Colleen Hewett was born on 16 April 1950 in Bendigo.
19 Facts About Colleen Hewett
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Colleen Hewett has a sister, Glenys Hewett, who was a pop vocalist from the early sixties to mid-seventies.
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Colleen Hewett began her music career at the age of 12 when she sang with the Esquires at the Bendigo YMCA.
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In 1969, Colleen Hewett left the group and was replaced on vocals by Marlene Richards before the group recorded their debut single, "Home Cookin'".
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Colleen Hewett started her solo music career in 1970, appearing regularly on TV pop music series, Bandstand.
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Colleen Hewett signed with Festival Records and her debut single, which was a cover version of Delaney and Bonnie's track, "Super Star" was released in June 1971.
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From 15 November 1971 to 22 July 1972 Colleen Hewett acted in the Australian musical theatre version of Godspell, at the Playbox Theatre, Melbourne.
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Colleen Hewett recorded two versions of the show's tune, "Day by Day".
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Colleen Hewett toured the United States and United Kingdom at the end of the year.
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In January 1974, it was announced that Colleen Hewett had been signed to Atlantic Records.
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Colleen Hewett released her second studio album M'Lady in June 1974.
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Colleen Hewett travelled to the USA in 1975, after her contract with Pippin expired.
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In September 1977, Colleen Hewett was chosen for a lead role in a new ABC-TV series called The Truckies.
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Colleen Hewett had a role as Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical Chicago with Caroline O'Connor and Craig McLachlan.
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On 31 March and 1 April 1973, Colleen Hewett had the role of "The Mother" in the local version of the Who's rock opera Tommy.
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Colleen Hewett's role was Catherine, who is described as "a wealthy, pretty widow with a young son".
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Colleen Hewett was her manager and agent during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Colleen Hewett was married and divorced a second time; her second husband had died by 2013.
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Colleen Hewett is the great-granddaughter of Edward Rollins, an Australian middleweight boxer who ran away from his native Guyana in the 1860s and first arrived in Australia via Britain in 1881.