(1959-10-25)25 October 1959 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died
21 April 2013(2013-04-21) (aged 53) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Rock, new wave
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active
1980–2011
Labels
Chrysalis Records, Virgin Records, RCA Records
Formerly of
Divinyls, The Tulips
Musical artist
Christine Joy Amphlett (/æmflət/; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013)[1] was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews.
Amphlett, Jeremy Paul and guitarist Mark McEntee formed Divinyls in Sydney in 1980. With Amphlett and McEntee as its core members, the band underwent various lineup changes before dissolving in 1996. The band's biggest-selling single, "I Touch Myself" (1990), achieved a No. 1 ranking in Australia, No. 4 in the United States and No. 10 in the United Kingdom (UK). The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006.
On the stage, Amphlett, who was 17 years old, played Linda Lips in the R-rated adults only musical comedy Let My People Come (1976), starred in the musical Blood Brothers (1988) and portrayed Judy Garland in multiple productions of The Boy from Oz. On the screen, she played a supporting role in Monkey Grip (1982).
^"Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett dies of breast cancer and MS aged 53". The Independent. 22 April 2013.
its return to Australia as an arena spectacular, Amphlett resumed playing the role. ChrissyAmphlett and Mark McEntee being bandmates at the same time...
Divinyls from 1991 to 2008. He married Divinyls frontwoman ChrissyAmphlett on July 27, 1999. Amphlett died on April 21, 2013, after a long battle with breast...
Charisma, that may refer to: ChrissyAmphlett (1959–2013), Australian musician Chrissy Carpenter (born 1970), American actress Chrissy Costanza (born 1995),...
Billboard magazine ranked it among the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time". ChrissyAmphlett and Mark McEntee wrote the song in 1990 with the songwriting team of...
along with Chrissie Hammond and Jeremy Paul. McEntee was introduced to ChrissyAmphlett by Paul at a music venue in Collaroy, Sydney, Australia, with an intention...
onstage. Love later said she had been influenced by the fashion of ChrissyAmphlett of the Divinyls. Interviewed in 1994, Love commented "I would like...
is a character in the musical The Boy from Oz (1998), portrayed by ChrissyAmphlett in the original Australian production and by Isabel Keating on Broadway...
peak at No. 47 in the U.S. on 1 August 1987. Divinyls' lead singer ChrissyAmphlett enjoyed the tour and reconnected with Hutchence, stating that "[he]...
production starred Todd McKenney as Allen and Divinyls frontwoman ChrissyAmphlett as Judy Garland, Angela Toohey as Liza Minnelli, and introduced Mathew...
bar district. Amphlett Lane is a lane off Little Bourke Street. It was renamed in honour of ChrissyAmphlett in 2014. Christina Joy Amphlett (/æmflət/; 25...
Love has claimed that she took the style from Divinyls frontwoman ChrissyAmphlett. The look became very popular in 1994. Vogue stated in 2014 that "Cobain...
costume seamstress, made the wedding dress in Muriel's Wedding and ChrissyAmphlett's iconic schoolgirl tunics. Carmen claims to have attended hundreds...
number eight. Divinyls formed in 1980, fronted by lead singer Christina Amphlett. After scoring several gigs in pubs and clubs, the group was discovered...
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as Barry Crocker, Gyan Evans, Magic Dirt, Jeff Lang, Denis Walter, ChrissyAmphlett, and Helen Garner. Geelong also hosts music festivals such as the Meredith...
cheese Twisties were beneficial for treating a hangover. In 2013, ChrissyAmphlett said that Twisties were something she missed about Australia. In 2015...
2010 Go, Marina (6 October 2014). "What Missy Higgins taught me about ChrissyAmphlett, and why differentiation doesn't need to end with gender". Women's...
1987, she played the part of 'Chrissie' (loosely based on rock singer ChrissyAmphlett) in Phil Motherwell's musical play Fitzroy Crossing which enjoyed successful...
musician. In 1980, bandmates McEntee and Paul formed Divinyls alongside ChrissyAmphlett. Air Supply undertook a national tour in support of their debut album...
Retrieved 20 August 2016 Cashmere, Paul (29 April 2013). "Divinyls ChrissyAmphlett Dies". Noise11. Retrieved 23 April 2013. Cashmere, Paul (22 April 2013)...
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