Rhys Bobridge, also known as Rhys, is an Australian pop singer, dancer and

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based in Sydney.

Early life

Bobridge started

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at seven years of age, which led him to attending classes at Johnny Young Talent School, alongside ''

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'' winner Wes Carr. In grade 10, Bobridge left Brighton Secondary School to attend

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, then went to work in a Taiwan

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Career

Bobridge appeared on the ABC TV and

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's children's television program '' The Fairies'' as Elf from 2000 to 2007 and performed as a

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named "Regime Dettol". He was runner up on

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's inaugural season of '' So You Think You Can Dance Australia'' in April 2008, and performed at the 18th Drag Industry Variety Awards (DIVAs) in August. On 24 November, after signing with Warner Music Australia, Bobridge released an altered cover version of the dance track "Hot Summer", originally performed by German pop band

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. "Hot Summer" was used on station promotions for Network Ten, and reached number 39 on the

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Top 50 Singles Chart. Rhys has also taught dance at a number of organisations including the Sydney Dance Company studios.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Hot Summer music video

Rhys Bodbridge at Sydney Dance CompanyRhys' Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bobridge, Rhys 1981 births Australian pop singers So You Think You Can Dance Australia contestants Living people Musicians from Adelaide Singers from Melbourne 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Australian people of Welsh descent Australian child singers