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14 Facts About Abi Tucker

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Abigail Anne "Abi" Tucker was born on 22 January 1973 and is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress.

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Abi Tucker has had roles in television series-telemovies in Heartbreak High, Water Rats, Wildside, The Secret Life of Us, My Husband, my Killer, McLeod's Daughters, Giggle and Hoot ABC's Play School ; and in films The New Girlfriend, Angst and The Wog Boy.

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Abigail Anne Tucker came to public attention as a singer on the Australian program, New Faces in the early 1990s and in 1994 landed a role in the Australian TV series Heartbreak High in which she contributed to the series music soundtrack.

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Films Angst and The Wog Boy followed, as well as roles in Water Rats, My Husband, My Killer and Envy, plus a stage production of The Vagina Monologues, during which time Abi Tucker continued to write and record music.

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Abi Tucker then landed the role of Miranda Lang in the series, The Secret Life of Us and appeared on the music soundtrack with two of her own tracks and another track written by Don Walker which she performed called, "Everybody".

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Abi Tucker contributed backing vocals to some songs on David McCormack's debut solo album, Candy in 2002.

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Abi Tucker wrote the majority of her album, Dreamworld, which was co-produced by producers including Bob Scott, Sean Peter, Daniel Denholm and Phillip Buckle and mixed by Bob Scott.

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In 2005, Abi Tucker was offered a role at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London in a play by Chris England called Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson taking her back to the UK.

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Abi Tucker performed in a number of the songs featured in the series.

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Abi Tucker then went back to Europe to perform as support for Melanie Safka throughout Germany on her 'Working Legends' tour.

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In 2012, Abi Tucker briefly puppeteered and voiced the character of Hootabelle on Giggle and Hoot while continuing to write and record material for her third album.

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Abi Tucker performed the roles of Amiens and Audrey in Bell Shakespeare's As You Like It in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

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Abi Tucker returned to Sydney and the Falling Seeds' debut album was launched on 28 May 2015 and released digitally through noisehive.

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Abi Tucker has two daughters, Hazel and Pepper with partner Chris Rochester.