Kate Ceberano
| Kate Ceberano AM |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
17 November 1966 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | pop, soul, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Singing, Piano, Drums |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, ABC Music |
| Associated acts | I'm Talking (1983–87), Models, Wendy Matthews |
| Website | kateceberano |
Catherine "Kate" Ceberano AM (/səˈbrɑːnoʊ/, born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in her brief forays into musicals—with Jesus Christ Superstar—and film. She has also achieved success as a songwriter, with the hit "Pash" receiving a gold sales certification in 1998.
Ceberano was the artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Ceberano was born in Melbourne, Australia to an American father of Filipino descent and an Australian mother. Her father is karate master Tino Ceberano, from Hawaii (his father emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii; his name was Sobirano, but because of his illiteracy the spelling was changed on arrival). Her maternal forebears were some of the earliest settlers and government officials in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
Ceberano first came to prominence singing back-up vocals with Melbourne, Australia band The Models. The band produced a Top 5 album in 1985 called Out of Mind, Out of Sight, before Ceberano found fame with her funk band I'm Talking. 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 Big Day Out events. The group's debut album, Bear Witness, included three top ten singles and achieved a platinum sales certification. Ceberano won the Best Female Vocalist award at the 1986 Countdown Awards. After the debut album, the group broke up and Ceberano went solo. It was then, in the late '80s, 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".
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