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14 Facts About Megan Alatini

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Megan Bronwinne Alatini is a South African-born, New Zealand pop singer, actress and television personality.

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Megan Alatini rose to fame in New Zealand on the reality television series Popstars.

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Megan Alatini went on to become a member in the girl group TrueBliss.

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Megan Alatini is known for portraying the part of Java in the popular sci-fi series The Tribe.

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Megan Alatini spent the first eleven years of her life there, until her family relocated to New Zealand in 1987.

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Megan Alatini enrolled in Papatoetoe High School in Auckland, becoming a prefect and being considered a good student and role model.

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Megan Alatini loved singing from an early age and considered it a part of her culture.

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Megan Alatini's family encouraged her to audition for Popstars in early 1999, and, much to her astonishment, she made the cut and eventually became a member of TrueBliss, the first band ever to be formed out of Popstars.

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In February 2000, Megan Alatini married her long-time boyfriend Pita, who had proposed to her on her 24th birthday.

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Megan Alatini formed a singing group with her sisters and made various singing appearances all over New Zealand throughout the years.

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Megan Alatini started off with guest stints on Hercules and Young Hercules.

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From 2003 to 2006, Megan Alatini lived in Tokyo, Japan with her husband, where he plays rugby, and their three children.

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On 12 May 2006, it was announced that Megan Alatini had accepted the offer of becoming a judge on the panel of the forthcoming third season of New Zealand Idol.

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In 2007, Megan Alatini appeared on the third season of Dancing with the Stars in New Zealand, where she placed runner-up.