| Penny Flanagan | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1970 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Adult contemporary, Folk, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, author |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Penny Flanagan (born 1970) is a Sydney based singer/songwriter and novelist. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her musical career began in 1989 when she cut her teeth on the workings of the Australian music industry as one half of the widely acclaimed folk-pop duo, Club Hoy. The duo released three EPs and the album 'Thursday's Fortune' (in 1991) before Flanagan went solo.
The first single from her debut album, 'Bravado' was 'Lap It Up' which hit #52 in Triple J Hottest 100, 1994. The 1994 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1995, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year according to listeners of the Australian The album was produced by Martin Armiger and featured Paul Hester from Crowded House on drums. Martin Armiger is an Australian musician Armiger was born in the UK Paul Newell Hester ( January 8, 1959 &ndash March 26, 2005) was an Australian Musician and television personality best Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn.
She also received significant radio and MTV play for her cover of Prince's 'When You Were Mine' from her EP, 'Seven Flights Up' which was released on her own independent label, Penny Dreadful Records. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " When You Were Mine " is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album Dirty Mind.
In 1997, she contributed an offbeat cover of Kylie Minogue's 'Better the Devil You Know' to the soundtrack of the Australian film, 'Dust Off The Wings' and released a music video for the song that aired on MTV and Rage. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. " Better the Devil You Know " is a Dance-pop Song written by Stock Aitken & Waterman for Australian pop singer Kylie MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. rage is a popular all-night Australian Music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday and Saturday nights
Her next release, 'Light Sleeper' was praised by Australian Rolling Stone Magazine as "a mature and intelligent release from a genuine talent, deserving of wider success. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ” [1] The album was produced by Tim Powles of The Church and featured s duet with Steve Kilbey on the track 'Into the Sun'. Tim Powles is the drummer with the Australian-formed band The Church. Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954, Welwyn Garden City, England) is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church After the release of 'Light Sleeper' she retreated from performing in order to start a family. She and her husband Marcus have three children.
She has also written two books, the novel 'Sing to Me' and children's book 'Changing The Sky'.
She is the sister of actress/comedienne Kitty Flanagan. Kitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian She is best known in Australia for her work on Full Frontal and in the UK
Discography
- Bravado (1994) AUS #68
- Seven Flights Up (1996)
- Light Sleeper (1998)
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