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Chrissy Amphlett

1959 - 2013

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Christine Joy Amphlett (; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013) 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 humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews. Amphlett, Jeremy Paul and guitarist Mark McEntee formed Divinyls in Sydney in 1980. With Amphlett and McEntee as its core members, the band underwent various lineup changes before dissolving in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chrissy Amphlett is the 1,626th most popular singer (up from 3,073rd in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Australia (up from 612th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chrissy Amphlett ranks 1,626 out of 4,381. Before her are The Alchemist, Gerry Goffin, Brilliant Dadashova, Wayne Newton, Lonnie Donegan, and Grethe Kausland. After her are Taco, Mary Roos, Olga Jackowska, Bob Hite, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Ellen Allien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Chrissy Amphlett ranks 352. Before her are Fredric Lehne, Alexei Kasatonov, Tracey Ullman, Brilliant Dadashova, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, and Viktor Chanov. After her are Nizar Rayan, Lobo Carrasco, John Patitucci, James LoMenzo, Ramón Calderé, and Luis Pérez-Sala. Among people deceased in 2013, Chrissy Amphlett ranks 391. Before her are Costică Ștefănescu, Taisia Chenchik, Joseph Paul Franklin, Chico Hamilton, Ebbe Parsner, and Ronnie Ray Smith. After her are Gerard Cieślik, Eero Kolehmainen, Jacques Grimonpon, Walt Bellamy, Marshall Berman, and Nicolae Martinescu.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Chrissy Amphlett ranks 284 out of 1,143. Before her are Pat Cash (1965), Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936), Arthur O'Hara Wood (1890), Lenka (1978), Dannii Minogue (1971), and Snub Pollard (1889). After her are Mathew Ryan (1992), David Walker (1941), Wilberforce Eaves (1867), Patricia Wrightson (1921), Rachel Griffiths (1968), and Dave Power (1928).

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Among SINGERS In Australia

Among singers born in Australia, Chrissy Amphlett ranks 10. Before her are Nellie Melba (1861), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Helen Reddy (1941), Tones and I (2000), Lenka (1978), and Dannii Minogue (1971). After her are Judith Durham (1943), Felix (2000), Darren Hayes (1972), The Kid Laroi (2003), Iggy Azalea (1990), and Montaigne (1995).

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