Christine Anu, Entertainer
From very humble beginnings in the Torres Strait in far North Queensland, Christine has carved her way into Australia's heart. After studying dance at NAISDA Christine embarked on a solo singing with Mushroom Records. Whilst developing material for her album she joined the Bangarra Dance Company, and also performed in the musical “Bad Boy Johnny And The Prophets Of Doom" at The Enmore Theatre. Soon afterwards, Christine made her recording debut on the Paul Kelly single “Last Train".
Her first album “Stylin Up produced several hit singles, including “My Island Home", “Party", "Monkey and the Turtle" and “Wanem Time". She won an Aria Award for the album and it featured in a documentary on her career and heritage called “Salt Water Soul". Christine has also appeared in films and in theatre including appearing in the feature film, “Dating The Enemy", and in David Atkins’ production of “Little Shop of Horrors" in the role of Crystal. Christine played the role of Mimi in the musical “rent" which played for a season on Broadway. Further in film she played the role of Arabia in “Moulin Rouge" and had a role in “The Matrix Reloaded". Her second album, “Come My Way". had hit singles including “Sunshine On A Rainy Day", “Jump To Love" and “Coz I’m Free" a song inspired by Cathy Freeman. The release aligned with her appearance at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Two of Christines’s records have gone platinum and she has won many awards including four Deadlies, APRA award: Song of the Year for “My Island Home", ARIA Awards: Best Indigenous Artist “Stylin Up", Best Video for Bazmark “Now Until The Break Of Day", and a Green Room Award: Best Actress in a musical for Mimi in “Rent".
Bio adapted from Christine Anu’s official Myspace site (maintained by Williamson Management) http://www.myspace.com/christineanu