Kate
Ceberano (1966 - ) is a singer from Australia. She is
a third-generation Scientologist, her grandmother having
once been employed as a governess for L. Ron Hubbard's
children. Noted for her soulful and powerful vocal style,
singer-songwriter Kate Ceberano has won almost every
entertainment award in Australia. She has released five
Platinum albums, four Gold albums, selling in excess
of 1 million albums in Australia alone, performed tours,
starred in various feature films and hosted her own
television show.
Ceberano first came to prominence
as lead vocalist at 15 years of age, for the funk
band I’m Talking. The group’s album produced
three top ten singles, went Platinum and won Best
New Talent (1984) at the Countdown Awards. Ceberano
won Best Female Vocalist (1985) at the Countdown Awards
as well as Best Female Singer (1985) at the Australian
Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. However
after just one album, the group broke up and she went
solo.
Ceberano’s first solo album
was the live set Kate Ceberano and Her Septet (1987).
Her following album You've Always Got The Blues (1988)
earned her an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist (1988).
One year later, she won another ARIA for Best Female
Artist (1989) as well as one for Highest Selling Single
(1989), which was Bedroom Eyes. At the end of 1990,
she received three prestigious MO Awards for Jazz
Performer, Female Rock Performer and Contemporary
Concert Performer of the Year.
In 1992, Ceberano performed the role
of Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar (1992), which toured
Australia and also featured John Farnham. She followed
this with her own late-night cabaret-style show on
ABC TV called Kate Ceberano And Friends (1993-1994).
In 1996 Ceberano released her next
solo album Blue Box, which went Gold and saw her nominated
for another Best Female Artist ARIA. In 1997 she wrote
and released Pash. It went Gold and establishing Ceberano
as one of Australian's leading song-writers.
Ceberano has also appeared the feature
films, Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (2002),
Dust Off The Wings (1996), Garbo (1990) and Arguing
the Toss of a Cat (1989). She also performs as a special
guest with acclaimed Los Angeles improv group the
Really Spontaneous Theatre Company.
Albums
2003 "The Girl Can Help It"
1999 "True Romantic; The Best Of Kate Ceberano"
- Double Platinum
1997 "Pash" - Gold
1996 "Blue Box" - Gold
1994 "Kate & Friends" - live album from
her TV show - Gold
1992 "Jesus Christ Superstar Cast Album"
- Role: Mary Magdalene (4 x Platinum, 10 weeks at
No. 1)
1991 "Think About It"
1990 "Like Now"
1988 "Brave" - Triple Platinum
1988 "You've Always Got The Blues" - Platinum
1987 "Kate Ceberano & Her Septet" -
Gold
1986 "Bear Witness" - Platinum
Awards / highlights
2003 Performed Rugby World Cup anthem “True
Colours” at the final, to an audience of over
1 Billion.
2002 Performed “National Anthem” at AFL
Grand Final
1999 "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts in
Asia" Business Asia Award.
1989 Monte Carlo World Music Awards / ARIA Award -
Highest Selling Australian Single
1988/89 ARIA Awards - Best Female Artist 1988 and
1989 (Kate has been nominated 7 times; a record equalled
only by Kylie Minogue)
1985/1986 Countdown Awards- Best Female Artist 1985
and 1986
1992/93/94 Peoples Choice Awards - Favourite Female
Singer – 1992 / 1993 / 1994 (Record)
1992 Coca Cola Australia Music Award - Most Popular
Female Performer
1990/91 MO Awards - Jazz Performer of the Year, Female
Rock Performer and Contemporary Concert Performer
of the Year
Film
1999 Opening theatrical sequence for Sydney's Fox
Studios, Director: Baz Lurhmann
1993 "Molokai: The Story of Father Damien"
(feature film), Director: Paul Cox
1997 "Dust Off The Wings" (feature film),
Director: Lee Rogers
1989 "Arguing The Toss of a Cat" (Telemovie),
Director: C. Sammers
