Christine Anu
| Christine Anu | |
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Christine Anu in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born |
15 March 1970 Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| 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.
Anu was born on 15 March 1970 in Cairns, Queensland, to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai.
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", a 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.
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!.
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