Melanie Parry
was born in
Sydney, and is proud of her Australian heritage.
Starting in show business at the age of eleven,
appearing on the Nine Networks "Skeeter" as part of the
children's group "Daffodil Junior Australians".
This involved
touring NSW with the song & dance troupe, and
appearing every Royal Easter Show at the Daffodil
Theatre.
Acting took over in her teens, at the tender age of
thirteen. Musical theatre shows followed, when an
opportunity came in Melanie's late teens, to develop an
unusual talent for a budding young singer and actress,
by becoming a 'ventriloquist',
performing as a children's entertainer, on T.V. and many
shows around the country for the Westfield chain, with
her character called 'Willy' the crocodile.
Melanie
decided to leave Australia at the age of
twenty-three with Europe calling to pursue her singing
career overseas, where a large segment of her
professional career was spent living in the UK, and
performing in many major venues in England, Scotland,
Wales, France and Malta, experiencing enormous success
as a show singer. Whilst in Europe, she was also able to
fulfil a childhood dream of residing for a time in the
beautiful city of Nice, on the Cote d'Azur, (Riviera of
France), performing and embracing the culture, learning
to sing in
French,
Italian
&
Spanish
to enhance her performances.
A most
talented and accomplished vocalist (coloratura soprano)
formally trained, with an impressive range, Melanie
delivers
with her own unique style, the songs from the musicals
- Les Miserables,
Cabaret, Phantom
of the Opera, Cats,
Mack &
Mabel, Sunset Boulevarde, Jekyll
& Hyde, La Cage Aux Folles to name but a
few, even light Opera.
Melanie, not only possesses a powerful voice, of great
versatility, unique in style and range, enthralling &
astounding her audiences, but also enhances her performance
with her glamorous looks, beautiful costumes and vivacious
personality. Melanie is regarded as one of Australia’s
finest female vocalists,
sophisticated, polished and a true performer of 'diva status'.
Melanie has been the subject of many glowing critiques
throughout her career.
The following gives a firm indication of the high regard
held of Melanie in the U.K:
“Next on the bill
was glamorous Australian-born songstress Melanie Parry,
who is currently wowing Welsh and West Country audience
with her unique singing style. Looking sensational in
a glittering silver outfit, the personality plus songbird
was at her best in Beverley Craven’s moving number
Promise Me, and a medley of well known love songs”
Derek Wayland – Bristol.
U.K. (The Stage & Television Today, London)
"Melanie is known as Australia’s ‘Judy
Garland’, presenting a sensational show called “JUDY”, The Judy Garland Story In Song Show,
which takes the audience on a journey through Judy’s
life of triumphs and tragedies. Melanie has already performed the show
twice in the entertainment capital of the world -
“Las Vegas”, USA.
Now also presenting a great musical tribute called
'The Magic of Dame Vera Lynn',
taking you back to the time when Vera Lynn was the
Forces Sweetheart during World War II. Superbly
recreating the music and sound of Vera Lynn.
With Melanie’s
remarkable voice and talent she is able to recreate and capture
the voices of these two great singers.
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