Christine Anu

Christine Anu
Background information
Born	(1970-03-15) 15 March 1970
Origin	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter Actress
Years active	1992 – present
Labels	Mushroom Records

Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australian pop singer and actress. She studied dancing at National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association (NAISDA) Dance College in Sydney. She began to sing backing vocals with Australian band, Neil Murray and the Rainmakers. Murray wrote the song "My Island Home", which became Anu's first big hit. Anu won an Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) for her first album, Stylin' Up.

Anu was born in Cairns, Queensland. Her mother is a Torres Strait Islander.

Discography

• Stylin Up (1995 - Mushroom Records)

1. Wanem Time
2. "Island Home" (released as a single)
3. "San E Wireless"
4. "Monkey & the Turtle" (released as a single)
5. "Come On" (released as a single)
6. "Rain"
7. "Party" (released as a single)
8. "Tama Oma"
9. "Dive"
10. "Stylin' Up"
11. "Photograph"
12. "Love That Heals"
13. "Sik O"

• Come My Way (2000)
  • Singles: Sunshine on a Rainy Day, Jump To Love, 'Coz I'm Free

• 45 Degrees (2003)
  • Singles: Talk About Love

• Acoustically (2005)

• Chrissys Island Family (2007)

Acting/TV Career

• Dating The Enemy (1996)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1997)
• Rent (1998-99)
• Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• It's a Wiggly Wiggly World - Children's DVD by the Wiggles
• Enter The Matrix (2003)
• Popstars Live (2004)
• Play School (2004)
• Toasted TV (2007)

Other websites

• Christine Anu official web site
• NAISDA Dance College website Archived 2009-10-26 at the Wayback Machine