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}} Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her acting career in 1998 with guest appearances in television shows. Bassingthwaighte rose to prominence in 2003 on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' for her role as Izzy Hoyland, which earned her three Logie Award nominations. In 2004, she was recruited as the lead singer of Australian electro-pop band, Rogue Traders. After leaving ''Neighbours'' in 2006 to focus on her music career, Bassingthwaighte released a cover of "Don't Give Up" with Shannon Noll, which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum. In 2008, she left Rogue Traders to pursue her solo music career. Bassingthwaighte released her debut solo album ''1000 Stars'' in 2009, which spawned the platinum top-ten hits "Alive" and "Someday Soon". The album was a commercial success, debuting at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. Aside from her acting and music career, Bassingthwaighte co-wrote her first book, ''Sistahood: A Journal of Self-Discovery'', with her younger sister in 2008. That same year, she made her debut as a television presenter, hosting ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia'' until 2010 when the show was axed. From 2011 to 2014, she was a judge and mentor on ''The X Factor Australia'', and later joined ''The X Factor New Zealand'' in 2015. Bassingthwaighte has been married twice; in 1998 she married Graham Wilmott, a chef from Wollongong, for two years. In December 2011, she married her former Rogue Traders' bandmate Cameron McGlinchey. The couple have two children, a daughter named Harper Rain Sinclair McGlinchey and a son named Hendrix John Hickson McGlinchey. ==Early life== Natalie Bassingthwaighte was born on 1 September 1975 in Wollongong, New South Wales to Betty (born ca. 1953) and Michael Bassingthwaighte (AM)〔(Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013 | Herald Sun 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013 )〕 (born ca. 1952). Betty has worked as a theatre nurse, beauty therapist and hairdresser.〔 Since 1982 Michael has worked as the CEO of a health care insurance provider. Bassingthwaighte grew up in the suburb of Mount Warrigal as the second of four girls with her older sister Melinda (born ca. 1974) and the twins, Lisa and Nicole (born ca. 1982).〔 From a young age, she used to charge 20c for family and friends to come and see her dress up and put on mini concerts.〔 Bassingthwaighte got her first role in a primary school production at Balarang Primary School of ''Peter Pan'', playing the character Tinker Bell.〔 She enrolled at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and graduated from the Australian College of Entertainment.〔 After college, Bassingthwaighte successfully auditioned for a job at a theme park, Wonderland Sydney. She participated in a variety of performances, including 1950s, 1970s, country and Hanna Barbara shows.〔 After working at Wonderland Sydney, Bassingthwaighte performed for two seasons as lead vocalist and stand up comic at the Kaos Comedy Theatre restaurant in Sydney.〔 During that time she auditioned for other musicals. Bassingthwaighte was chosen from over 6000 people for the role as Mrs. Cohen in the Australian tour of the rock musical, ''Rent'' (1999).〔 During ''Rent's'' tour, she auditioned for another stage production, ''Chicago''. The casting directors were initially dubious given that she was not an A-List dancer, however she won the role of June and understudied the principal role of Roxie Hart.〔 In 2002, during ''Chicago''s run in Perth, Bassingthwaighte and some cast and crew members decided to visit The Pinnacles, a limestone formation and tourist attraction about north-west of Perth.〔 On the way there they became lost and their 4WD broke down – they were rescued by a Navy helicopter.〔 Her first lead role was in the Asian production ''Chang & Eng'' – it depicts the biography of the first Siamese twins – she portrayed Adelaide Yates in both the Singapore and Bangkok seasons of the show.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Natalie Bassingthwaighte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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