Julie Anthony (singer)
Julie Anthony | |
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| Birth name | Julie Moncrief Lush |
| Born | 24 August 1949 Lameroo, South Australia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, entertainer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–2000s |
Julie Moncrief Anthony (née Lush) AM OBE (born 24 August 1949 in Lameroo, South Australia), better known as Julie Anthony, is an Australian soprano and entertainer. She sang the Australian National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Human Nature.
Career
She has also sung with The Seekers, first taking the place of Judith Durham as the lead vocalist in the song "The Carnival Is Over" for the Closing Ceremony of Expo '88. Later, Anthony became a member of the group with Bruce Woodley, Athol Guy and Keith Potger. They released an album Live On in March 1989, which peaked at number 26.
Anthony starred in both the Australian and West End productions of Irene in the mid-1970s.
At midnight between 31 December 1987 and 1 January 1988, in celebration of the start of Australia's Bicentennial year, Anthony sang the Australian National Anthem "Advance Australia Fair" on the national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which continued to show the recording of her performance at the close of broadcasting for many years afterwards, until the broadcaster introduced 24-hour broadcasting.
Honours
Anthony is among the most awarded of Australian entertainers. She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) (1980)[1] and a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) (1989)[2] and has been voted by her peers as "Entertainer of the Year" three times and "Best Female vocalist" 11 times. She also appeared in commercials for St.George Bank from 1974 until 1999.
References
- ^ "Julie Anthony OBE". Australian Honours Database. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ "Julie Anthony AM". Australian Honours Database. Retrieved 21 May 2007.