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Kate Ceberano (1966 - ) is a singer from
Australia. She is a third-generation
Scientology|Scientologist, her grandmother having
once been employed as a governess for L. Ron
Hubbard's children.
Noted for her soulful and powerful vocal style,
singer-songwriter Kate Ceberano has won almost
every entertainment award in Australia. She has
released five Platinum albums, four Gold albums,
selling in excess of 1 million albums in Australia
alone, performed tours, starred in various feature
films and hosted her own television show.

Ceberano first came to prominence as lead vocalist
at 15 years of age, for the funk band I'm Talking.
The group’s album produced three top ten
singles, went Platinum and won Best New Talent
(1984) at the Countdown (music show)|Countdown
Awards. Ceberano won Best Female Vocalist (1985)
at the Countdown Awards as well as Best Female
Singer (1985) at the Australian Record Industry
Association (ARIA) Awards. However after just one
album, the group broke up and she went solo.

Ceberano’s first solo album was the live set
Kate Ceberano and Her Septet (1987). Her following
album You've Always Got The Blues (1988) earned
her an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist (1988).
One year later, she won another ARIA for Best
Female Artist (1989) as well as one for Highest
Selling Single (1989), which was Bedroom Eyes. At
the end of 1990, she received three prestigious MO
Awards for Jazz Performer, Female Rock Performer
and Contemporary Concert Performer of the Year. 

In 1992, Ceberano performed the role of Mary in
Jesus Christ Superstar (1992), which toured
Australia and also featured John Farnham.  She
followed this with her own late-night
cabaret-style show on Australian Broadcasting
Corporation|ABC TV called Kate Ceberano And
Friends (1993-1994).

In 1996 Ceberano released her next solo album Blue
Box, which went Gold and saw her nominated for
another Best Female Artist ARIA. In 1997 she wrote
and released Pash. It went Gold and establishing
Ceberano as one of Australian's leading
song-writers.

Ceberano has also appeared the feature films,
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (2002), Dust
Off The Wings (1996), Garbo (1990) and Arguing the
Toss of a Cat (1989).  She also performs as a
special guest with acclaimed Los Angeles improv
group the Really Spontaneous Theatre Company.

In 2005, Ceberano appeared as a judge on the
Australian version of the television reality show
X Factor.

==Achievements==
===Albums===

* 2004 "19 Days In New York"
* 2003 "The Girl Can Help It" 
* 1999 "True Romantic; The Best Of Kate Ceberano"
- Double Platinum 
* 1997 "Pash" - Gold 
* 1996 "Blue Box" - Gold 
* 1994 "Kate & Friends" - live album from her TV
show - Gold 
* 1992 "Jesus Christ Superstar Cast Album" - Role:
Mary Magdalene (4 x Platinum, 10 weeks at No. 1) 
* 1991 "Think About It" 
* 1990 "Like Now" 
* 1988 "Brave" - Triple Platinum 
* 1988 "You've Always Got The Blues" - Platinum 
* 1987 "Kate Ceberano & Her Septet" - Gold 
* 1986 "Bear Witness" - Platinum

===Awards / highlights===

* 2003 Performed Rugby World Cup anthem
“True Colours” at the final, to an
audience of over 1 Billion. 
* 2002 Performed “National Anthem” at
AFL Grand Final 
* 1999 "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts in
Asia" Business Asia Award. 
* 1989 Monte Carlo World Music Awards / ARIA Award
- Highest Selling Australian Single 
* 1988/89 ARIA Awards - Best Female Artist 1988
and 1989 (Kate has been nominated 7 times; a
record equalled only by Kylie Minogue) 
* 1985/1986 Countdown Awards- Best Female Artist
1985 and 1986 
* 1992/93/94  Peoples Choice Awards - Favourite
Female Singer – 1992 / 1993 / 1994 (Record) 
* 1992 Coca Cola Australia Music Award - Most
Popular Female Performer 
* 1990/91 MO Awards - Jazz Performer of the Year,
Female Rock Performer and Contemporary Concert
Performer of the Year 

===Film===
* 1999 Opening theatrical sequence for Sydney's
Fox Studios, Director: Baz Lurhmann 
* 1993 "Molokai: The Story of Father Damien"
(feature film), Director: Paul Cox 
* 1997 "Dust Off The Wings" (feature film),
Director: Lee Rogers 
* 1989 "Arguing The Toss of a Cat" (Telemovie),
Director: C. Sammers 

==External links==
*http://www.kateceberano.com Official website