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Infobox musical artist|name = Christine Anu|image = Christine Anu 1.jpg|image_size= 100px|caption = Christine Anu in 2007.|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|alias =|birth_date = birth date and age|df=yes|1970|03|15|death_date =|origin = Cairns , Queensland , Australia |instrument =|genre = Pop music|Pop |occupation = Singer Songwriter Actress |years_active = 1992–present|label = Independent record label|Independent Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australia n pop music|pop singer. Anu is mother of two children; Kuiam (born 1996) and Zipporah Mary (born 2002).
Biography
Early life
Anu was born in Cairns , Queensland to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai Island|Saibai and Mabuiag Island s.cite web |url= http://www.biggeststars.com/c/christine-anu-biography.html |title=Christine Anu - Biography |work=BiggestStars.com |accessdate=2009-12-14Cite episode |title=Christine Anu |series=Who Do You Think You Are? |serieslink=Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series) |network= Special Broadcasting Service |station= SBS One |airdate=2009-10-18 |season=2 |number=4 |minutes=3:55
Music Career
Anu began performing as a dancer and later went on to sing back-up vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray (Australian musician)|Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band . Her first recording was in 1993 with "Last Train", dance remake of a Paul Kelly (musician)|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 Music recording sales certification|platinum , http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/17/1042520770021.html Frog princess , Sydney Morning Herald 18 January 2003. Accessed 27 June 2007. and also gained her a position as a spokeswoman for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.
In 1995, Neil Murray won an Australasian Performing Right Association songwriting award for writing "My Island Home". Christine Anu won an Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA Award for best female recording artist as well as a The Deadlys|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 (Baz Luhrmann album)|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! .
It took five years for a follow-up to ''Stylin' Up'' to be released; 2000's Come My Way made her a mainstream star. The single " Sunshine On A Rainy Day " was a Top 40 hit for 13 weeks in Australia. Come My Way went gold. In 2000 she sang the song "My Island Home" at the Sydney_Olympics#Day_16_-_October_1|Sydney 2000 Olympics Closing Ceremony. http://www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/review/s1025372.htm Christine Anu's 45 Degrees
Anu has been nominated for 16 ARIA Awards .cite web|url= http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php? letter=C& artist=Christine%20Anu|title=History: Winners by Artist: Christine Anu|work= ARIA Award s|publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=18 May 2009
On 26 September 2010, she released a new digital only single, "Come Home". This is her first solo single since 2003.
Acting and TV career
Anu has also had an acting and TV career. She appeared in Dating the Enemy , a 1996 Australian film starring Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan . She then appeared in an Australian stage version of the Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|Little Shop of Horrors in the same year.
Anu's stage career developed with a starring role in Rent (musical)|Rent in 1998 and 1999. Anu was offered a role in a Broadway production of this musical but had to decline due to commitments in recording her second album. Her links with Baz Luhrmann led to him offering her a part in Moulin Rouge! . In 2003, she appeared as Kali in The Matrix Reloaded and played the character on the video game Enter the Matrix .
In 2004, she became a judge on Popstars Live , a television quest broadcast on the Seven Network at 6.30pm on Sunday night in Australia along the lines of Australian Idol . The program failed to achieve a similar level of success, leading network executives to pressure the judges to offer harsher criticism of the contestants. Christine Anu refused to offer harsher criticism, leading to her resignation as a judge in April 2004. In a statement issued on her departure, she said: "I chose to play a positive role model and wanted to encourage these young people in their endeavours, rather than criticise them. Although leaving Popstars Live was a difficult decision for me to make, I do feel somewhat relieved that I can now focus on my music." http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/13/1081621942192.html Sydney Morning Herald article on her departure from Popstars Live
Anu reappeared on television in 2012, in the Australian sci-fi television series Outland (TV series)|Outland , about a gay sci-fi fan club. Anu plays wheelchair-bound Rae, the sole female member of the group.
Discography
Albums
Year
Album details
Chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
AUS http:/ / australian-charts.com/ showitem.asp? key=47512& cat=a "Christine Anu - Australian chart history". Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
1995
Stylin Up
First studio album
Released: 8 May 1995
Format: Compact Disc|CD
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Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA certification: Platinum. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
http://www.christineanu.com.au/ Christine Anu official web site
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031655/ Christine Anu Internet Movie Database article
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll? p=amg& sql=By4se4j173wau/ Allmusic Christine Anu entryDead link|date=January 2011|bot=CactusBot
http://www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/perform/s1245392.htm Intimate and Deadly
http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe/corporate/celebrity_vibe/showceleb.asp? id=10 Black is Blue tour
http://www.undercover.com.au/idol/christineanu.html Interview with Christine Anu
ARIA Award for Best Female Artist 1990s Persondata | NAME = Anu, Christine | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 15 March 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Anu, Christine Category:1970 births Category:ARIA Award winners Category:Australian female singers Category:Indigenous Australian musicians Category:Living people Category:Torres Strait Island culture Category:Australian pop musicians
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