Candice Marie Giannarelli, better known as Candice Alley was born on 23 June 1982 and is an Australian singer-songwriter of Italian descent.
11 Facts About Candice Alley
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Candice Alley married Australian swimming captain Grant Hackett on 14 April 2007 and the couple had twins, but they divorced in 2013.
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Candice Alley started to shop her demos around the various independent labels in her home town of Melbourne and one of her tapes found its way onto the desk of Universal Music's former chairman, Peter Bond.
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Candice Alley liked what he heard and flew down from Sydney to catch Alley at a showcase.
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Candice Alley was signed to the label at the age of eighteen.
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In February 2003, Alley went to write and record in London with songwriters and producers John Holiday, Trevor Steele and Peter Vettese.
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On 2 October 2003, Candice Alley opened the seventeenth annual ARIA Awards performing the song "Falling".
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In May 2005, Candice Alley's manager organised a distribution contract with MGM Distribution independent label International Quarterback and she went abroad to write for twenty months and worked with producer Michael Szumowski.
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Candice Alley performed live at the David Jones fashion show, the AFL 2007 season launch and supported Chris Isaak on his The Best Of tour in Melbourne.
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From 2015 to 2016, Candice Alley had a recurring guest role on Australian television series Neighbours as Cecilia Saint.
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Candice Alley met Australian swimmer Grant Hackett when she was invited to sing at the "Swimmer of the Year" dinner in 2004.