Jane Scali (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian singer and former TV personality. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running TV show ''

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'' from 1971 to 1976.

Early life

Scali was a cast member in the junior variety show '' Brian And The Juniors'', produced at

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in the late 1960s. In 1971, at the age of 11, Scali joined the cast of a new TV show, ''Young Talent Time''. It was scheduled to run for a 13-week season, but it became very successful and Scali was part of the show for five years.

Career

Scali was a regular performer on a number of Australian TV shows, such as the ''

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Show'', ''The Saturday Show'' and later appeared on shows such as '' Good Morning Australia'', ''

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'', the '' Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal'' and ''

In Melbourne Tonight ''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety show, variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's mai ...

''. Scali performed in musical theatre for the first time when she was 17, as the lead role in the

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's production of ''Cinderella''. Other musical theatre roles in her career have included Gretchen in ''

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'', Sandy in '' Grease'' and Lily St Regis in '' Annie''. In 1995, she co-produced a musical comedy production entitled ''Fractured Fairytales'', which was nominated for a Mo Award. Scali has performed the Australian national anthem at a number of sporting events, such as the

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, as well as the opening ceremonies of stadiums. In 1989 Scali released the song "Go The Mighty Panthers" which has been used as the theme song of the Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club ever since and is played at the Penrith Stadium after every home game.

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were last awarded in 2016. ...

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognised achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Jane Scali won seven awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1987 , Jane Scali , Daily Telegraph Reader Award , , - , 1990 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Cabaret Performer of the Year , , - , 1991 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1992 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1996 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1997 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1998 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scali, Jane Living people 1959 births Australian television personalities Australian women television personalities Australian child singers Australian people of Italian descent Singers from Melbourne Television personalities from Melbourne 20th-century Australian women singers 21st-century Australian women singers