#Singer impression series#

1 for 14 weeks in the UK radio chart, equalled only by Simply Red's 'Fairground'. In October 1997, it broke the airplay record in the UK (more than 2000 plays) for six weeks. The single also topped the Top 40 Mainstream/CHR Pop and Adult Top 40 charts. By the time the policy changed, 'Torn' was heading down the charts, so its peak on the Hot 100 ended at 42.

At the time, singles not released commercially could not be on the overall Hot 100 chart (combined sales and airplay). The single was on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart for 14 weeks. It was released as a radio single in the US, but not on CD. As of 2011, 'Torn' was the most played song on Australian radio since 1990, played 300,500 times since 1997, an average of 75 a day, based on data compiled by the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA). It sold more than one million copies in the United Kingdom alone. It reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1997, number one on airplay around the world and number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. Imbruglia's first international single, ' Torn', was a cover of an Ednaswap song. She signed a record deal with BMG, after a demo of ' Torn' impressed RCA Records.ġ997–2000: Left of the Middle and international breakthrough She met Anne Barret, who became her manager and convinced her to record a demo of four songs. By the end of her second year, she left the show to move to London in 1994. She secured a role as Beth Brennan on the Australian soap opera Neighbours where she shared a house with Ben Mitchell who played the part of Cameron Hudson. She left school at the age of sixteen, to pursue acting. Imbruglia appeared in Australian television commercials for Coca-Cola and the Australian snack Twisties. At fifteen, she moved to Sydney with her family and studied ballet, tap and Highland dancing. Imbruglia grew up in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales and attended Mater Dei College. Her father is of Italian descent (a Sicilian from Lipari who emigrated to Australia with his family aged five) and her mother is of Irish, Scottish and English descent, with an ancestor who arrived in Australia as a convict in the First Fleet. Imbruglia was born on 4 February 1975, in Sydney, Australia, second of four daughters of Maxene (née Anderson) and Elliot Imbruglia. Life and career 1975–1994: Early life and career beginnings

1.7 2018–present: Firebird and Neighbours finale.

1.5 2009–2014: Come to Life, musical hiatus and stage debut.

1.2 1997–2000: Left of the Middle and international breakthrough.

1.1 1975–1994: Early life and career beginnings.

#Singer impression series#

This album represents a return to music after a six-year hiatus during which she says she experienced 'writer's block.' She also won the third series of The Masked Singer UK as 'Panda.' It serves as the first single from her sixth studio album Firebird, which was released on 24 September 2021. On 16 June 2021, Imbruglia announced on her official Twitter page that her single ' Build It Better' would be released on 18 June 2021. She has modelled for several brands, such as L'Oreal, Gap, and Kailis.Īmongst other philanthropic work, Imbruglia served as a longtime spokesperson for Virgin Unite and campaigns to raise awareness of obstetric fistula. Imbruglia has appeared in several films, including the 2003 release Johnny English and the 2009 Australian indie film Closed for Winter. Imbruglia's five subsequent albums have combined sales of three million copies worldwide, and her accolades include eight ARIA Awards, two Brit Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and three Grammy nominations. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing career with her chart-topping cover of Ednaswap's song ' Torn.' Her subsequent album, Left of the Middle (1997), sold seven million copies worldwide. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( / ɪ m ˈ b r uː l i ə/ im- BROO-lee-ə, Italian: born 4 February 1975) is an Australian-British singer and actress.