In suburban Melbourne, on a wintery August day, a popular singer, songwriter and performer was born. She has over two million copies sold of her collections, Vanessa Amorosi.
Childhood Vanessa Amorosi
Perhaps only in a creative family like Amorozie could such a talented girl be born. Later, she became on a par with the most famous Australian singers - Kylie Minogue and Tina Arena. The girl was born into a family of professional singers and dancers.
Vanessa from the age of four, along with her sisters, attended tap, jazz and classical ballet lessons. They attended a dance school run by their uncle. The big turning point came when Vanessa Amorosi took a part-time job singing at a Russian restaurant. Then she was 14 years old.
Her other performances formed part of regular dance class-type activities. All the children involved in these activities took part in them. In the Russian restaurant, everything was different. Amorosi was the center of attention in her own right. And it was there that the powerful voice of a teenager was noticed by television producer Jack Strom.
Happy accident with Vanessa Amorosi
Strom had recently formed a management company with '70s recording star Mark Holden and was on a creative quest. A teenage girl with a voice of six octaves stunned an experienced businessman with her talent. He began to persuade him to sign a contract with him, promising to make a star out of a restaurant singer.
Vanessa Amorosi did not really believe that this contract would be different from empty talk. She had already heard enough, but these two adults, experienced people were able to persuade her. The contract was signed and the team started recording the first album.
The beginning of Vanessa Amorosi's career
Major recording studios did not want to believe in the Australian singer either. After much ordeal, the producers made a deal with Transistor Records. For producers, the contract with the representative of Australia was also the first.
In May 1999, Vanessa flew to London to record several tracks, including her debut single. It was produced by Steve Mac, known for his work with pop singers Boyzone and Five, and later Westlife.
The first success of Vanessa Amorosi
The first single "Have a Look" took Amorosi to the Australian national top 20. The second single, recorded in the dance-pop style, "Absolutely Everybody", peaked at number three. There he spent 27 weeks in the top 40. This became one of the records for being at the top of the charts for the entire time of existence.
The Power was the first compilation album to reach No. XNUMX on the National Chart and was recorded by an Australian artist. Overall, her album generated four major hits and interest in her recordings across Europe.
Early 2000s. The dawn of the creative activity of Vanessa Amorosi
In September 2000, Vanessa Amorosi was the only singer to participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics. The following year, Vanessa continues to take part in many celebrations and ceremonies. Among them, one of the most notable is the AFL Grand Final in native Australia.
The winter of 2003 was marked by several significant events for Vanessa. Successful performance with a blues program at the site of the world-famous Melbourne International Music And Blues Festival. Then, in Germany, the presentation of the new European single "True To Yourself".
Apotheosis - receiving the prestigious award of the Australian government "Australian Centenary Medal". Participation in charity events brought Vanessa a nomination for the 2003 Person of the Year award in her native Australia. And she quite deservedly was marked by her.
By the way, to this day, there is a farm for an endangered species of animals, which Vanessa was originally in charge of. Now it is run by the singer's friends, but homeless animals and endangered species can always find shelter and food there.
Unfortunately, for many fans of Amorosi's work, it was almost impossible to see Vanessa on stage in the following years. She performed extremely rarely, just occasionally, she recorded new songs.
Creativity of the singer 2006 - 2008
At the end of January 2006, a seven-year contract with MarJac Productions ended. Amorosi signed a new one with Ralph Carr, whose work she would later highly appreciate. In November of the same year, Vanessa signed another contract, already with the Australian label Universal Music Australia.
2008 pleased the singer's fans: she participated in the tour of the Kiss group. She released the compilation "Somewhere in the Real World", which went gold in Australia, and the track "Perfect" went platinum. And in general, 4 songs of this album and the videos shot on them were very popular in the singer's homeland. For a long time, the tracks were in the lead in the National hit parade.
Creativity of the singer 2009–2010
In the spring of 2009, the music world was stirred up by the news - the Hoobastank group offered cooperation to Vanessa. Their debut song will be released soon. In the summer of this year, the song was officially aired, and Vanessa not only participated in the recording of the song, but also starred in the video. After that, duets with Amorosi were recorded by Mary J. Bliege, the Australian rock band INXS, John Stevenson and others.
In November 2009, the new album "Hazardous" was released, which, like the previous ones, took first place in the charts. The popularity of his singles broke all records. In 2012, the 5th studio album, Gossip, was released.
Our days
Since 2012, Vanessa Amorosi has included spiritual chants in her repertoire. The music of faith and joy, or Gospel music, completely changed the style of Vanessa Amorosi's performance. Although her magical voice has unlimited possibilities.
She, as before, participates in concerts, releases albums and singles. And on March 30, 2020, the first weekly song was released, coming out on Mondays from The Blacklisted Collection, which lasted until June 26, 20.
Personal life
In 2009, Vanessa left Australia for Los Angeles, as it seemed then, to record a new album. But Amarosi liked the city so much that she decided to stay there forever. After 8 years of living in the City of Angels, she met her love: Rod Busby, whom she married. The couple has a son, Killian.
