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Anu married her childhood sweetheart, Simon Deutrom, in 2010.<ref name=2TLP>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu|url=http://www.2tlp.com.au/talent.html|work=Ngarralinyi 2TLP Community Indigenous Radio|accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu: My Facebook wedding|url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/news/magazine/article/-/8322001/christine-anu-my-facebook-wedding/|work=New Idea|accessdate=26 July 2013|date=15 November 2010}}</ref> Anu is a mother of two: eldest son Kuiam (born 1996), daughter Zipporah (born 2002)<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the number of children. The "3rd child" does not exist, see http://onwiththeshow.com.au/christine-anu-sings-aretha/ --><ref name = "frog princess"/><ref name="2TLP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu|url=http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/life-style/family-entertainment/mum-in-profile/christine-anu-20080916-4hg2.html|work=Essential Baby|accessdate=26 July 2013|date=25 September 2008}}</ref> Zipporah's father is actor [[Rodger Corser]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rush star Rodger Corser and Renae Berry expecting first child together|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/rush-star-rodger-corser-and-renae-berry-expecting-first-child-together/story-e6frf96o-1225855331431|accessdate=26 July 2013|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=19 April 2010}}</ref> |
Anu married her childhood sweetheart, Simon Deutrom, in 2010.<ref name=2TLP>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu|url=http://www.2tlp.com.au/talent.html|work=Ngarralinyi 2TLP Community Indigenous Radio|accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu: My Facebook wedding |url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/news/magazine/article/-/8322001/christine-anu-my-facebook-wedding/ |work=New Idea |accessdate=26 July 2013 |date=15 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129145450/http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com:80/new-idea/news/magazine/article/-/8322001/christine-anu-my-facebook-wedding/ |archivedate=29 November 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> Anu is a mother of two: eldest son Kuiam (born 1996), daughter Zipporah (born 2002)<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the number of children. The "3rd child" does not exist, see http://onwiththeshow.com.au/christine-anu-sings-aretha/ --><ref name = "frog princess"/><ref name="2TLP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Christine Anu|url=http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/life-style/family-entertainment/mum-in-profile/christine-anu-20080916-4hg2.html|work=Essential Baby|accessdate=26 July 2013|date=25 September 2008}}</ref> Zipporah's father is actor [[Rodger Corser]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rush star Rodger Corser and Renae Berry expecting first child together|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/rush-star-rodger-corser-and-renae-berry-expecting-first-child-together/story-e6frf96o-1225855331431|accessdate=26 July 2013|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=19 April 2010}}</ref> |
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In June 2016 Anu announced that she and Simon Deutrom were separating after six years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|title='With great sadness we confirm we have separated:' Christine Anu announces split from childhood sweetheart Simon Deutrom after six years of marriage|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3653390/Christine-Anu-announces-split-childhood-sweetheart-Simon-Deutrom-six-years-marriage.html|accessdate=10 August 2016|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=22 June 2016}}</ref> |
In June 2016 Anu announced that she and Simon Deutrom were separating after six years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|title='With great sadness we confirm we have separated:' Christine Anu announces split from childhood sweetheart Simon Deutrom after six years of marriage|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3653390/Christine-Anu-announces-split-childhood-sweetheart-Simon-Deutrom-six-years-marriage.html|accessdate=10 August 2016|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=22 June 2016}}</ref> |
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| 2000 || ''[[It's a Wiggly Wiggly World]]'' || Herself || [[The Wiggles]] video and album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadshow.co.nz/default,594,wiggles_the_its_a_wiggly_wiggly_world.sm |title=WIGGLES, THE: IT'S A WIGGLY WIGGLY WORLD | Roadshow Entertainment |publisher=Roadshow.co.nz |date= |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> |
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| 2004 || ''[[Popstars Live]]'' || Judge || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/13/1081621942192.html?from=storyrhs |title=Anu: Why I quit - TvRadio |publisher=www.smh.com.au |date=14 April 2004 |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> |
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| 1996-97 || ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' || Crystal || [[David Atkins]] musical<ref name="sea cliff">{{cite web|url=http://seacliffcoast.com.au/gig-week-christine-anu |title=Gig of the week: Christine Anu |publisher=Sea Cliff Coast |date=13 December 2010 |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> |
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| 2013 || ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' || Bloody Mary || Stage musical<ref>{{cite web|author=Words By Robert Dunstan |url=http://www.ripitup.com.au/lifestyle/article/south-pacific-musical-adelaide#.U6x4QhZN1uY |title=South Pacific Music - Festival Theatre Adelaide |publisher=Ripitup.com.au |date= |accessdate=26 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328160751/http://www.ripitup.com.au/lifestyle/article/south-pacific-musical-adelaide |archivedate=28 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="whispers">{{cite web|url=http://www.stagewhispers.com.au/news/christine-anu-new-bloody-mary |title=Christine Anu: The New Bloody Mary |publisher=Stage Whispers |date=27 January 2013 |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> |
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Background information | |
Born | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 15 March 1970
Origin | Torres Strait Islander |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Independent |
Website | christineanu |
Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australian pop singer and actress. She gained popularity with the release of her song "My Island Home". Anu has been nominated for 17 ARIA Awards.[1]
Biography
Early life
Anu was born on 15 March 1970 in Cairns, Queensland,[2] to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai.[3][4]
Music career
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Anu began performing as a dancer and later went on to sing back-up vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band. Her first recording was in 1993 with "Last Train", dance remake of a Paul Kelly song. The follow-up, "Monkey and the Turtle", was based on a traditional story. After "My Island Home", she released her first album, Stylin' Up which went platinum,[2] and also gained her a position as a spokeswoman for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.
In 1995, Neil Murray won an Australasian Performing Right Association songwriting award for writing "My Island Home". Christine Anu won an ARIA Award for best female recording artist as well as a Deadly Sounds National Aboriginal & Islander Music Awards Award in 1996 for best female artist.
Baz Luhrmann asked her to sing on the song "Now Until the Break of Day" on his Something for Everybody album. It was released as a single and the video then won another ARIA award and led to her being cast in Moulin Rouge!.[2]
In January 1998, Anu teamed up with Archie Roach, Paul Kelly, Judith Durham, Renee Geyer, Kutcha Edwards and Tiddas and formed 'Singers for the Red Black and Gold'. Together, they released a cover of "Yil Lull"
In, 2000, Anu released Come My Way which peaked at number 18 on the ARIA albums chart and went gold.[2] In 2000 she sang the song "My Island Home" at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Closing Ceremony.[5]
In November 2003, Anu released her third studio album, 45 Degrees.
In 2007, Anu toured a children's show and released an associate album titled Chrissy's Island Family. The album gained an ARIA Award nomination.
On 26 September 2010, she released a new digital only single, "Come Home".
On 7 November 2014, Anu released a Christmas album, titled Island Christmas.[6]
Acting and TV career
Anu has also had an acting plus TV career. She appeared in Dating the Enemy, a 1996 Australian film starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan. She then appeared in an Australian production of the stage musical Little Shop of Horrors in the same year.
Anu's stage career developed with a starring role in the original Australian production of Rent in 1998 and 1999. Anu was offered a role in a Broadway production of this musical but had to decline due to commitments in recording her second album. Her links with Baz Luhrmann led to him offering her a part in Moulin Rouge!. In 2003, she appeared as Kali in The Matrix Reloaded and played the character on the video game Enter the Matrix.
In 2004, she became a judge on Popstars Live, a television quest broadcast on the Seven Network at 6.30 pm on Sunday night in Australia along the lines of Australian Idol. The program failed to achieve a similar level of success, leading network executives to pressure the judges to offer harsher criticism of the contestants. Christine Anu refused to offer harsher criticism, leading to her resignation as a judge in April 2004. In a statement issued on her departure, she said: "I chose to play a positive role model and wanted to encourage these young people in their endeavours, rather than criticise them. Although leaving Popstars Live was a difficult decision for me to make, I do feel somewhat relieved that I can now focus on my music."[7]
Anu reappeared on television in 2012, in the Australian sci-fi television series Outland, about a gay sci-fi fan club. Anu plays wheelchair using Rae, the sole female member of the group. Also in 2012 she participated in Who Do You Think You Are.[8]
Radio
In 2016 Christine Anu began presenting 'Evenings' on 702 ABC Sydney, 1233 ABC Newcastle, 666 ABC Canberra, and ABC Local Radio stations across New South Wales.[9]
She took over from Dominic Knight who had presented the program since 2012. In the first half of 2016 the program suffered a dip in the ratings after she began hosting.[10][11][12]
Christine has a number of regular guests she speaks to about a range of topics.
Guest | Speciality |
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Tatjana Clancy | Music |
Dr Brad McKay | Health and Lifestyle |
Laurence Barber | Movies |
Dr Peter John Chen | Politics |
Fred Watson | Astronomy |
Personal life
Anu married her childhood sweetheart, Simon Deutrom, in 2010.[13][14] Anu is a mother of two: eldest son Kuiam (born 1996), daughter Zipporah (born 2002)[2][13][15] Zipporah's father is actor Rodger Corser.[16]
In June 2016 Anu announced that she and Simon Deutrom were separating after six years of marriage.[17]
Discography
Studio albums
- Stylin' Up (1995)
- Come My Way (2000)
- 45 Degrees (2003)
- Acoustically (2005)
- Chrissy's Island Family (2007)
- Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook (2012)
- Island Christmas (2014)
Live albums
- Intimate and Deadly (2010)
- ReStylin' Up 20 Years (2015)
Filmography
Films and television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Dating the Enemy | Minor role, first feature film[18] | |
1998 | Wildside | TV guest appearance[2][19] | |
2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Dancer | [2] |
2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Kali | Also lent voice to video game Enter the Matrix[20] |
2000 | It's a Wiggly Wiggly World | Herself | The Wiggles video and album[21] |
2004 | Popstars Live | Judge | [22] |
2004 | Play School | ||
2005 | The Alice | Valerie | Episodes 1.11 and 1.13 |
2007 | East West 101 | Fiona Baker | Episode "Death at the Station" |
2007 | Toasted TV | ||
2009 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode "Christine Anu" aired 18 October 2009[23] |
2012 | Outland | Rae | Lead role[24] |
2012 | Excess Baggage | Herself | Celebrity contestant[25] |
2013 | Dance Academy | Summer | Episode "Travelling Light" |
2015 | Ready for This | Vee |
Theatre and stage performances
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom | ||
1996-97 | Little Shop of Horrors | Crystal | David Atkins musical[19] |
1998–99 | Rent | Mimi | Stage musical[27] |
2002-03 | Kissing Frogs | ||
2010 | The Sapphires | ||
2011 | Rainbow's End | ||
2013 | South Pacific | Bloody Mary | Stage musical[28][29] |
2014 | Parramatta Girls | ||
2016 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | Arena production |
Awards and nominations
ARIA Awards
Year | Award[1] | Work | Result |
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1994 | Best Video | "Last Train" | Nominated |
Breakthrough Artist – Single | Nominated | ||
1995 | Best Indigenous Release | Stylin' Up | Won |
Breakthrough Artist – Album | Nominated | ||
Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | "Island Home" | Nominated | |
1996 | Best Indigenous Release | "Come On" | Won |
Best Pop Release | Nominated | ||
Best Female Artist | Won | ||
1998 | Best Video | "Now Until the Break of Day" | Won |
2000 | Engineer of the Year | "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" | Won |
Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||
2001 | Best Pop Release | Come My Way | Nominated |
Best Female Artist | Nominated | ||
2007 | Best Children's Album | Chrissy's Island Family | Nominated |
2015 | Best World Music Album | Island Christmas | Nominated |
Green Room Awards
Year | Award | Work | Result |
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1999 | Female Artist in a Leading Role (Music Theatre) | Rent | Won |
References
- ^ a b "History: Winners by Artist: Christine Anu". ARIA Awards. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 18 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g Keenan, Catherine (18 January 2003). "Frog princess". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Christine Anu – Biography". BiggestStars.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Christine Anu's 45 Degrees. Abc.net.au. Retrieved on 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Island Christmas - Christine Anu". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald article on her departure from Popstars Live. Smh.com.au (14 April 2004). Retrieved on 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Season 2 episodes | Who Do You Think You Are on SBS". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Bodey, Michael (4 December 2015). "Wendy Harmer to replace Linda Mottram on 702 ABC Sydney". The Australian. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Bodey, Michael (31 May 2016). "Radio ratings: Sydney stable amid Melbourne moves". The Australian. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Sydney Radio Survey 4, 2016" (PDF).
- ^ "Sydney Radio Survey 3, 2016" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Christine Anu". Ngarralinyi 2TLP Community Indigenous Radio. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Christine Anu: My Facebook wedding". New Idea. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
{{cite web}}
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Christine Anu". Essential Baby. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Rush star Rodger Corser and Renae Berry expecting first child together". Herald Sun. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "'With great sadness we confirm we have separated:' Christine Anu announces split from childhood sweetheart Simon Deutrom after six years of marriage". Daily Mail. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Catching up with Christine Anu". Deadly Vibe. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Gig of the week: Christine Anu". Sea Cliff Coast. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Screen World - John Willis - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "WIGGLES, THE: IT'S A WIGGLY WIGGLY WORLD | Roadshow Entertainment". Roadshow.co.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- ^ http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/episodes/detail/episode/1667/season/2
- ^ Vickery, Colin (31 January 2012). "Excess Baggage's Christine Anu ready to star in ABC sitcom Outland". News.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Christine Anu". Channelnine.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Christine Anu". www.ausstage.edu.au. AusStage. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Australia's Rent Premieres in Sydney Nov. 4". Playbill.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Words By Robert Dunstan. "South Pacific Music - Festival Theatre Adelaide". Ripitup.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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External links
- 1970 births
- APRA Award winners
- ARIA Award winners
- Australian female singers
- Indigenous Australian actors
- Indigenous Australian musicians
- Living people
- Torres Strait Islands culture
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Australian pop musicians
- People from Cairns
- Children's television presenters
- Australian television presenters