Guest role, alongside Olivia Newton John |
| 2002 | Legacy of the Silver Shadow | Samantha | Guest role, TV series |
| Short Cuts | Katie | TV series, appeared in 1 episode | |
| 2003–2007 | Neighbours | Sky Mangel | TV Series – Regular role |
| 2006 | The Steph Show | Herself | Reality Show |
| 2010 | My Dear[12] | Mady | Short film |
| 2012 | Red Herring | Charlie | Film |
| Liars All | Casey Kass | Film |
[edit] Awards and recognition
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Logie Awards | Most Popular New Female Talent (Neighbours) | Nominated |
| 2007 | MTV Awards Australia | Spankin' New Artist (Tightrope) | Nominated |
[edit] Discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 3 | |
| ↙Music videos | 3 | |
This section documents the full discography of Stephanie McIntosh.
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ARIA certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK |
IRE |
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| 2006/2007 | Tightrope
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4[13] | — | — | Gold Sales: 50,000 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | ARIA Certifications | Album | ||
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| AUS [14] |
UK | IRE | ||||
| 2006 | "Mistake"[15][16] | 3 | 47 | 54 | Gold | Tightrope |
| "Tightrope"[17] | 16 | |||||
| 2007 | "So Do I Say Sorry First?"[18] | 34 | 258 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
[edit] Music videos
| Song | Director | Released |
|---|---|---|
| "Mistake" | Anthony Rose | 10 July 2006 |
| "Tightrope" | Anthony Rose | 15 September 2006 |
| "So Do I Say Sorry First?" | Anthony Rose | 15 January 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ Byrne, Fiona (24 December 2006). "Shake-up on Ramsay St". Herald Sun (Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times). http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/shake-up-on-ramsay-st/story-e6frf92x-1111112734280. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Big moves afoot at Seven". http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24010353-27258,00.html. Retrieved 15 November 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Stephanie McIntosh turns off music to turn on LA". Sunday Herald Sun. 25 May 2008. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23752641-27258,00.html. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Stephanie McIntosh still in love". Herald Sun. 4 September 2008. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24289469-5012974,00.html. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ http://www.omgnews.com.au/stephanie-mcintosh-is-british-pop-star-in-new-film/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1460646/
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Digital Spy". http://www.universalmusic.com.au/ArtistDisplay.aspx?ArtistId=302633&Category=discography. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ "Digital Spy". http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a42369/neighbours-star-hopes-for-uk-chart-success.html. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "MySpace". http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandprofile.listAllShows&friendid=196862976&n=Stephanie+McIntosh+Official+UK!. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Stephanie McIntosh filmography". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1069803/. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 863, 11 September 2006". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
- ^ "Stephanie McIntosh-Single Chart Peaks". ACharts.us. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Music Square". http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/10708. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Music Square". http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/uk_singles_top_75/2007/27. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Music Square". http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/11295. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Music Square". http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/12278. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
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