Chrissy Amphlett
Chrissy Amphlett | |
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Amphlett performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Christine Joy Amphlett 25 October 1959 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 21 April 2013 (aged 53) New York City, US |
| Genres | Rock, new wave |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1980–2011 |
| Labels | Chrysalis, Virgin, RCA |
| Formerly of | Divinyls, The Tulips |
Christine Joy Amphlett (/æmflət/; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013) was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive humour in lyrics, performances and media interviews.
Amphlett, Jeremy Paul and guitarist Mark McEntee formed Divinyls in Sydney in 1980. With Amphlett and McEntee as its core members, the band underwent various lineup changes before dissolving in 1996. The band's biggest-selling single, "I Touch Myself" (1990), was a No. 1 hit in Australia, a No. 4 hit in the United States, and a No. 10 hit in the United Kingdom (UK). The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006.
On the stage, Amphlett played Linda Lips in the R-rated adults-only musical comedy Let My People Come (1976), starred in the musical Blood Brothers (1988), and portrayed Judy Garland in multiple productions of The Boy from Oz. On the screen, she played a supporting role in Monkey Grip (1982).