Debra Byrne

Debra Byrne, born in Melbourne, Australia on 30 March, 1957, is an Australian entertainer. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ...

Byrne made her television debut on Brian and the Juniors, an early predecessor of Young Talent Time, which was hosted by a young Brian Naylor. She stayed with the show for 12 months. In 1971 she was cast as one of the original six Young Talent Time cast members. Byrne proved to be a popular cast member and in 1974 she won the Logie Award for Best Teenage Television Personality and the TV Week Queen of Pop Award. Young Talent Time was an Australian television variety program screened on Network Ten. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ...

In 1975, her final year with Young Talent Time, she recorded her first solo single, She's a Rebel, and for seven weeks the song stayed at Number 1 on the Victorian pop charts. Later in 1975 she again won the Logie Award for Best Teenage Television Personality and the TV Week Queen of Pop Award. Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than being of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... Music charts also known as the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40 is a method of ranking the most popular music during a given period of time. ...

In 1976 she was invited to London by Peter Gormley Management to record at Abbey Road Studios under producer Cliff Richard. While in London, she made many public appearances, including The Cliff Richard Show. London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is one of the United Kingdoms best known singers. ... Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is one of the United Kingdoms best known singers. ...

Byrne's first Australian television guest appearance as a featured solo artist was on The Graham Kennedy Show at the age of fifteen. Since then she has made a guest appearance on every major Australian Tonight show and was a regular performer on the ABC series The Saturday Show. In 1978 she merged singing with acting for the first time on the ABC's Sammy Award winning Follies series. In 1980 Byrne co-starred alongside John Farnham in the ABC television show Farnham and Byrne. Kennedy finally quit IMT on December 23, 1969, exhausted, and retired from TV for two years; in spite of his fame and fortune, he later described the period as years of misery. After a special on 2 March 1972 he returned with The Graham Kennedy Show on 19 September 1972... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... John Peter Farnham (July 1, 1949  ) is an Australian pop singer. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...

After much rumour, Byrne's career stalled between 1980 and 1985 due to a heroin addiction. However, she made a successful and highly-publicised career comeback in 1985 with the starring role as Kathy McLeod, opposite Matt Dillon, in the film Rebel. She was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her performance in this film. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... Addiction is chronic disorder proposed to be precipitated by a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. ... Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. ... The Australian Film Institute (AFI), established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year. ...

In 1988 she was invited to perform at the Royal Bicentennial Concert for the then Prince and Princess of Wales. Her backing group for the concert was composed of 1500 children. The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Diana Spencer redirects here. ...

Byrne has enjoyed a successful stage career interspersed with appearances on such televisions programs as The Secret Life of Us, Home and Away, Police Rescue, The Flying Doctors, G.P., State Coroner and Law of the Land. The Secret Life of Us is a television drama series, set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. ... Home and Away is an Australian weeknightly half-hour television soap opera produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since January 1988. ... Police Rescue is an Australian television series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation shown between 1990 and 1994. ... The Flying Doctors was an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. ...

In 1991 Byrne released her album Caught in the Act, which eventually went gold. And in 1994 she released her contemporary album Sleeping Child, which includes songs about her children, relationships, sexual abuse, addiction, loss and grief. She continues to be a prolific stage artist, and has starred in many productions including the roles of Grizabella in Cats and Fantine in Les Miserables, and feature roles in Jerry's Girls and Hot Shoe Shuffle. She was invited to reprise the role of Fantine for The World Symphonic Recording of Les Miserables, which featured the best performers from worldwide productions. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Theatre Musical Soundtrack. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Addiction is chronic disorder proposed to be precipitated by a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. ... Loss has several meanings including: Loss in electronics is the ratio of the system output to system input In electronics, loss is the ratio of system output to system input. ... A funeral in Sarajevo, in 1992. ... Veerle Casteleyn as Jemima CATS is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1978/1979 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ... Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Jerrys Girls is a Broadway musical revue based on the songs of composer Jerry Herman. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music...

In recent years Byrne has been most notable for her role of Norma Desmond, opposite Hugh Jackman, in the first Australian production of Sunset Boulevard, and her extensive live cabaret and concert performances. She also wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the live cabaret show Girls, Girls, Girls. The show also stars Wendy Stapleton and Nikki Nicholls and was the 2002 winner of the Herald Sun Best Cabaret Award. And her live cabaret show, Caught In the Act Again, earned a Green Room Award nomination for Best Cabaret Performance and Best Musical Arrangement. Norma Desmond is the main character in Billy Wilders film Sunset Boulevard. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian film and stage actor, most famous for playing Wolverine in X-Men and its sequels. ... Sunset Boulevard is a musical play based on the movie of the same title. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... Choreography literally dance-writing, also known as dance composition), is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, musical theatre and opera in Melbourne. ...

Since 1972 Byrne has been a regular performer at the Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight concert at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl. At the 2005 concert she performed a duet of Silent Night with her five-year-old daughter, Lucille ("Lulu"), who was making her professional stage and television debut. The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, December 24, the day before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas festivities. ... Carols by Candlelight is an Australian Christmas tradition that has spread around the world. ... The music bowl in Kings Domain, Melbourne The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is a world standard, architecturally significant, outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Autograph of the carol by Gruber Silent Night is a traditional and popular Christmas carol. ...

Debra is divorced from Australian actor Neil Melville and is the partner of French musician, Ced Le Meledo, with whom she collaborated on the live show Paris-Melbourne. She has three daughters. Neil Melville is an Australian actor. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Partial discography

Solo Recordings

• She's a Rebel (single)
• Da Doo Run Run (single)
• Debbie Byrne
• Say Goodbye To The Broken Hearted (single)
• Heaven Down Here
• New ways To Dream
• Caught In The Act
• Sleeping Child

Collaborative Albums

• Cats
• Les Miserables
• The World Symphonic Recording of Les Miserables
• Sunset Boulevard
• The Young Talent Team Sing the Hits!
• Young Talent Time - The Collection
• Great Moments in Australian Theatre
• Young Talent Team 10th Anniversary Special
• Rebel Soundtrack
• The Best of Carols by Candlelight
• Kate Ceberano & friends
• John Farnham - One Voice: The Greatest Hits
• Disney Duets - A Family Celebration

Awards

• 1974 TV Week Logie Award for Best Teenage Television Personality,
• 1974 TV Week Queen of Pop Award,
• 1975 TV Week Logie Award for Best Teenage Television Personality,
• 1975 TV Week Queen of Pop Award,
• 1985 AFI Award nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role for Rebel,
• 1985 Mo Award for Female Vocal Performer,
• 1991 Grammy Award for Best Theatre Musical Soundtrack, shared with cast of The World Symphonic Recording of Les Miserables,
• 2002 Herald Sun Best Cabaret Award for Girls, Girls, Girls,
• Green Room Award nomination for Best Cabaret Performance and Best Musical Arrangement for Caught in the Act Again.

TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Australian Film Institute (AFI), established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year. ... The Mo Awards are the longest running annual Australian entertainment industry awards. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

References

• Turner, G., Cunningham, S., The Australian TV Book, Allen and Unwin, NSW, 2000. ISBN 1865080144
• Young terror time
• Sunset Boulevard press release
• A taste of Broadway
• Australian Child Stars of the Century
• Deb's little girl Byrnes bright
• Girls, Girls, Girls
• 1974 TV Week Logie Award winners
• 1975 TV Week Logie Award winners
• 1985 Mo Award Winners
• Original idols still send their loving
• Where are they now?

External links

• Debra Byrne at the Internet Movie Database