Everything about Christine Anu totally explained
Christine Anu (born
March 15,
1970) is an
Australian
pop singer.
Biography
Early life
Anu was born in
Cairns to
Torres Strait Islander parents who were descended from the indigenous inhabitants of the
Saibai and
Mabuiag Islands. As she was growing up, she lived with her five brothers and sisters and seventeen cousins in one house. When she was 17 she left home and lived in Sydney on her own.
Acting and TV career
Anu has also had a notable 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 in the same year.
Anu's stage career developed with a starring role in
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."
Anu is mother of two children - Kuiam (b. 1996) and Zipporah Mary (b. 2002).
She is a member of the Church of Scientology.
Discography
- Stylin Up (1995)
Singles: Monkey & the Turtle, Come On, Island Home, Party
Come My Way (2000)
Singles: Sunshine on a Rainy Day, Jump To Love, 'Coz I'm Free
45 Degrees (2003)
Singles: Talk About Love
Acoustically (2005)
Chrissys Island Family (2007)
Acting/TV Career
Dating The Enemy (1996)
Little Shop of Horrors (1997)
Rent (1998-99)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
It's a Wiggly Wiggly World - Children's DVD by the Wiggles
Enter The Matrix (2003)
Popstars Live (2004)
Play School (2004)
Toasted TV (2007)Further Information
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