Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano has been belting out tunes for over 20 years and is one of the country's
best known and loved singers, and can also add Australia's favourite "dancer" to the list.
Renowned for her soulful and powerful vocal style, Kate has won nearly every entertainment award in Australia. She has released five platinum records and four gold albums, selling over 1 million albums in this country alone.
The sultry singer first came to prominence during her mid-teens as the lead singer for funk band I'm Talking. After one album, the group broke up leaving Kate free to pursue a solo career.
And what a career it's been. Her second solo album You've Always Got The Blues earned her an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist but it was the triple platinum selling Brave in 1989 that really set the charts on fire. It was the first album by an Australian female to reach the national No.1 spot and it produced four hit singles including Bedroom Eyes.
At the end of 1990, she received three prestigious MO Awards for Jazz Performer, Female Rock Performer and Contemporary Concert Performer of the Year.
In 1992, Kate performed the role of Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar to rave reviews. She followed this with her own late-night cabaret-style show on ABC TV called Kate Ceberano And Friends (1993-1994). Since then, she has released the critically acclaimed album Blue Box and her self-penned smash Pash. Next came The Girl Can Help It followed by the highly successful 19 Days in New York.
2007 was a busy year for Kate, having taken out the title of Dancing with the Stars Series Six champion, partnering former Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski for It Takes Two Series Two, and releasing and touring the 80's inspired Nine Lime Avenue which describes a collection of songs connected to different memories from that time. The album achieved Platinum sales in Australia, and was followed by a sell-out National theatre tour.
The Melbourne-born songstress is married to music video director Lee Rogers, who has directed several of her music videos. They have a daughter Gypsy, who was born in January 2004.
Kate returns to IT TAKES TWO to belt out tunes when she pairs up with a new celebrity hoping to win over the judges and audience once again.