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Sophie Monk Profile |
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Birth Date: December 14, 1979
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Birth Place: England, UK
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Birth Name: Sophie Monk
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Biography |
Born in England and raised in Australia, Sophie Monk had
dreams of becoming an opera singer before a reality show
changed the course of her destiny. That show was the
Australian version of Popstars, and when Sophie heard the
program was auditioning members for an all-girl band in
1999, she put aside her classical ambitions and hopped in
her car. Luckily, the show's judges liked what they saw and
Sophie was invited to join the newly christened Bardot.
Thanks to Popstars' immense marketing push, the group's
self-titled debut went multi-platinum and was followed by a
successful sophomore effort that included catchy hits like
"ASAP" and "I Need Somebody." After a couple of years of
touring and hundreds of personal appearances, Bardot
eventually decided to split in 2002.
Free to pursue her own interests, Sophie headed back into
the studio to record her first solo single, "Inside
Outside." That was followed by her successful debut solo
album, Calendar Girl. According to Sophie, "The album is
very much a representation of who I am, and I think that's
why it has ended up being such an up-tempo bunch of songs...
This is the kind of stuff that's cool for parties!"
Not content with being just a singing sensation, Sophie has
recently begun a second career as an actress. In 2004, she
played fellow blonde beauty Marilyn Monroe in the TV movie
The Mystery of Natalie Wood and makes her big-screen debut
in the 2006 films Click and Date Movie. Her role in Click
has her understandably excited. "I play David Hasselhoff's
secretary and she gets around a bit -- it's quite a role,"
she says. "I end up in bed with Adam Sandler, It's so
surreal it's hysterical. This is the biggest thing I have
ever done, there's no comparison." |
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Other
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Was selected to be part of 'Bardot' after competing against
over 2000 ambitious girls on national television |
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