Kane Alexander is an Australian jazz singer, classical singer, and

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. He has appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stingers'' and '' Good Morning Australia''.

Early life

Kane Alexander grew up in

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, Australia, where he was raised on an isolated farm in Victoria's wheat-belt.

Professional career

Alexander had lead roles he has performed on the Australian stage, including Bobby Strong in

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's ''

Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bur ...

'', Claude in ''Hair'', Willard in ''Footloose'', Billy Crocker in ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madc ...

'', and the Scarecrow in the Sydney season of ''The Wizard Of Oz''. He has also appeared in the 10th-anniversary production of ''Les Misérables'', ''South Pacific'', '' Only Heaven Knows'' and ''Angry Penguins''. In 2000, Kane took his cabaret show to New York, at the FireBird Cafe and Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room. In the 2001 New York Cabaret Awards, he was named "Best New Voice" in the Theatermania Cabaret list. He won both the BISTRO and MAC Awards for "Most Outstanding Debut", and was "Critic's Pick" in the ''New York Post'', plus "Pick of the Week" in New York's ''Time Out Magazine'' for three consecutive weeks. In 2002, he was requested to perform alongside Natalie Cole at

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's 70th birthday party, hosted in New York. After his return to Australia, he was a finalist in the Arts section of the 2001 Young Australian of the Year Awards, and nominated for a MO Award for his performance in Footloose. Kane also completed a tour with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra, performing The Music of Lerner & Loewe at concert halls around Australia. Alexander made several television appearances, such as ''Good Morning Australia'', ''Denise'', ''The Midday Show'', ''In Melbourne Tonight'', ''

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'' and ''The Good Friday Appeal Gala'', along with roles in ''Late For School'', ''Neighbours'', ''Water Rats'' and ''Stingers''. He also appeared as a guest performer on the 18 June 2006 special broadcast of ''The Footy Show'' which was filmed in Munich in which he performed the song "Timeless" with Australian icon

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. The show was specially broadcast in support of the Australian soccer team for the 2006 world cup.

Kane Alexander (debut album)

Track Listing

# "Escape" # "Come Vivrei (

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)" # "Timeless" (Duet with Tina Arena) # "Di Sole E D'Azzuro" # "

Nella Fantasia "" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film '' The Mission'' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was ...

" # "Everything That I am" # "Le Cose Che Sei Per Me (The Things You Are To Me)" # "

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" # "

Kiss from a Rose "Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album (1994). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 by ZTT, Sire and Warner Bros., and included in the film '' The NeverEnding Story III'' t ...

" # "Let It Rain" # "Breathe"

External links / References

* * http://www.icmi.com.au/kane-alexander * https://web.archive.org/web/20081217075021/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile * http://www.allegromusic.com.au/index.php?option=directory&task=profile&lid=117 {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Kane Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian male television actors