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Chrissy Amphlett
Sign in to saveAlso known as Christine Amphlett, Chrissie Amphlett, Christine Joy Amphlett, Christina Amphlett
Australian singer (1959-2013)
Person · Open Library
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- 3
Top works
- Pleasure and pain
- Pleasure and pain
- Pleasure and pain
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Film & TV
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Christine Joy Amphlett 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 humor in lyrics, performances and media interviews.
Known for
- US Festival 1983 Days 1-3 — Self - Divinyls2009
- Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation — Self - Contestant2009
- Australian Made: The Movie — Herself1987
- Monkey Grip — Angela1982
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Christine Joy Amphlett (born 25 October 1954 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) was the lead singer of Australian rock band Divinyls. She is also known as Chrissy Amphlett. Amphlett had played in various bands since 1968 and met Mark McEntee at a concert at the Sydney Opera House in 1980, and the pair formed Divinyls shortly after. After several years of live gigs in Sydney, they recorded several songs to be used on the soundtrack of the film Monkey Grip. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chriss
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Geelong
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- new wave
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
- Image
- Chrissie Amphlett (cropped).jpg
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- Chrissy Amphlett
- cause of death
- multiple sclerosis
- date of birth
- 1959-10-25
- date of death
- 2013-04-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Divinyls
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- medical condition
- multiple sclerosis
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