1. Catherine Yvette Ceberano is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the rock, soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar.
29 Facts About Kate Ceberano
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Catherine Yvette Kate Ceberano was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an American father of Filipino descent and an Australian mother.
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Kate Ceberano's father is karate master Tino Ceberano, from Hawaii.
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Kate Ceberano first came to prominence as lead singer for I'm Talking in 1984 with her first top 10 single "Trust Me".
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Kate Ceberano won the Most Popular Female Performer award at the 1986 Countdown Awards.
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In September 1987, Kate Ceberano represented Australia at the 1987 ABU Popular Song Contest with the song "Time Can't Keep Us Apart", written by Allan Zavod, winning the contest.
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In 1989, Kate Ceberano released her album Brave, which sold triple platinum.
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Kate Ceberano won a Logie Award for Most Popular Music Video in 1993 for "Everything's Alright".
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Kate Ceberano travelled to New York and recorded a number of songs which were to appear of an album with the working title of Globe.
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Kate Ceberano was nominated for another Best Female Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995.
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In 2007, Kate Ceberano saluted the 1980s with her cover album Nine Lime Avenue, which was recorded in three weeks while she was on television show Dancing with the Stars.
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Kate Ceberano toured in late 2007 before recording another cover album, released in 2008, titled So Much Beauty, which peaked at No 9 in Australia.
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In 2010, Kate Ceberano was crowned Queen of Moomba, while Molly Meldrum was crowned King.
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Kate Ceberano launched a studio album in August 2013, recorded in London and titled Kensal Road, it was her first album of new material in ten years.
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The album was preceded by the single release "Magnet" and Kate Ceberano toured nationally in October 2013.
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On 15 April 2018, Kate Ceberano performed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
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On 17 October 2018, Kate Ceberano confirmed that she will reunite with I'm Talking, who will return to the stage in 2019 for to support Bryan Ferry's Australian tour.
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In February 2021, Kate Ceberano released Sweet Inspiration, her 17th studio and 28th career album.
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In May 2023, Kate Ceberano released My Life is a Symphony with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Kate Ceberano made her acting debut in a feature film, playing Jenna in Dust Off The Wings, directed by her husband, Lee Rogers.
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In 1999, Kate Ceberano starred in the film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien, which was directed by Paul Cox.
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In 2005, Kate Ceberano was a judge in the inaugural season of X Factor Australia, along with Mark Holden and John Reid, before joining Dancing with the Stars in 2007, of which she was crowned champion.
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Late that year, Kate Ceberano participated in series 2 of It Takes Two, where she mentored Australian swimmer Daniel Kowalski.
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Kate Ceberano returned in 2008 for series 3 and mentored Australian Football League player Russell Robertson, who would go on to be runner-up.
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From January 2011, Kate Ceberano was a presenter on the Nine Network's Getaway television series, as well as a relief host for Kerri-Anne Kennerley's morning program on the Nine Network.
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In November 2011, Kate Ceberano was announced as the host of the Nine Network's television series Excess Baggage.
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Kate Ceberano was appointed the Victorian Ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
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In February 1996, Kate Ceberano married Lee Rogers after an almost four-year engagement.
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Portraits of Kate Ceberano have twice won the Archibald Packing Room Prize: Peter Robertson's in 1994 and Kathrin Longhurst's in 2021.