Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the rock, soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her single " Bedroom Eyes" received a platinum sales certification in 1989. As of 2023, Ceberano has 11 platinum and 8 gold albums Ceberano was the artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Early life

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, Australia, to an American father of Filipino descent and an Australian mother. Her father is karate master Tino Ceberano, from

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. Her maternal forebears were some of the earliest settlers and government officials in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

Career

Music

Ceberano first came to prominence as lead singer for I'm Talking in 1984 with her first top 10 single "Trust Me". I'm Talking are acknowledged as the band "who pioneered New York-style art pop in Australia during the Jurassic Period of Pub Rock". The group was managed by Ken West, now known for being a co-founder of the

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events. The group's debut album, '' Bear Witness'', included three top ten singles, two top twenty singles and achieved a platinum sales certification. Ceberano won the Most Popular Female Performer award at the 1986 Countdown Awards. After the debut album, the group broke up and Ceberano went solo. It was then, in the late 1980s, that she earned a reputation for her soul, jazz and pop repertoire. Radio stations labelled her as having "one of the greatest voices our music industry has ever produced". Ceberano's first solo album was the live recording '' Kate Ceberano and her Septet'', released in March 1987. In September 1987, Ceberano represented Australia at the 1987 ABU Popular Song Contest with the song "Time Can't Keep Us Apart", written by Allan Zavod, winning the contest. In 1988, she collaborated with Wendy Matthews on the album '' You've Always Got The Blues'', which was the soundtrack to the ABC Television show ''Stringer''. The album peaked at No. 7 on the

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and earned her a nomination for the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist in 1988. In 1989, Ceberano released her album '' Brave,'' which sold triple platinum. The album was the 20th highest-selling album in Australia in 1989 and spawned four singles, including " Bedroom Eyes", which became the fifth highest-selling single in Australia in 1989 and the highest-selling single by an Australian artist that year. Two tracks, " Young Boys Are My Weakness" and "Obsession", were recorded with Phil Harding and Ian Curnow at PWL Studios, with Harding recalling, "for us to work with such a great singer was an unusual treat." At the 1989 ARIA awards, she won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single for "Bedroom Eyes". At the end of 1990, she received three Mo Awards for Jazz Performer, Female Rock Performer and Contemporary Concert Performer of the Year. Ceberano contributed " Nature Boy" to '' The Crossing'' soundtrack, before releasing the albums '' Like Now'' in 1990 and '' Think About It!'' in 1991. In 1992, she joined the cast of the Australian national tour of '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', taking the role of

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. The

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was the highest-selling album in Australia in 1992, certified four times platinum. Three singles were released from the album, including " Everything's Alright" (with

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and

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), which peaked at No. 6 on the

. Ceberano won a

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for Most Popular Music Video in

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for "Everything's Alright". " I Don't Know How To Love Him" was the second single and won Ceberano another nomination for Best Female Artist in

. Ceberano followed this success with a late-night cabaret show on ABC-TV called '' Kate Ceberano and Friends'' (1993–1994). The album from the program was certified gold and peaked at No. 19 in 1994. Ceberano travelled to New York and recorded a number of songs which were to appear of an album with the working title of ''Globe''. The album was scrapped by label

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. However, a number of recordings from this session appears on her 1996 album ''

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'' which also went gold. She was nominated for another Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995. In 1997 she co-wrote and released " Pash", a pop song which went platinum. The album '' Pash'' went to No. 5 on the ARIA charts, was certified gold and the first album to bear Ceberano's songwriting credit on every track. Following the success of Pash, Ceberano released her first greatest hits collection, '' True Romantic: The Best of Kate Ceberano'', in 1999. The album included 16 hits from her career to date, along with two new singles: "True Romantic" (co-written with her Pash collaborator Mark Goldenberg) and "I Won't Let You Down" (a cover of the Ph.D single from 1980). The greatest hits album was a strong commercial success, peaking in at No. 9 on the ARIA Album Charts, selling double platinum and stayed in the charts for 27 weeks. Ceberano was part of two major Australian tours that year – the John Farnham ("I Can't Believe He's 50") tour and her own greatest hits Australian tour (supported by Vika & Linda and Vanessa Amorosi). In the early 2000s, Ceberano made a further attempt at the US market by relocating to Los Angeles and signing with Chicago Kid Records, which released her single "Yes" in 2002. As Ceberano wrote in her autobiography, she wrote an album titled ''The Girl Who Ruled The World'', which was ultimately declined by her Australian record company. Returning to Australia, Ceberano signed with an Australian manager and released her 2003 studio album '' The Girl Can Help It''. In 2007, Ceberano saluted the 1980s with her cover album '' Nine Lime Avenue'', which was recorded in three weeks while she was on television show ''Dancing with the Stars''. The album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 4 and gave Ceberano her first top 5 album since 1989's " Brave". Ceberano toured in late 2007 before recording another cover album, released in 2008, titled '' So Much Beauty'', which peaked at No. 9 in Australia. Ceberano released three albums in 2009: the first is a collaborative jazz album that was recorded with

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, titled " Bittersweet", which earned Ceberano a nomination at the 2009 ARIA awards; the second, an indie album with Dallas Cosmas, titled '' Dallas et Kate''; and in November, Ceberano released her first Christmas album, simply titled ''

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'', which was certified gold. In 2010, Ceberano was crowned Queen of Moomba, while Molly Meldrum was crowned King. Ceberano launched a studio album in August 2013, recorded in London and titled '' Kensal Road'', it was her first album of new material in ten years. The album was preceded by the single release "Magnet" and Ceberano toured nationally in October 2013. On 6 May 2016, her 3-disc ''

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'' album was released. On 15 April 2018, Ceberano performed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. On 17 October 2018, Ceberano confirmed that she will reunite with I'm Talking, who will return to the stage in 2019 for to support

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's Australian tour. "I never, ever thought I'm Talking would reform and I'm a very optimistic person. The band split due to external pressures. So this reunion feels really good. Everything's amicable, we're all getting along. You learn a lot in hindsight. After 30 plus years things take on a treasured hue. You're not tired of the songs. They actually sound awesome. We are a time capsule." In 2019, Ceberano released '' Tryst'' with Paul Grabowsky. The album won the

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at the

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. In February 2021, Ceberano released '' Sweet Inspiration'', her 17th studio and 28th career album. It includes ten cover versions and two original tracks. In May 2023, Ceberano released '' My Life is a Symphony'' with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Film and television

Ceberano made her acting debut in a feature film, playing Jenna in ''Dust Off The Wings'', directed by her husband, Lee Rogers. In 1993, Ceberano hosted her own late-night cabaret-style show on ABC TV called ''Kate Ceberano And Friends''. In 1999, Ceberano starred in the film '' Molokai: The Story of Father Damien'', which was directed by Paul Cox. In 2005, Ceberano was a judge in the inaugural season of '' X Factor Australia'', along with

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and John Reid, then

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became her replacement, before joining ''

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'' in

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, of which she was crowned champion. Late that year, Ceberano participated in series 2 of '' It Takes Two'', where she mentored Australian swimmer Daniel Kowalski. She returned in 2008 for series 3 and mentored

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(AFL) player

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, who would go on to be runner-up. In January 2008, Ceberano's family tree and career was documented in SBS's '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' (series 1/ episode 2). From January 2011, Ceberano was a presenter on the

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's ''Getaway'' television series, as well as a relief host for Kerri-Anne Kennerley's morning program also on the Nine Network. In November 2011, Ceberano was announced as the host of the Nine Network's television series '' Excess Baggage''. In late 2019, she was eliminated seventh from The Masked Singer and revealed to be the 'Lion'.

Other work

As the

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Curves ambassador, Ceberano launched the debut Berlei Curves Spring Summer 2010 collection and remained in this role in September 2012. Ceberano was appointed the Victorian Ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. As the Victorian Ambassador, she helps to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer. Ceberano explained: "I like to be as involved as I possibly can in causes I feel strongly about. Yes, I am a musician, but if I can do more to help others then I will." From August to October 2012, she played the part of Bloody Mary in the Bartlett Sher directed revival of the musical '' South Pacific'' throughout the Australian east coast. The show included Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Lisa McCune, and Eddie Perfect. Her memoir, ''I'm Talking: My Life, My Words, My Music'', was published by Hachette Australia in 2014. She co-wrote the book with Tom Gilling. On 3 October 2015, she sang the Australian national anthem before

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at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.

Personal life

In February 1996, Ceberano married Lee Rogers after an almost four-year engagement. They married at Mietta O'Donnell's Queenscliff Hotel on

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. In 2004, she gave birth to their daughter. Portraits of Ceberano have twice won the Archibald Packing Room Prize: Peter Robertson's in 1994 and Kathrin Longhurst's in 2021. Christine O'Hagan's portrait of her was also an Archibald finalist in 2010. Ceberano is a Scientologist.

Discography

*1988 '' You've Always Got the Blues'' (with Wendy Matthews) *1989 '' Brave'' *1990 '' Like Now'' (as Kate Ceberano & Her Sextet) *1991 '' Think About It!'' *1996 ''

'' *1998 '' Pash'' *1999 '' True Romantic'' *2003 '' The Girl Can Help It'' *2004 '' 19 Days in New York'' *2007 '' Nine Lime Avenue'' *2008 '' So Much Beauty'' *2009 '' Bittersweet'' (with

) *2009 '' Dallas et Kate'' (with Dallas Cosmos) *2009 ''

'' *2013 '' Kensal Road'' *2015 ''

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'' (with Nigel MacLean) *2016 ''

'' *2019 '' Tryst'' (with Paul Grabowsky) *2020 '' The Dangerous Age'' (with Steve Kilbey and Sean Sennett) *2021 '' Sweet Inspiration'' *2023 '' My Life is a Symphony'' (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, ''Tryst'' , Best Independent Jazz Album or EP , , , - ,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, ''My Life Is a Symphony'' , Best Independent Pop Album or EP , , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

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to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Ceberano has been nominated for one award. , - ,

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, "Love Is Alive" (Mark Goldenberg and Kate Ceberano) , Most Performed Australian Work , , -

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The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. , - , 1988 , , Rowspan="2" , Best Female Artist , , - , rowspan="3",

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

, rowspan="3", '' You've Always Got the Blues'' , , - , Best Adult Contemporary Album (with Wendy Matthews) , , - , Best Jazz Album (with Wendy Matthews) , , - , rowspan="3",

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

, "Bedroom Eyes" , Highest Selling Single , , - , rowspan="2", ''Brave'' , Album of the Year , , - , Rowspan="6" , Best Female Artist , , - ,

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, ''Like Now'' , , - ,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, ''Think About It!'' , , - ,

, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" , , - ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, "You've Got a Friend" , , - , rowspan="2",

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, rowspan="2", "Change" , , - , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, " Pash" , Best Female Artist , , - ,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, ''Bittersweet'' , Best Jazz Album (with

) , , - ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, ''Tryst'' , Best Jazz Album (with Paul Grabowsky) , , - ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, ''My Life Is a Symphony'' , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , -

Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters. , - , 2014 , herself , Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame ,

Australian Women in Music Awards

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who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. ! , - ,

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, Rowspan="2" , Kate Ceberano , Rowspan="2" , Lifetime Achievement Award , , , - ,

, ,

Countdown Awards

'' Countdown'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987. The Countdown Music and Video Awards were succeeded by the

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. The 1986 awards ceremony was held on 19 July 1987 at

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, it followed the last regular ''Countdown'' show. , - ,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

, herself (" Trust Me" by I'm Talking) , Best Female Performance in a Video , , - , rowspan="2", 1986 , herself , Most Popular Female Performer , , - , herself ("

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" by I'm Talking) , Best Female Performance in a Video , , -

Helpmann Awards

The

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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the

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. ! , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, , ''Nine Lime Avenue'' tour , , Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert , , , , , , -

Logie Awards

The

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(officially the TV Week Logie Awards) is an annual gathering to celebrate

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, sponsored and organised by magazine ''

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'', with the first ceremony in 1959, known then as the TV Week Awards, the awards are presented in 20 categories representing both public and industry voted awards. , - ,

, "Everything's Alright" , Most Popular Music Video ,

Mo Awards

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Order of Australia

In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ceberano was appointed

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for significant service to the performing arts, particularly music, as a singer, songwriter and entertainer, and to charitable organisations.

World Music Awards

The

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is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of

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and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in

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. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists in a number of categories and to the best-selling artists from each major territory. , - , 1989 , herself , Highest Selling Australian Artist , , -

Film and television

Films

*1986 ''Love Della'' (short film), Director: Graeme Wood *1987 ''Australian Made: The Movie'', Director: Richard Lowenstein *1989 ''Arguing the Toss of a Cat'' (telemovie), Director: Christine Sammers *1997 '' Dust Off the Wings'' (feature film), Director: Lee Rogers *1999 '' Molokai: The Story of Father Damien'' (feature film), Director: Paul Cox *1999 Opening theatrical sequence for Sydney's Fox Studios, Director:

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Television highlights

*'' The X Factor (Australia)'' ( Channel 10, 2005) *''

'' ( Channel 7, 2007) — winner of series 6 *'' It Takes Two'' (Channel 7, 2007–2008) — runner-up of series 3 *''Who Do You Think You Are?'' (SBS, Series 1, Episode 2, 2008) *''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'' (Channel 10, 2010) *'' Getaway'' (Channel 9, 2011) *''

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'' (Channel 10, 17 July 2015) *'' The Masked Singer Australia'' (Channel 10, 2019) — eliminated seventh

References

External links

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Interview April 2008
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Early life

Career

Music

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Other work

Personal life

Discography

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

APRA Awards

ARIA Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Australian Women in Music Awards

Countdown Awards

Helpmann Awards

Logie Awards

Mo Awards

Order of Australia

World Music Awards

Film and television

Films

Television highlights

See also

References

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