Chrissy Amphlett
25 Oct 1959 - 21 Apr 2013Christine Joy "Chrissy" Amphlett was an Australian singer who passed away at the age of 53 after a long battle with breast cancer. Most know her as the lead singer of the Australian band the Divinyls. The band was inducted in 2006 into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Born 1959 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Amphlett started her career singing in the musical, “Let My People Come.” In 1980 the band The ... more
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Join MemoriesChrissy Amphlett's interview with James Valentine
Amphlett starred in the film "Monkey Grip"
The Divinyls at the "US FESTIVAL" in 1983
In 1988, she starred opposite Russell Crowe in the first Australian production of Willy Russell's stage musical "Blood Brothers"
Kathy Montilla Chrissy Amphlett was born on the 25 October 1959 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Kathy Montilla Amphlett met Mark McEntee at a concert at the Sydney Opera House in 1980, and with Jeremy Paul (Air Supply), they formed Divinyl
Kathy Montilla On 27 July 1999, Amphlett married American drummer Charley Drayton
Amphlett performed Divinyls' and other songs with a 30 piece orchestra for the "Australian Rock Symphony" in January 2010
The Divinyls' were inducted in the "2006 ARIA Hall of Fame"
Divinyls' single, "I Touch Myself", which reached Number 1 in Australia, Number 4 in the USA, Number 10 in the UK
Kathy Montilla In 1976, Amphlett played the role of Linda Lips in the R-rated musical "Let My People Come"
Chrissy Amphlett talks about her diagnosis
Amphlett passed away, aged 53, on 21 April 2013 at her home in New York City, US after a long battle with breast cancer
Kathy Montilla Amphlett and her bandmate Mark McEntee were romantically involved from 1982 to 1993
"Boys in Town" is the debut single by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1981
Kathy Montilla When ask what it's like to be on stage, she quote, "It's incredible and you fell very powerful. You can get a bit of a big head"