Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Nonetheless, the band released six albums between and , peaking in with the success of the single "I Touch Myself" which reached Number 1 in Australia, 10 in the UK and 4 in the US.
Divinyls did not release another album for nearly six years, splitting up around the time of Underworld's release in Australia.
Amphlett has also worked as an actress. She made her film debut in the film Monkey Grip, in which she had a supporting role as the temperamental lead singer of a rock band loosely based on Divinyls. However, Amphlett was replaced in the role by Isabel Keating when the show made its Broadway debut in , but she resumed the role in the Australian tour.
Since , Amphlett has been married to American drummer Charley Drayton who played drums on the Divinyls' eponymous album and currently resides in New York City. In an interview on the Nine Network program A Current Affair on 7 December , Amphlett revealed she was battling multiple sclerosis. She also announced that Divinyls are no longer together and that she has a new band in New York. Amphlett performed Divinyls songs and others with a thirty piece orchestra for the "Australian Rock Symphony" through January The Divinyls were formed at the turn of the '80s, with Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee providing the core of the band.
Amphlett was hard to miss in her signature schoolgirl uniform and fishnet stockings. The group scored a worldwide deal with Chrysalis Records after their debut single "Boys In Town," which reached No. With Amphlett at the mic, the Divinyls went on to record five studio albums and numerous, memorable hits -- "Pleasure and Pain," "Science Fiction" and "Sleeping Beauty" among them.
The band scored their biggest international hit in with the track "I Touch Myself," which reached No. Actor Hugh Jackman inducted the band, who played their first show in eight years on the night. Chrissy lost at such a young age. She had an incredible voice that was instantly recognisable, and she was, underneath all that, delicate," McEntee said.
Despite an ever-changing line-up, the band released six albums between and Drayton says Amphlett hoped the song would also inspire women to a more serious task. Andrew McManus managed the Divinyls for 11 years, and says Amplett had a dominating presence on stage. As I said, she wasn't only a great singer, she was a great songwriter. I think people don't realise that," he said.
I remember when we did some of the big shows - festivals and what have you - no-one wanted to follow Chrissy Amphlett. Along with singing, Amphlett acted for both the stage and screen and starred alongside Russell Crowe in the musical Blood Brothers in That's how I'll remember you, your boy, R. Farewell to the finest of singers, great performer, a true star chrissieamphlett.
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