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Natalie Imbruglia Profile |
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Birth Date: February 4, 1975
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Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth Name: Natalie Jane Imbruglia
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Height: 5'3"
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Biography |
Natalie Imbruglia's meteoric rise to fame has taken the
music industry and the world by surprise. However, it is
probably not a surprise to those who knew her in her early
days. She was born on February 4 1975, in a small town two
hours from Sydney, Australia.
She took tap and ballet lessons as a child and demonstrated
her strong will and determination at an early age. She
believed in herself and felt she could do anything she set
her mind to. Imbruglia credits these years as the source of
her strength and perseverance as a woman.
"It taught me discipline and steadfastness", she said in an
US magazine interview. "I wasn't that good but I was so
determined that I used to put planks of wood down in the
garage, and practice and practice. I'd lie in bed at night
and work my ankle exercises."
Much to her parent's dismay, Imbruglia then turned her focus
to acting and ventured to Sydney to find acting work. She
landed several television commercials for Coke, Bubblicious
gum, and a snack called Twisties. The more jobs she landed,
the more her parents supported her dreams of acting. They
soon let her quit the school for performing arts to
concentrate on her acting pursuits.
She got a temporary role on the popular Australian soap
opera Neighbours, and became an instant success. She was so
well received by audiences that the producers decided to
make her character permanent.
Her joy, however, was short lived, as she grew tired of the
show and eventually left to find more satisfying work. "I
was like, what have I done? I'm not saying it was a nasty,
terrible job; it just wasn't for me".
She moved to London where she lived in relative obscurity
for two years. She did little acting work and became
enamored with the London club scene. She refused to use her
Neighbours fame to get her ahead in London.
She soon encountered financial difficulty and began writing
songs to earn some money. She showed her work to Mark Fox,
former Haircut 100 percussionist and current creative
director for BMG publishing. Fox, in turn, contacted Phil
Thornally, the former bassist for Cure.
The trio proceeded to record "Torn" and got in touch with a
high-profile manager named Anne Barrett. She instantly came
aboard the Imbruglia train and took "Torn" to its next
destination; RCA executive Jeremy Marsh's desk. Marsh was so
impressed that he signed Imbruglia immediately.
Torn hit radio waves as an import on an L.A. station and
went on to receive widespread airplay. Next came the video
to the song, as well as a much publicized appearance on
Saturday Night Live. When the full album, Left of the
Middle, was finally released in spring of 1998, it debuted
at No.10.
It earned her a host of awards, including MTV Music Video
Awards, the Australian Record Industry Awards, the MTV
Europe Video Music Awards, and the Billboard Music Awards,
three 1999 Grammy nominations (Best New Artist, Best Pop
Album, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), and two Brit
Awards for Best International Female and Best International
Newcomer.
Imbruglia takes her rise to fame with a grain of salt. "I
think it's just [a matter of] trying to concentrate on your
little goal in life and not focus on the big picture too
much. That's what I try and do". It's also rumored that she
dated David Schwimmer of Friends and singer Lenny Kravitz.
Watch for her new album scheduled to be in stores later this
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Other
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Is a vegetarian
Signed a six-figure contract with L'oréal. (2002)
Husband Daniel Johns is lead singer for the Australian rock
band Silverchair.
Announced engagement to Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns.
[January 2003]
Dated Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve for some time
Won 1998's MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
Won 1999's Billboard Music Award for Best New Aritst
Debut album, Left of the Middle, peaked at #10 on the
Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart.
Debut single, Torn, peaked at #1 on Adult Top 40 chart.
Debut single, Torn, peaked at #42 on Billboard Hot 100
chart.
Second single, Wishing I Was There, peaked at #13 on Adult
Top 40 chart.
Sophomore album, White Lilies Island, peaked at #35 on the
Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart.
Single, Wrong Impression, peaked at #7 on Adult Top 40
chart.
Single, Wrong Impression, peaked at #64 on Billboard Hot 100
chart.
Debut single, Torn, peaked at #2 on UK Top 75 Singles chart.
Debut album, Left of the Middle, peaked at #5 on UK Top 75
Albums chart.
Single, Big Mistake, peaked at #2 on UK Top 75 Singles
chart.
Single, Wishing I Was There, peaked at #19 on UK Top 75
singles chart.
Single, Smoke, peaked at #5 on UK Top 75 singles chart.
Single, That Day, peaked at #11 on UK Top 75 singles chart.
Sophomore album, White Lilies Island, peaked at #15 on UK
Top 75 albums chart.
Single, Wrong Impression, peaked at #10 on UK Top 75 singles
chart.
Single, Beauty on the Fire, peaked at #26 on UK Top 75
singles chart.
Her father, Elliot Imbruglia, is of Italian descent and her
mother, Maxene Anderson, is Australian.
Is a big fan of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. |
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